Kant’s Cave: Home: A philosophy of personal space - Mel Thompson
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NB This event will now take place at a different venue: the Café of St. Hilda's East Community Centre, 18 Club Row, London E2 7EY. The nearest station (just a few minutes walk) is Shoreditch High Street (Overground). Apologies for any inconvenience.
This event takes place on Tuesday as Monday is a public holiday in the UK
This talk will focus on a single question: ‘Where do you belong?’
The idea of ‘home’ reflects one of the deepest and most universal of human experiences. ‘Homes’ may be physical, emotional, intellectual or cultural – they reflect aspects of life with which we identify, where we feel comfortable (or challenged) and where we belong. They are a defiant response to our awareness of the vastness of space.
From Diogenes and Buddha to Nietzsche and Heidegger, we’ll be looking at the experience of belonging, and exploring ways in which it shapes our thinking about the nature of self, ethics and politics.
Over the last 50 years, Mel Thompson has written more than 40 books on philosophy and religion and is probably best known for the philosophy titles in the long-running ‘Teach Yourself’ series. His website is at essexthinker.com.
Event video teaser: https://youtu.be/CPiG1qCOyqM
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This event is supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy's Local Partners Programme