by Amélie Berger Soraruff There is nothing more banal for a philosopher than to be dead. Doing philosophy often means walking down the aisle of a cemetery with your bouquet of chrysanthemums pressed against your chest, ready to be deposited on the grave of your beloved. If you are a student, you may even take …
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We are pleased to announce the publication of Parrhesia 33. This time the issue features work by Jean-Luc Nancy, Elie During and Paul-Antoine Miquel and essays on Rancière, Deleuze, Agamben and more. The journal is freely available here: http://www.parrhesiajournal.org/
https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/sleep-mode Please see details of online events relating to the recent ’24/7′ Exhibition at Somerset House, to which Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy members Dominic Smith and Patrick Levy contributed work and expertise… Across the week of midsummer – which sees the longest day and shortest night of the year – we host a week …
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https://theconversation.com/why-lockdown-life-is-a-lot-like-insomnia-a-philosopher-of-sleep-explains-139156
by Dominic Smith Two transitional moments in Spielberg’s Jaws demand special attention. The first is when Richard Dreyfuss turns up as oceanographer Matt Hooper. In a film full of strong performances, he steals the show (opinion will be split on whether Robert Shaw does this better). The second is when we properly get to see …
by Ashley Woodward Popular culture has already had more than its fair share of misrepresentations of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and his ideas, from the comic book superhero Superman to the‘Nietzscheans’ – a malevolent alien race who care only about power – in Andromeda,another sci-fi series by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. …
Dear All, in light of the current Covid-19 situation, we have made the decision to postpone the Critical Legal Conference that was due to be run between the Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy and Law at the University of Dundee in September 2020. The conference will take place in September 2021 instead (same theme, same …
by Dominic Smith I wasn’t in the habit of noticing it at all: a small rectangular fridge magnet bearing a likeness of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume, gifted to me by an eccentric member of the Hume Society many years ago…. It is frankly hideous: Hume’s likeness comes from a bad waxwork, and …
We regret to inform you that, due to the recent news about the spread of Covid-19 in Scotland, the talk of Lorenzo Chiesa about “The Feature of an Illusion: a New Reading” is SUSPENDED. Our apologies.