Let’s Play Eros: A Re-presentation of Plato’s Symposium

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What if we could join Socrates and his friends in their famous discussion about Eros? In this salon we will "re-live" theatrically the discussion of Eros, as well as discuss how these ideas might help us illuminate the discussion of love and eroticism nowadays. Hosted and played by Juan José Díaz, Christophe Porot, and Epagogist. …

Ethics: Why Should We Care About It?

What is good? What is evil? Before diving into those questions, we should ask ourselves why should we even care about them. Join Cambridge scholar in residence, philosopher Christophe Porot, and Newcastle University's philosophy student Arkadiusz Synowczyk, for a salon on why we need ethics, Existentialist perspective on the issue, and more! “Man is condemned…

Sex and Meaning: Ethical Theories and Their Implications

Join Cambridge scholar in residence, philosopher Christophe Porot, and Newcastle University philosophy student Arkadiusz Synowczyk, for a salon on the main theories of ethics and their implications, especially for one's sex life. Ethics should be a matter of practical matters. In this salon, therefore, we will not only introduce the main ethical theories that are…