Scoop November 2010
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| + | ==Philosphy and Environment Lectures, Free Admission, UEA 7pm Lecture Theatre 2== | ||
| + | PHILOSOPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| + | Public Lecture Series 2010 | ||
| + | Environmental concerns are at the centre of current attention. The | ||
| + | Autumn 2010 series of Public Lectures will engage with fascinating | ||
| + | questions that these concerns raise from a philosophical | ||
| + | perspective. What is our own place as human beings in nature? | ||
| + | What do we even mean when speaking about the natural | ||
| + | environment? What is the relationship between environmental | ||
| + | science and philosophy? Are there any links between the beauty of | ||
| + | nature and its moral value? | ||
| + | This year’s speakers are philosophers, environmentalists and | ||
| + | environmentally engaged journalists. Mary Midgley, renowned moral | ||
| + | philosopher, known for her work on science, ethics and animal | ||
| + | rights will launch the series. Steven Poole, author and writer on | ||
| + | environmental issues for The Guardian, will investigate how talk of | ||
| + | such things as 'natural resources', 'the environment' and | ||
| + | 'climate change' systematically obscures the real nature of | ||
| + | nature. Kate Rawles, who teaches in the School of Outdoor Studies | ||
| + | at Cumbria University, will tell us about her understanding of | ||
| + | ‘outdoor philosophy’. Two debates complete the series: UEA | ||
| + | philosophers Angela Breitenbach and Tom Greaves will discuss | ||
| + | whether the experience of natural beauty can inform our moral | ||
| + | concern for the environment, while Mike Hulme, Professor of Climate | ||
| + | Change (UEA), will engage with UEA philosopher Rupert Read in a | ||
| + | debate about the relationship between philosophy and | ||
| + | environmental science. | ||
| + | All are welcome, philosophers and non-philosophers alike, to these | ||
| + | topical and exciting events. | ||
| + | ===11th November, Stephen Poole, Nature and Unspeak=== | ||
| + | ===25 November 2010 MIKE HULME & RUPERT READ, 7pm, 2, November Environmental Science vs. Philosophy?:A Debate=== | ||
== Remembrance Sunday, 14th Nov == | == Remembrance Sunday, 14th Nov == | ||
