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The Sexualisation of Society
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Categories: Culture & Society, Ethics & Religion
Speakers: Diane Abbott
Shadow Health Secretary Diane Abbott launches an assault on the hypersexualised culture of the UK and its damaging effect on youth. "A maverick unafraid to speak her mind" Telegraph
Event: HowTheLightGetsIn 2013
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The Next Fifty Years
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Categories: Culture & Society, Politics & Economics
Speakers: Ken Livingstone
Is Britain at a turning point as significant as Thatcher's victory in 1979? Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone presents a new paradigm for British politics.  "One of the most fascinating characters in British politics today" Guardian
Event: HowTheLightGetsIn 2013
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The Old Lady's Crisis
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Categories: Culture & Society, Politics & Economics
Speakers: Anatole Kaletsky, Jamie Whyte, Stephen D. King
The Bank of England encourages competition - except when it comes to its own dominance of monetary policy. Could it be that central control of banking is the real cause of financial crises, as Thatcher's economic guru Hayek argued? Is there a safe...
Event: HowTheLightGetsIn 2013
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More Than Equal
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Categories: Culture & Society, Politics & Economics, Ethics & Religion
Speakers: David Goodhart, George Galloway, Peter Tatchell
With society more liberal toward minorities than ever before, many believe identity politics need no longer hold such sway. But is this a mistake? Need minority groups go beyond equal rights and campaign proactively in their own interests, or woul...
Event: HowTheLightGetsIn 2013
The Fragility of the Human Personality 1
The Fragility of the Human Personality
The Fragility of the Human Personality 1
Categories: Philosophy, Psychology & Mind
Speakers: Christopher Hamilton
Without possessions, what can be said to remain of 'us'? Christopher Hamilton reflects on Primo Levi and the idea of the self. "A quite rare intelligence" Raymond Gaita
Event: HowTheLightGetsIn 2012
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Vive la Revolution
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Categories: Culture & Society, Politics & Economics
Speakers: Anatole Kaletsky, Maurice Glasman, Minette Marrin, Neal Ascherson
What do the principles of the French revolution mean to us today? Do liberty, equality, fraternity still have a guiding role to play in European politics, or has our complex, globalised present rendered these ideals redundant? If so, what should repl...
Event: HowTheLightGetsIn 2012
The Power of Lies 3
Error, Lies and Adventure Part 2
The Power of Lies 3
Categories: Philosophy, Metaphysics & Language
Speakers: Hilary Lawson, Jamie Whyte, Joanna Kavenna, Parashkev Nachev
We have seen a gradual erosion of belief in objective truth, but in a world without truth how are we to understand lies? This second event in the series debates the nature of lies and their importance. Are lies necessarily morally wrong, and what is ...
Event: HowTheLightGetsIn 2012
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Michael Eavis and the Paradise Hunters
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Categories: Art & Music, Culture & Society
Speakers: Hilary Lawson, Melvin Benn, Michael Eavis
Festival culture has transformed the British summer. And everyone from the BBC to the Guardian is setting up their own festival. Why is his happening and will It last? Is it about hedonism and excess, or are we looking for something missing in our li...
Event: HowTheLightGetsIn 2012
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Death and the Human Animal
Death and the Human Animal 5
Categories: Philosophy, Ethics & Religion
Speakers: Mary Midgley
Scientists claim that humans will soon be able to attain Biblical lifespans. Is this plausible, or even desirable? Eminent moral philosopher Mary Midgley investigates the quixotic quest for immortality. 'The UK's foremost scourge of scientific preten...
Event: HowTheLightGetsIn 2012
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Truth, Error & Adventure
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Categories: Philosophy
Speakers: Hilary Lawson
Philosophers have pursued truth, and many have placed truth at the centre of their account of meaning. But might this be a mistake? Could error be at the heart of language, and adventure, rather than truth, be the matter in hand? In the first of thre...
Event: HowTheLightGetsIn 2012