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Reader in Philosophy at KCL and author of Living Philosophy

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Our Sins and Our Selves


It is said that Mother Theresa allowed many to die unnecessarily and glorified suffering. While Stalin was a loving son to his parents, and Hitler - a vegetarian who adored his dog.  Are we wrong to assume that there is a single self behind our actions? Are people not good or bad but only individual actions?  Should we accept that we are inconsistent and unpredictable...
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Language and the World

How does language describe the world?

Speakers: Corine Besson, Hilary Lawson, Nancy Cartwright
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The Self and the Selfie

Can focusing on oneself bring about happiness?

Speakers: Amy Grier, Doll Cat Pvssy, Tim Dowling
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The Skin Were In
The Skin We're In

Selling the body versus selling the mind

Speakers: Finn Mackay, Simon May, Minette Marrin
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The Post-Nuclear Family Future

The family is in transition. A generation is growing up with multiple parents a...

Speakers: Oliver James, Henrietta Moore, John Naish

Biography

Christopher Hamilton is Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy of Religion at King’s College, London, where he teaches philosophy, literature and film. A member of the Theology & Religious Studies, he specialises in the work of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, with focus on the relationship between moral, religious and aesthetic value.