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Philosopher, broadcaster, and IAI Founder

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Time, Space and Being


We think space and time are the structure of the universe. Yet Einstein argued 'space and time are modes by which we think and not conditions in which we live'. And philosophers, Kant and Heidegger, saw space and time as the framework of thought, not the world. Are space and time just a human fantasy? Is time real? Does physics offer an answer by merging time and thre...
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The Edge of Reality

Where mathematical metaphors meet reality

Speakers: George Ellis
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Stories to Change the World

On rhetoric, meaning and language

Speakers: Margaret Heffernan, Stanley Fish, Stephen Neale
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The Mystery of the Good

Is morality relative or absolute?

Speakers: Naomi Goulder, Paul Boghossian, Michael Ruse
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The Really Real

Is absolute right and wrong a fantasy?

Speakers: Myriam François, Phillip Blond, Simon Blackburn
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Why The World Exists

In Search of Parallel Universes

Speakers: Laura Mersini-Houghton, George Ellis, David Wallace
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The Good, The Bad, and the Controversial

Is morality simply prejudice?

Speakers: Naomi Goulder, Sam Roddick, Sameer Rahim, Brendan O'Neill

Biography

Hilary Lawson is a philosopher and award-winning broadcaster who has been hosting IAI TV’s philosophy and global politics debate strands since 2010. 

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