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Monday Feb 26, 2018
Grayling, AC - Consciousness Philosophy Global Issues - 10.04.16
Monday Feb 26, 2018
Monday Feb 26, 2018
“Ideas that Matter: The Concepts that Shape the 21st Century” The most important philosophical ideas for understanding our future.
Prof. Anthony Grayling is Professor of Philosophy at St. Annes College at Oxford and Birbeck College at the Univ. of London. In the UK, and through much of Europe, he is a household name and appears frequently on media and major publications. He has written over 30 books on philosophy and other subjects dealing with Liberty and Terror, social justice, and the big ideas that have shaped the course of humanity and civilization. Prof. Grayling is the honorary secretary of England’s preeminent philosophical association, The Aristotelian Society. He is a past Chairman of June Fourth – a human rights organization dealing with Chinese violations, and a representative of the UN Human Rights Council for the International Humanist and Ethical Union. He frequently appears on BBC & the World Service & has received numerous prestigious rewards for his humanitarian & literary efforts. “Ideas that Matter: The Concepts that Shape the 21st Century” www.acgrayling.com