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Read more at: Huw Price has been appointed as one of the first board members to lead the Ada Lovelace Institute

Huw Price has been appointed as one of the first board members to lead the Ada Lovelace Institute

4 December 2018

The Nuffield Foundation has appointed the first board members to lead the strategic development of the Ada Lovelace Institute, an independent research and deliberative body with a mission to ensure data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) work for people and society. For further information see: https://www...


Read more at: Huw Price was keynote speaker at the opening of the new Centre for Philosophy and the Future of Humanity, Peking University, China, on 17 November

Huw Price was keynote speaker at the opening of the new Centre for Philosophy and the Future of Humanity, Peking University, China, on 17 November

4 December 2018

Huw Price was keynote speaker at the opening of the new Centre for Philosophy and the Future of Humanity, Peking University, China, on 17 November. For further information see: http://news.pku.edu.cn/xwzh/2018-11/19/content_305140.htm


Read more at: Festival of Ideas: Prof. Rae Langton joins other Cambridge speakers and Independent journalists on a panel to talk about ‘independent thinking in an age of information overload’

Festival of Ideas: Prof. Rae Langton joins other Cambridge speakers and Independent journalists on a panel to talk about ‘independent thinking in an age of information overload’

15 October 2018

Festival of Ideas: Prof. Rae Langton joins other Cambridge speakers and Independent journalists on a panel to talk about ‘independent thinking in an age of information overload’ Friday 19 October: 6:00pm - 7:30pm For further information see: https://www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/events/independent-thinking-age-information-...


Read more at: Clare Chambers to give a talk entitled 'Against Marriage' at the Festival of Ideas on 15 October at 7.30 pm

Clare Chambers to give a talk entitled 'Against Marriage' at the Festival of Ideas on 15 October at 7.30 pm

3 September 2018

Clare Chambers will be giving a talk entitled 'Against Marriage' at the Festival of Ideas on Monday 15 October at 7.30 pm at Frankopan Hall, West Court, Jesus College, Cambridge. For further details see: https://www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/events/against-marriage


Read more at: Dr Chambers on Radio 4's How to Disagree

Dr Chambers on Radio 4's How to Disagree

14 August 2018

Dr Clare Chambers will be on episode 4 of the BBC Radio 4 programme "How to Disagree: A Beginner's Guide to Having Better Arguments" on Thursday 16th August at 13:45. The programme can also be found online at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bfd2qr/episodes/guide


Read more at: Prof. Rae Langton will speak at the Cambridge Alumni Festival on ‘Post-truth as post-democracy’, 22 September at 4.00 pm

Prof. Rae Langton will speak at the Cambridge Alumni Festival on ‘Post-truth as post-democracy’, 22 September at 4.00 pm

14 August 2018

Prof. Rae Langton will speak at the Cambridge Alumni Festival on ‘Post-truth as post-democracy’, 22 September 4.00 pm. For further details see: https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/events/alumni-festival-2018/post-truth-as-post-democracy


Read more at: Prof. Rae Langton to participate in HowTheLightGetsIn festival, London - Sunday 23 September

Prof. Rae Langton to participate in HowTheLightGetsIn festival, London - Sunday 23 September

14 August 2018

Prof. Rae Langton to debate neurophilosopher Professor Patricia Churchland and Cambridge anthropologist Joel Robbins on the foundations of morality, at HowTheLightGetsIn festival, London, Sun 23 September 12:00pm https://howthelightgetsin.org/london Prof. Rae Langton to talk about hate speech at HowTheLightGetsIn festival...


Read more at: Dr Chambers debates Jordan Peterson on BBC Radio 4

Dr Chambers debates Jordan Peterson on BBC Radio 4

30 July 2018

Dr Clare Chambers is a panellist on BBC Radio 4’s Sweet Reason, hosted by Evan Davis. The topic of the programme is “Offence”. The other panellists are Prof Jordan Peterson, controversial academic psychologist and author, and Shaista Aziz, journalist, Labour politician, and stand-up comedian. The programme was first...


Read more at: Clare Chambers’ book Against Marriage wins APSA David Easton Award

Clare Chambers’ book Against Marriage wins APSA David Easton Award

4 June 2018

Clare Chambers’ book Against Marriage wins APSA David Easton Award Dr Clare Chambers’ book Against Marriage: An Egalitarian Defence of the Marriage-Free State has won the 2018 David Easton Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA). The David Easton Award is given for a book that broadens the horizons of...


Read more at: Dr Chambers will be live on Reddit Philosophy 16th April

Dr Chambers will be live on Reddit Philosophy 16th April

12 April 2018

Dr Clare Chambers will be participating in an AMA - Ask Me Anything! - hosted by Reddit Philosophy on 16th April 2018. You can post questions in advance or take part in the live conversation at 5pm GMT on that day. For more details see: https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/8az3k0/...