Tuesday 24 April 2018

Philosophy of Religion Talk - Weds May 2nd, 2-4

There will be a talk on the Philosophy of Religion, next Weds, May 2nd 2018 at 2 'til 4 - room tba. Dr Conor Cunningham of the University of Nottingham will be presenting a paper entitled 'Soul and the Marriage of Discourse: The Nightmare Dreams'. In his talk, Conor will be exploring the important ethical and metaphysical question of whether there is 'life before death'. Here is an abstract of his presentation: Given materialism we are dead, we are the living-dead: we face the most pressing of questions: Is there life before death? The illegitimate ascendency of scientific discourse as the master mode of knowledge has led us as a species to this abyss, wherein truth goodness and beauty are gone, all ethics too, and all explanation for any intelligibility - all thought, even the slightest. Against this, the ancient notion of scientia (knowledge) rejects all modes of reductionism, or scientism, instead calling for a marriage of discourse, within which disparate modes of engagement with existence generates plenitude, rather than atrophied accounts of reality with its accompanying nihilism. Conor is a self-consciously 'punk philosopher' - and so he should provide us with entertaining food for thought and some much need intellectual stimulation! Please contact Neil Turnbull (neil.turnbull@ntu.ac.uk) if you would like to attend this event.