Hegelian Marxism; Socialism and Freedom; Hope, Trust, and Forgiveness
Two conversations between Martin Hägglund and Lea Ypi, and an event with John T. Lysaker and Joel Michael Reynolds
Dear all,
This feels like an especially exciting week of offerings. In 2019 and 2021, we hosted conversations between bestselling philosophers Martin Hägglund and Lea Ypi (one in-person and one digital). Finally, these wonderful conversations are online. This week’s event with John T. Lysaker and Joel Michael Reynolds also promises to be really rich and good for the soul. Enjoy!
Your Sunday Read
“What is Hegelian Marxism?”: Martin Hägglund in conversation with Lea Ypi
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“Socialism and Freedom”: Lea Ypi in conversation with Martin Hägglund
These two conversations between Martin Hägglund and Lea Ypi look to Marx, Hegel, and Kant to explore themes related to capitalism, socialism, freedom, oppression, and human nature. They show two remarkable thinkers at the height of their powers. You can read the conversations here.
Monday Event is Cancelled
The planned Monday event featuring Samuel Weber discussing “The Disappearing State” with Brad Evans and Chantal Meza is cancelled. We plan to reschedule it for early next year. That was due to be the final Monday event of the year, so I guess if you are in the UK/Europe and want to get a final fix of digital dialogue for the year, you’ll have to stay up late for Tuesday’s event!
Tuesday Event: 7pm ET/midnight UK/11am (Wed.) AET
Hope, Trust, and Forgiveness
John T. Lysaker in conversation with Joel Michael Reynolds
This is an event whose principal goal is to enrich ethical life.
It is undertaken in the hope of enabling those who attend to live more conscientiously, meaning, attentively, responsively, and deliberatively. The event will explore themes related to hope, trust, and forgiveness by juxtaposing observations, short analyses, remembrances, and arguments. The focus is on hope, trust, and forgiveness because we are better off when they are operative in our lives and because handling them poorly often leads to loneliness, diminished agency, suffering, even ruin. They are topics that inspire us to rethink moral life in general, the kind of people we want to be, and the kind of world we wish to share with others. You can find out more and register here.
Recording of Lu-Adler/Basevich conversation
For those of who missed the recent conversation between Huaping Lu-Adler and Elvira Basevich on “Kant, Race, and Racism”, you can watch the recording here.
Recording of Kennett/Lavallee conversation
For those of who missed the recent conversation between Jeanette Kennett and Zoey Lavallee on “Philosophy and Addiction”, you can watch the recording here.
Ending
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Wishing you all a lovely Sunday, wherever you are.
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