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IQ2: The Parthenon Marbles debate
Several hundred people gathered at Cadogan Hall last night, 11th June 2012, to hear a lively Intelligence Squared debate over the sculptures popularly known as the Elgin Marbles, which have been housed in the British Museum for just under 200 years. The topic was, ‘Send them back: the Parthenon marbles should be returned to Athens’. The debate (rather […]
Sam Harris @ Kensington Town Hall
April 13, 2011
In a rare UK appearance, Sam Harris - neuroscientist, philosopher, prominent atheist and author of books including Letter to a Christian Nation – spoke about his new book The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values at an Intelligence Squared debate with Reverend Dr Giles Fraser, Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, at Kensington Town Hall,11th April 2011. […]
Bloomsbury Bytes
- Dirty Wars: Jeremy Scahill @ Doughty St May 16, 2013
- In Search of Classical Greece April 3, 2013
- View of the week: UCL’s Institute of Making March 16, 2013
June 12, 2012
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