Staff and students are invited to attend a Study Day which will explore complex philosophical questions about just what makes us tick on Saturday 13 June 2015, 10.00-16.00, Avenue Campus.
Why do we do what we do? Since Plato, philosophers have reflected on the nature of human motivation and on the influence on our actions of love, desire, power and morality.
Such topics pose profound puzzles about us. Is love essentially possessive? Are our desires fundamentally selfish? Are we rational?
Or were Hume and Nietzsche right to see reason as merely ‘the slave of the passions’?
Please see website for full programme and booking information. Discounts available for staff and students. Price includes refreshments and a buffet lunch.