More or Less? Utopia Today

THIS SALON IS THE OPENING SESSION AT CRITICAL SUBJECTS: SPRING ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN SCHOOL 2024. IT IS OPEN TO ATTENDEES ONLY Since the publication of Thomas More’s Utopia marked the dawn of modernity, utopian thinking has been a means to imagine how society might, in the future, be radically, wholly different. Successive revolutionary moments in

Utopia and freedom

Bateman Lecture Theatre, University of Exeter Building One, Rennes Drive, Exeter, United Kingdom

Alastair Donald introduces a discussion on why utopias are doomed to fail - and why we might need a revival of utopian thinking today.

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Religious freedom: toleration or discrimination?

Violet Laidlaw Room, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh

Dolan Cummings introduces a discussion of the past and present of religious freedom.

The dilemmas of civility

Ideas Matter Club 5-8 The Sanctuary, London, England, United Kingdom

A special Living Freedom forum, introduced by Alexandra Hudson, author of the recently published The Soul of Civility.

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Living Freedom Summer School 2024

London , United Kingdom

A three-day residential school in London on 11 to 13 July, open to anyone aged 18 to 30 interested in getting to grips with issues of freedom and free speech.

US Elections 2024: prospects for the free world?

Ideas Matter Club 5-8 The Sanctuary, London, England, United Kingdom

Hot on the heels of the shooting of Donald Trump, we’ve had the rise of JD Vance, the demise of Joe Biden and even signs of Kamala-mania. From the culture wars to geo-politics, what is at stake in this election? And what do recent developments mean for the future of freedom and democracy? SPEAKERS Felice

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