Rupert Read, philosopher, environmental movement strategist and author of ‘Wittgenstein’s Liberatory Philosophy’’, will argue that Wittgenstein is above all a philosopher of freedom - but that he sees freedom as utterly inextricable from our being together. Freedom is co-freedom, co-liberation.

And all of this depends entirely upon a functioning ecosystem. Which in turns depends upon dispensing with fantasies of endless material and technological ‘progress’. Which takes us back to Wittgenstein, who, at root, was a critic of ‘progress’ much more than he was a philosopher of language. 

Rupert will explain how, as he sees things, Wittgenstein’s philosophy and an authentic politics/ethics of ecology and enlightenment are two sides of the same coin, providing valuable insights for activists, philosophers, devotees of Wittgenstein and those with only the vaguest idea of what he stood for.

Location: Kairos, The Bookroom, Essex Hall, 1-6 Essex Street, WC2R 3HY
Timings: 6.30pm for drinks, presentation starts at 7pm. A one pot vegetarian dish will be served at around 8pm, followed by discussion.
Tickets: £5 members, £10 non-members. Includes food.

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