A First Brush with Philosophy

Centre for Philosophy and Art

Meet, Muse, and Get your Portrait! 
A First Brush with Philosophy - the new creative  workshop format that will really get you thinking

Bush House

Is it right to save your friend over a stranger? If the bedrock of morality is impartiality and love is essential partial (and favouring) - is Love immoral? When you are dreaming are you also sleeping? What if you are lucidly dreaming - aware that you are in a dreamworld and communicating with a sleep scientist in the 'real' world - are you dreaming and awake? Solve the puzzles with an expert guide - book your seat today.*Book your seat* How to participate (and get your portrait painted):(1) Choose one of two puzzles 'Is Love Moral' or 'Awake or Dreaming?' (2) Sit back and relax while we map you to your perfect expert and portrait artist. (3) Come to Bush House, read a 5 minute primer and then meet your expert to unpack the puzzle for 15 minutes....while your artist captures your a-ha moment. W﻿ant to see how it works but don't want to be a sitter? Come along to our <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrity-first-brush-with-philosophy-tickets-417826268617">Celebrity First Brush With Philosophy </a>on Wednesday 12th October to meet Lloyd Owen (Star of Lord of the Rings on Amazon) and Andy West (Author of the break-out book 'The Life Inside), listen to their sessions and have a go at capturing their moments of revelation under the supervision of Royal Society Portraitist Robin Lee-Hall. 30 seats available. Select Celebrity Brush with Philosophy link on EventBrite.Puzzle ONE -'Is Love Moral'Sam loved Alex. In fact, Alex was one of, maybe even the only one, who had ever got Sam properly; who understood how deep Sam’s commitment to doing the right thing. Having shared their lives, their dreams, their successes and failures, Sam’s feelings for Alex were deep, peaceful and grounding. And Sam knew that Alex felt the same. There was, nor ever could be, a substitute for Alex in Sam’s life. But none of this was remotely in Sam’s mind as the rescue team sped towards the squall and the sinking boat. Sam was too preoccupied with the horrific realisation that they only had the resources to save one of the two frantic figures looming into sharper view with each perilous second. In the panic of fixing up the slippery ropes and belts which refused to behave in the lashing rain it was only at the last moment, as Sam hovered above the tiny and wrecked vessel with arms splayed wide to grab one of the two desperate forms, that Alex’s keening wails suddenly became clear. Sam didn’t know who the other person on the boat was. But here was Alex. Sam’s Alex. How could Sam reach for anyone else?Starter Question-Is impartiality necessary for an action to be morally right? Puzzle TWO - 'Are you Awake or Dreaming?' Have you ever experienced a 'false awakening' by dreaming that you woke up? Or continue dreaming but suddenly became aware that you are in a dream, and able to tweak and manipulate small aspects of your dream world? Perhaps you are even communicating with a sleep scientist on 'the other side' of the dream-real world boundary? In fact, if you are aware that you are sleeping in the real world and dreaming in the dream world - are you really awake in the dream? Starter Questions - Have you ever had a dream that you were convinced was real? How do you know when you are dreaming and when you are awake? What does is mean to be 'awake' anyway?

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