"The accident of where one is born is just that, an accident; any human being might have been born in any nation"
Martha Nussbaum, 'Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism' in For Love of Country (Beacon Press, 2002)

Friday, 6 February 2009

Peter Singer

Peter Singer
Solving World Poverty/Darwin and the Animals
2 April 09, 18.00-20.00
In association with Explore-At-Bristol, Bristol

A rare opportunity to see the internationally renowned speaker, philosopher and author Peter Singer in a special evening devoted to his work. His new book, The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty, discusses the moral implications of greed and poverty. Extreme poverty could be abolished if the world's wealthiest ten percent of people donated a fraction of their income. Following a discussion of his book, Peter will deliver a keynote Bristol Festival of Ideas lecture, 'Darwin and the Animals', as part of Darwin 200.

How to book: BOOKING FOR THIS EVENT OPENS ON FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY. Price: £10.00 / £8.00. Contact Explore-At-Bristol on: 0845 345 1235 (local rate calls) or 0117 915 5000 (9.00-17.00, Mon to Fri). Book in person at Explore-At-Bristol daily (10.00-17.00 on weekdays; 10.00-18.00 on weekends, bank holidays and daily during local school holidays). A recorded information line is available at weekends.

http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk/

1 comment:

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