LECTURES & LITERATURE
Fall Philosophy Festival Part 3: Theater and the Age of Reason
October 23, 2011
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At 1 pm Curtain Raiser/Lecture: Spinoza's Thinking. In the Lantern Lab; 25min
Following at 2 pm is a performance: New Jerusalem by David Ives, On the Lantern Mainstage; approx. 2hrs
Closing the festival at 5 pm is the Keynote Lecture & Closing Reception: How Spinoza Made America Possible with Jonathan Israel, one of the world's leading historians of the Enlightenment. The discussion will compare the philosophies of Spinoza and founding father Benjamin Franklin, revealing the impact of Spinoza's thinking on the democratic principles that have shaped the United States and left an indelible mark here in Philadelphia. On the Lantern Mainstage; approx. 2hrs
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923 Ludlow Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107 -
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FREE for 1 pm event
$36 (discounts for students, seniors, groups, and Lantern subscribers) for 2 pm event
$15 ($12 for students, seniors, groups, and Lantern subscribers) for 5 pm event
Info Phone: 215-829-0395
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Dates:
October 23, 2011Times:
1 pm-6 pm
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