LECTURES & LITERATURE

    Fall Philosophy Festival Part 3: Theater and the Age of Reason

    Fall Philosophy Festival Part 3: Theater and the Age of Reason

    Presented by Lantern Theater Company at St. Stephen's Theater

    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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      • Venue Info

        St. Stephen's Theater

        923 Ludlow Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19107

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        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 & Times

        Dates:
        October 23, 2011

        Times:

        1 pm-6 pm

      • Accessibility Info

          Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.


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