PHILORUM: WEDNESDAY JULY 2ND - A DISCUSSION OF RAOUL VANEIGEM'S A DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF HUMAN BEINGS: On the Sovereignty of Life as Surpassing the Rights of Man (2003)
Raoul Vaneigem (born 1934) is a Belgian writer and philosopher. He was born in Lessines (Hainaut, Belgium). After studying romance philology at the Free University of Brussels (now split into the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) from 1952 to 1956, he participated in the Situationist International from 1961 to 1970. He is best known for his work The Revolution of Everyday Life, which he published in the late sixties. Tonight we will be discussing the 58 articles of his Declaration of the Rights of Human Beings. Edward Neylan will lead the discussion. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month. 6:15PM for a 6:30PM Start. Finish 9.30PM (Feel free to come and go at any point during the night.) The Members Bar, Floor 1 (Keep winding up to the top of the stairs.) The Gaelic Club 64 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills Sydney, Australia (100 metres from a Central railway station exit.) Cost: Free (Patronise the bar). Philorum is a philosophy forum where everyone has an equal opportunity to have their ideas engaged by strangers and friends. You might be an academic philosopher, be not clear on what philosophy is, or both. You might be an experienced speaker or still terrified by public speaking. Regardless, Philorum is a place for you. You can give a prepared or impromptu piece. You may prefer just to listen. Free speech is paramount and there will be no limit on content. Non philosophical expressions are welcome. Whatever is on your mind you can give voice to: political, personal, artistic, scientific, religious, atheist, bizarre, or mad. You could flog real estate. Expressions that might be dangerous, offensive, or controversial are welcome. Whether your ideas be: sublime or mundane; technical or general; inaccessible or obvious; entertaining or boring; intelligent or naive; you can express it at a philorum. _______________________________________________ SydPhil mailing list [email protected] List Info: http://lists.arts.usyd.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/sydphil NEW LIST ARCHIVE: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
