Royal Institute of Philosophy Branch
The Royal Institute of Philosophy (RIP) supports a range of philosophical activities at the °®Âþµº and in the surrounding region. Events include:
- Our work on human and animal rationality showcased at the Glasgow Science Festival.
- Our visiting professor, John Sutton, in conversation with artist Andy Auld at the °®Âþµº University Art Collection Open Day.
We also support the popular , edited by our colleague Fay Niker.
Past events include the following:
- Human enhancement (Liviu Babitz of Cyborg Nest, with Alisa Mandrigin and Mike Wheeler, held at °®Âþµº University)
- BBC impartiality (Jonathan Coffey, BBC Panorama Programme, with Rowan Cruft, held at °®Âþµº University). Jonathan Coffey later produced a Radio 4 programme on this theme.
- A series of Cafés Philosophiques at Blackwell’s Bookshop (Edinburgh): these events were originally funded by the Knowledge Beyond Natural Sciences project, and the RIP supported us in extending the series.
- (Andy Clark, as part of The Extended Mind exhibition closing event, Talbot Rice Gallery Edinburgh)
Sample lecture: Whatever we Know, there is More: the Cyborg Enhancement of Human Experience
Listen again to the Royal Institute of Philosophy-supported lecture 'Whatever we Know, there is More: the Cyborg Enhancement of Human Experience'. The lecture was delivered at the °®Âþµº by Liviu Babitz of Cyborg Nest, Dr Alisa Mandrigin and Professor Mike Wheeler.