After tremendous success in Paris, London and Berlin, A Night of Philosophy premieres in New York. This 12-hour nocturnal happening features talks with 61 philosophers including Anthony Appiah, Emily Apter, Monique Canto-Sperber, Barbara Cassin, Simon Critchley, Daniel Garber, Bruno Karsenti, Sandra Laugier, Alexander Rosenberg, Francis Wolff, on issues such as "Freedom of Speech," "Can you decide to believe in God?," "Must intellectual Life Be Boring?," "Do We Really Want to Be Equal?," and "I Think, Therefore I Can." There will be 12 artistic performances with Eve Bailey, Trisha Bauman, Julien Bismuth, Ofri Cnaani, Clifford Owens, and more; a marathon reading of Marquis de Sade’s "Philosophy in the Boudoir"; a musical spacecraft by Stéphane Thidet; piano improvisations by composer Karol Beffa; a philosophical discotheque, videos screenings... The event will run all night until 7:00am.
New York City, NY; NYC