Cambridge and the Meaning of Life
- đ¤ Speaker: Prof Alan Macfarlane, Dept of Social Anthropology
- đ Date & Time: Friday 24 October 2008, 17:00 - 17:30
- đ Venue: LT1, Judge Business School
Abstract
What makes the search for ‘the meaning of life, the universe and everything’ possible, fruitful and fun in Cambridge? Partly based on forty video interviews of leading Cambridge thinkers, Professor Alan Macfarlane will look at enchantment, customs, fellowship, playfulness and other conditions of creativity in Cambridge.
Ages 14+
Series This talk is part of the Festival of Ideas series.
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Prof Alan Macfarlane, Dept of Social Anthropology
Friday 24 October 2008, 17:00-17:30