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News

News: September/October 2008

Italian Festival of Philosophy • Nagel Nabs Morality Prize • Atheists Urged to Be More Cuddly — News reports by Sue Roberts

Modena Philosophy

Passengers on a number of trains in central Italy earlier this month were startled when they were accosted by philosophers attempting to engage them in dialogue about the big questions. ‘Travelling with Philosophy’ was part of the third Philosophy Festival to be hosted by the city of Modena. With a festival theme of ‘How fantasy feeds the body as well as the mind’ there was much to stimulate the many visitors. Two hundred free events, spread between Modena and neighbouring Carpi and Sassuola, featured art, science, music and food. A series of menus inspired by ‘Reality and Expectations’ had been designed by one of Italy’s best-known philosophers, Tullio Gregory.

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