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Wittgenstein the philosopher has had a huge influence within philosophy and other academic disciplines. Outside academic life? Wittgenstein the man has inspired artists? poets? film–makers? novelists and dramatists to attempt to capture the fascination of his uniquely intense and austere personality. So how are the two connected? Might understanding Wittgenstein himself improve one’s understanding of his philosophy and vice versa? No booking required. Whilst you’re at the Gallery, make sure you also check out the latest exhibition, Manufacture 2.

The next Philosophy Café takes place on Thursday 3 November:

Is morality objective?

Jonathan Way (www.soton.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/way.html)

It is often suggested that morality is merely subjective or relative: some point to the amount of disagreement over moral matters, while others claim that objective moral values would be mysterious entities, incompatible with the natural world as we know it. But when we are faced with a difficult ethical choice, it is very hard to believe that what is right or wrong just depends on what we or our society happens to approve of. So do we have reason to think morality subjective? Or can we make sense of an objective morality?

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