30 All-Night Philosophy Parties Around The World This Weekend


Thirty French consulates around the world are sponsoring all-night philosophy parties this weekend. The “Night of Ideas” events are free and open to the public, and will feature philosophical discussions and debates, readings, film screenings, musical performances, and more, according to Quartz.

Events will be held in the following cities: Algiers, Almaty, Andorra, Antananarivo, Bandung, Beirut, Bengal, Berlin, Bern, Brooklyn, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Cartagena, Chiclayo, Colombo, Conakry, Dakar, Doha, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Kathmandu, Khartoum, Kinshasa, Kyoto, Lomé, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Madrid, Marrakesh, Mauritius, Mexico City, Niamey, Oran, Prague, Quito, Riyadh, Rome, Singapore, Stockholm, Surabaya, Tbilisi, Tehran, Tokyo, Tunisia, and Warsaw.

You can see the list of events, with links to details of each, here.

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DocFEmeritus
DocFEmeritus
7 years ago

I am sorry there is no French embassy within easy reach. Good on everyone who attends, sounds great.

William Lewis
William Lewis
7 years ago

The APA could maybe steal some ideas from the French foreign service.