Battle of Ideas 2014
Festival weekend: Arts & Culture
Saturday 18 October: 10.00-11.30
Defending Everyday Liberties Free Stage
Busking - the clash between liberty and noise pollution (with performance)
Saturday 18 October: 14.00-15.30
Creative Conundrums Library
What does literacy mean today?
Saturday 18 October: 16.00-17.15
Creative Conundrums Free Stage
Trust me, I'm a music critic
Saturday 18 October: 17.30-18.45
Contemporary Controversies Hammerson Room
Balloon debate: what's the best poem ever?
Sunday 19 October: 10.00-11.30
Creative Conundrums Conservatory
What is connoisseurship?
Contemporary Controversies Cinema 3
Do films warp minds?
Contemporary Controversies Hammerson Room
From Amazon to ebooks: are libraries outdated?
Sunday 19 October: 12.00-13.00
Creative Conundrums Conservatory
Artistic freedom and political activism: to boycott or not to boycott?
Sunday 19 October: 14.00-15.30
Creative Conundrums Conservatory
Are museums turning into playgrounds?
Sunday 19 October: 16.00-17.15
Creative Conundrums Conservatory
What is good architecture?

Immigration: who should control our borders?

"Although 'battle' suggests destruction, these were some of the most constructive debates I've taken part in. This was civilised conflict in the best sense of both words."
Julian Baggini, author, Welcome to Everytown: A Journey into the English Mind, and The Ego Trick

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