Club Calendar
Philosophy sessions - block 3
The return of our Philosophy sessions with Dr John Gordon. This 10 week block runs from Tuesday 2 June to Tuesday 4 Aug,
1.The Philosophy of Evil and Hieronymous Bosch
2. Phillipa Foot’s Trolley Problem and Rembrandt’s The Sacrifice of Isaac
3. Philosophy of the Gothic and the Scott Monument
4. Philosophy of History and Ai Weiwei’s Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn
5. The Scottish Divided Self and Muriel Spark’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
6. The Male Gaze and Carol-Ann Duffy’s The World’s Wife
7. Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex and Quant’s Mini Skirt (joint session with
Sally-Ann Provan)
8. Environmental Ethics and Isaac Cordal’s Politicians Discussing Global Warming
9. Michel Foucault’s Author Function and Banksy’s Anonymity
10. Philosophy of Privacy and Phil Noble’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Photograph
Dining Events
The Scottish Arts Club hosts various dining and evening events, such as the annual St. Andrew’s Night dinner, and other events like concerts and talks. The Dining Room can accommodate formal dinners of up to 50 but can be partitioned for more intimate events