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Impro-Philo Evenings with Laurence Devillairs

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Oct 6 – Dec 8

Impro-Philo Evenings with Laurence Devillairs

Step into a space where deep thinking meets spontaneous conversation led by a brilliant philosopher. Expect a lively exchange that pivots on your curiosity and transforms complex ideas into a shared intellectual playground.

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Laurence Devillairs arrives at Le Lucernaire from March 24th for 3 Impro-Philo evenings! Get ready to think, laugh, and exchange: you ask the questions, she answers, improvises, and blends seriousness with humor.

– Tuesday, March 24 at 7:30 PM: The Great Questions of Philosophy

Does life have meaning? Is happiness possible? Which great philosophical question do you want an answer to tonight?

– Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 PM: The Great Theater Characters

What does Hamlet want? Can one love like Romeo and Juliet? Can one hate all men without exception with Molière's The Misanthrope?

– Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 PM: The Great Philosophers

Descartes, Nietzsche, or Arendt: who will you invite tonight? Who will you meet for a speed dating like no other?

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🔎 Laurence Devillairs is an agrégée and doctor of philosophy. Author and contributor at Radio France.

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