Let’s Walk: A Peripatetic Conversation Series with Philosopher Simon Critchley

• History
• Religion & Spirituality

EXACT START TIME TBA.

From April through June, the Onassis Cultural Center NY will host a series of peripatetic conversations inside the Gods and Mortals at Olympus: Ancient Dion, City of Zeus exhibit. In Let’s Walk, a lineup of surprise guests will join philosopher Simon Critchley to tackle contemporary topics inspired by Gods and Mortals at Olympus, and the mythology of the sacred mountain. Small groups of visitors will follow the interlocutors in a leisurely walk through the artifacts of Dion, and down the unexpected paths their minds will take.

Simon Critchley is Hans Jonas Professor at the New School for Social Research. His books include Very Little…Almost Nothing, Infinitely Demanding, The Book of Dead Philosophers, The Faith of the Faithless, Bowie, Memory Theatre and Notes on Suicide. He is series editor of “The Stone,” a philosophy column in the New York Times, to which he is a frequent contributor.

Bryan Doerries will join Simon Critchley for the first Let’s Walk event on April 21st.

Bryan Doerries is a writer, director and translator. A self-described evangelist for classical literature and its relevance to our lives today, Doerries uses age-old approaches to help individuals and communities heal from suffering and loss. He is the founder of Theater of War, a project that presents readings of ancient Greek plays to service members, veterans, caregivers, and families to help them initiate conversations about the visible and invisible wounds of war.

Reservations available starting April 1st at 10am; actual tour start times can be confirmed then.