What is Freedom? Cultural Salon

Richard Baron is a philosopher and Philosophy For All organiser living in London. He was educated at Cambridge. He is the author of the books Projects and Values, Deliberation and Reason, and Confidence in Claims, as well as numerous articles. He has also had a career as an adviser on tax policy, both for the British Government and for the Institute of Directors. His website is www.rbphilo.com

Dr Piers Benn is a Visiting Lecturer in Philosophy at Heythrop College London and an Adjunct Professor at Fordham University London Centre. He is the author of ‘Ethics’ (Routledge 2000) and ‘Commitment’ (Acumen Press 2011).

Mark Fielding is a philosophy lecturer and co-founder of the London School of Philosophy.

Alex Gath studied philosophy as an undergraduate before briefly working in clinical psychology. He then trained as an anthropologist and has maintained a strong interest in both socio-cultural anthropology (especially concerning India) and biological anthropology. He lives in Central London and tries to encourage, when he can, inter-disciplinary approaches to philosophy of science.

John Holroyd is a philosopher of religion and author based in London.

Rian Hughes is a British graphic designer, illustrator and comics artist, who worked in the anthology 2000 AD at the seriesRobo-Hunter, Tales from Beyond Science, Really and Truly and Dan Dare, among others. Will Bouwman is a philosopher living in London.

Gerald Jones is a philosopher and co-originator of the “salon”-event format. He is the author of the philosophy A Level textbooks and head of Adult Learning Lewisham (ALL).

Jared Jones and Marcel Steinbauer-Lewis are thoughtful 7th graders with lots of experience of and enthusiasm for critical debate.

Rick Lewis is the founder and editor of Philosophy Now, and thereby one of the main initiators of the popular philosophy movement in the English speaking world.

Dr Filiz Peach is a Philosophy lecturer in Richmond. She did her PhD on the existentialist philosophies of Karl Jaspers and Martin Heidegger and is an active member of the Karl Jaspers Society.

Kieran Quill is a research chemist with extensive experience of scientific research and development in industry and academia. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Kieran has had a lifelong interest in philosophy and philosophy of science, and has given a number of talks to the Philosophy for All Group in London, and at other venues.

Dominique Russell is an artist in London and Collections Assistant at the Science Museum.

Barrie Selwyn is a philosopher in London and former Head of Kingston Adult Education.

Dr Anja Steinbauer is a philosophy lecturer, president of Philosophy For All and co-founder of the London School of Philosophy.

Thomas & Devaki are musical/life partners from Trinidad and Canada respectively. They forged/grew their musical partnership in Western Canada for 20 years winning awards and selling thousands of albums. Now Londoners, they continue to produce, record & perform with musical icons including Jon Anderson (Yes), Buffy St Marie, Arrested Development and The Wailers. Their music mixes Folk Funk Soca Reggae & Rock.

This is the first exhibition to examine California's current global reach. Picking up the story in the 1960s, the exhibition charts the journey from the counterculture to Silicon Valley’s tech culture.