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My google alert caught this article from the guardian about the upcoming Philosophy in the City festival sponsored by the department at the University of Liverpool:

The festival, which is funded and organised by Liverpool University's philosophy department, seeks to bring philosophical research out of the academic context and into the city. For two weeks beginning on 10 October, events will happen in venues throughout Liverpool – in places where people are more used to finding art exhibitions, live music, film screenings, theatre performances and religious rituals.

Philosophy: an urban pursuit?

I have to say, I'm intrigued. They're not only organizing talks and writing  blogs, they're organizing the art museum to host a discussion on aesthetics, they're promoting Philosophy in the schools, and (particularly dear to my heart), they're even working with Philosophy in the Pubs!

I wish we had the resources to run these kinds of programs.  Time to break out the grant writing skills...