Mon Nov 23 · 6:30pm

Lectures on Tap — The Art of Disagreement: How to Argue Without Fighting

Lectures on Tap · Downtown Boston · MA (bar; exact address sent in confirmation email) · Boston

Ned Hall, a Harvard philosopher of science whose research covers laws of nature, causation and probability, argues that the point of an argument is not to win or persuade but to enlighten, yourself and others. He sets out the difference between persuasion and enlightenment, why it matters in a polarised country, and practical ways to keep hold of it when emotions run high.