4.15pm-5.00pm

A Good Story? A tour of ethics in five tall tales, with Will Buckingham

What does it mean to be good? How should we live our lives? Philosopher and novelist Will Buckingham embarks upon on a whirlwind storytelling tour of ethics
and philosophy in the ancient world. In the company of five philosophers - Socrates, Epicurus, the Buddha, Confucius and Laozi - as well as a motley company of lunatics and sages, saints and villains, this talk will ask what
these ancient philosophies and stories might have to say to us today. Are these just good stories, or are they stories that tell us something about what it means to be good? Will Buckingham is the author of Cargo Fever and Finding Our Sea-Legs.

He blogs on ethics at www.thinkBuddha.org.

Lit and Phil tent, behind Village Hall