The Marsh Presents Philosophy Talk on January 31

Live @ The Marsh: "Philosophy Talk" with John Perry and Ken Taylor, Jan 31, 2010
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"Philosophy Talk": Live at The Marsh! Join us for two rousing shows, on Sunday, January 31st.??

12pm: "What is a Wife" with Marilyn Yalom
3pm: Faces, Feelings, and Lies with Paul Ekman

The Marsh at 1062 Valencia St. near 22nd in San Francisco.

Tickets: $20 for each show separately; $35 for both shows
Reserved seats available for $50.

To buy tickets, call 800-838-3006 or visit http://www.themarsh.org
Event Website: http://www.themarsh.org/philosophy_01_31_10.html

"'Philosophy Talk' is as accessible as it is thoughtful..."?Los Angeles Times ??

"An American radio show, 'Philosophy Talk,' could teach British broadcasting a thing or two about quality intellectual debate...one of the great joys of American radio. It's radio that knows how to talk." The Guardian UK

12:00 What is a wife?
Wives have been around since Eve, and the concept of being a wife has
been embedded in cultures, religious practices, social customs and
economic patterns of wildly different sorts. Is there a core concept
of what it is to be a wife? Is it a good concept, or one that
deserves to be thrown on the junkpile of intellectual history -- like
the concept of a witch -- because it perpetrates corrosive stereotypes
of women? What conceptions of being a wife do Americans have today?
Join John and Ken as they discuss wives and the concept of being a
wife with Marilyn Yalom, author of "A History of the Wife".

3:00 Faces, Feelings, and Lies
According to Proverbs, lying lips are an abomination to the Lord. But
lies on human lips are as common as fleas on a dog. What is a lie?
Are all untruths lies? Is lying always immoral? Do our faces
inevitably betray our lies? Join the hosts as they uncover the
concept, practice, and detection of lies with pioneering psychologist
Paul Ekman, author of "Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and
Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life" and "Telling
Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage".

Philosophy Talk is a weekly, one-hour public radio series that originates from San Francisco's KALW 91.7fm, Sunday mornings at 10am. With a down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach, the program brings the richness of philosophic thought to everyday subjects. Topics are lofty (Truth, Beauty, Justice), arresting (Terrorism, Intelligent Design, Suicide), and engaging (Baseball, Love, Happiness). ??Not a lecture or a college course, its philosophy in action! Philosophy Talk gives its audience the opportunity to explore issues of importance in a thoughtful, friendly fashion, where thinking is encouraged