What is the meaning and value of education now and in the future? And what role does philosophy play in answering this question? 

Two of the most provocative and wide-ranging thinkers of our time come together for a rare and searching dialogue. Cornel West — philosopher, activist, and prophetic voice in the American democratic tradition — joins Simon Critchley, philosopher and chronicler of the human condition, for an intimate and unscripted conversation spanning politics, ethics, faith, and the urgent questions of our moment.

West and Critchley have long shared a commitment to philosophy as a living practice — one rooted not in the academy alone, but in the street, the church, the concert hall, and the public square. Together, they will explore what it means to think seriously in a time of crisis, to hold onto hope without illusion, and to build a life of meaning in the face of mortality and injustice.

This event is part of the New School for Social Research Festival of Ideas. Learn more HERE.