Clip (<5 mins)
DoctrinePhilosophy
Anglican
Philosophy In The City Festival 2010: The Habit of Happiness
Theologian
Simon Oliver
Duration
2.18
Uploaded to YouTube
18 October 2010
Added to Database
17 November 2025
YouTube description
Liverpool's first Philosophy in the City festival began with a well attended event at the Metropolitan Cathedral. Simon Oliver of the University of Nottingham and the University of Liverpool's Clare Carlisle discussed the issue of habit. The two talked about whether habits, both good and bad, are the key to our happiness, or whether they prevent us from ever truly knowing ourselves. The lecture was followed by an open discussion in which the festival's organiser, Clare, and Simon, took questions from audience members.
