Date: Thursday 21 March 2013
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speakers: Hilary Lawson, Dr Parashkev Nachev, Dr Jaime Whyte
Chair: Joanna Kavenna

Update Tuesday 12 March, 3.20pm: Due to unforeseen circumstances speaker Mark Salter and chair Isabel Hilton are no longer able to participate in this event. They have been replaced by Parashkev Nachev and Joanna Kavenna. LSE apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

We have seen a gradual erosion of belief in objective truth, but in a world without truth how are we to understand lies? This second event in the series debates the nature of lies and their importance. Are lies necessarily morally wrong, and what is the relationship between lies, power and individual identity?

This lecture is the second of a three-part series entitled Error, Lies and Adventure, the first talk 'Beyond Truth: Error and Adventure' will take place on 4 March.

Hilary Lawson is director of the Institute of Art and Ideas and the author of Closure.

Parashkev Nachev is senior clinical research associate at the Institute of Neurology, UCL, and honorary clinical lecturer at Imperial College London.

Jamie Whyte is a former Times columnist and Cambridge philosopher.

Joanna Kavenna is an Orange Award-winning novelist. She has written for the London Review of Books and the Observer.

Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEpoweroflies

This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For any queries email events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.

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