To Infinity and Beyond: psychoanalysis, philosophy, literature

What does the infinite mean to us as finite beings? Can we root our thinking in the finite, or does the idea of the infinite always return? Does thinking philosophically about the infinite inevitably lead us to theology? Thinkers from philosophy, psychoanalysis, and literary studies will assess whether the idea of the infinite is something that we should cultivate, avoid, or simply try to understand.

Josh Cohen is Professor of Modern Literary Theory, Goldsmiths, University of London.

Tommy Lynch is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Religion, University of Chichester.

Alenka Zupancic is Researcher, Institute of Philosophy, Ljubljana.

Danielle Sands (@DanielleCSands) is a Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Culture at Royal Holloway, University of London and a Forum for European Philosophy Fellow.

The Forum for European Philosophy (@ForumPhilosophy) is an educational charity that organises a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK.

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