Past events
2011: Philosophy Festival celebrating the 300th anniversary of the birth of David Hume. (Organised by the David Hume Group, Chirnside)
2012-2020: Our annual David Hume Food for Thought Dinner at Chirnside Hall Hotel with a thought-provoking speaker. (An opportunity for easy conviviality, sharing good food, good wine and good conversation in Hume's stead.)
2016 John Duns Festival celebrating 750 years since his birth, held in Duns. Events in September, October and November 2016. (Organised by the John Duns Scotus Group, Duns) Press report
2016 John Duns Scotus Study Day Programe
Thereafter the David Hume Group and the John Duns Scotus Group amalgamated under the new organisational title of Thinking Without Borders, inspired by David Hume and John Duns Scotus with yearly events alternating between Chirnside and Duns.
2017 Enlightenment Conference, held in Chirnside. Programme
2018 Food for Thought Conference, held in Duns
2018 Remembrance held in Duns
2019 Thinking About Love held in Chirnside: A moving and memorable conference on the subject of love.
2020: The Covid pandemic prevented any events until the autumn of 2021
2021: Talks, Thoughts and Conversations (via Zoom)
- Thurs Oct 7th: Who do we think we are and why? Julian Baggini
- Thurs Nov 4th: Thinking the Borderlands with Romantic Literature David Stewart
- Thurs Dec 2nd Reinterpreting the Declaration of Arbroath: Scotus, freedom and questions for today's world. Philip Tonner and Andrew Redmond Barr
2022
- Thurs. March 3rd. The Great Re-Think: A 21st Century Renaissance? (Via zoom) Colin Tudge, a leading light in new rural thinking, speaks with Denise Walton of Peelham Farm Berwickshire.
