Are Plants Persons? - Philosophy Fortnight Special Event

Thu Mar 19 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm UTC+00:00

Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe | Manchester

Hinterland - Alcohol-Free Bar & Cafe
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Are Plants Persons? - Philosophy Fortnight Special Event
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An ecological activist and public philosopher discussing questions of plant life and agency
About this Event

Are Plants Persons?Amber Sahara Donovan (Connected in Nature CIC); ecological activist.Stella Sandford, Professor of Philosophy, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityAre plants persons? Why might we want to think that they are?


In this session philosophers Stella Sandford and philosopher-activist Amber Sahara Donovan will discuss why some are claiming that plants are persons, and the challenges in and to this.

The discussion will take place as an in-conversation format and is one of two Human Sciences Seminar (HSS) events held during National Philosophy Fortnight (17–30 March).


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About the venue:

Hinterland is a vegan and alcohol-free bar in the basement of the Manchester Buddhist Centre in the NQ. Home to the best alcohol-free drinks in Manchester. We regularly put on thought-provoking and connecting events around our values of Community, Wisdom and Imagination.

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Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe, 16-20 Turner Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

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