For Rmi Brague, philosopher Posted on Friday, October 5, 2012 Philosopher Rmi Brague will deliver the Birks lecture series in two talks on Oct. 9-10. / Photo courtesy of Rmi Brague. Rmi Brague is a renowned French philosopher, and Professor emeritus at La Sorbonne University in Paris. His writing and teaching concern ancient Roman and Greek philosophy, medieval Jewish and Arab philosophy, contemporary questions of meaning, and the history of cultural thought (Christianity, Judaism and Islam). On Oct. 20, he is scheduled to receive the prestigious Ratzinger Prize for his works on the history of Christianity. Brague will deliver the Birks lecture series in two talks on the question of meaning and life on Oct. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Birks Heritage Chapel (Birks Building, 2nd floor) titled "The Question Atheism cannot Answer;" and another on Oct. 10 at 5:30 p.m. (same location) titled "Be as a Command." The lectures are free and open to the public. For more information go here . You wear several hats: professor in Paris and in Munich; you write and teach on ancient Roman and Greek philosophy, on medieval Jewish and Arab philosophy, and on contemporary questions. Do you see a thread capable of unifying your writings? What is your major preoccupation as a philosopher? A bald person like me has to wear head-gear in plenty. I like a great deal to have to adapt to different audiences, to teach in several languages, to foray in very different areas, etc. My Ariadne's clew