Let’s talk about ‘the end of the world’

The phrase is everywhere now, as people realise our life support systems are breaking down.

Sally Weintrobe argues this breakdown is the direct result of a relentless war being waged on our minds, a war that precision bombs not only our thinking but also all the infrastructure that enables and supports thinking. This war is waged by an organising principle she calls ‘anti-thinking’.

In this conversation, Sally will:

• outline what she means by thinking.
• explain that thinking differs radically from anti-thinking.
• give examples of anti-thinking, analysing whose interests anti-thinking currently serve.

Currently, anti-thinking shows every sign of winning a power struggle being fought within ourselves, our social groups and in politics. It is a life and death struggle and unless we understand this, and fight back, she argues that we face suicide as a species, bringing other species and life forms down with us.

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Doors will open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tickets include a glass of wine or soft drink. A selection of Sally’s books will be available to purchase.

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Sally Weintrobe, psychoanalyst and author, writes and speaks on climate, nature and culture. Her writings include: Engaging with Climate Change (2012), Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis: Neoliberal Exceptionalism and the Culture of Uncare (2021), Climate Psychology: A Matter of Life and Death (2022), and With Climate in Mind: Psychoanalysts Reflect on Climate Breakdown (2025). You can find out more here: https://www.sallyweintrobe.com/