Tag: evolution

Roundtable events.

Friday, October 26th
7:00 - 9:00PM

Life and Movement

How does the study of evolution, coordination dynamics, sports, social interactions, and aesthetics help us understand movement and life? In this roundtable, we will explore: movement and objects as distinctively different “things” to study; coordination dynamics and intrinsic dynamics and tendencies; kinesthesia; the evolution of social coordination; how, in the living company of others, we are both challenged and supported; and the value of nurturing and pursuing a moving life with all its risks and challenges.… read more »

Friday, October 26th
7:00 - 9:00PM

Life and Movement

How does the study of evolution, coordination dynamics, sports, social interactions, and aesthetics help us understand movement and life? In this roundtable, we will explore: movement and objects as distinctively different “things” to study; coordination dynamics and intrinsic dynamics and tendencies; kinesthesia; the evolution of social coordination; how, in the living company of others, we are both challenged and supported; and the value of nurturing and pursuing a moving life with all its risks and challenges.… read more »

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September 23rd, 2023 at 2:30pm EST

Emotion

What is human life without emotion? Could the “dawn of humankind” even be imagined without emotion exerting its effects right there from the start? And across the millennia emotion has forever been at the heart of most matters. Human history has been shaped by emotion and reshaped by attitudes toward emotion; a powerful human force philosophers and theologians confront and reckon with again and again throughout history and in every culture.… read more »

September 23rd, 2023 at 2:30pm EST

Emotion

What is human life without emotion? Could the “dawn of humankind” even be imagined without emotion exerting its effects right there from the start? And across the millennia emotion has forever been at the heart of most matters. Human history has been shaped by emotion and reshaped by attitudes toward emotion; a powerful human force philosophers and theologians confront and reckon with again and again throughout history and in every culture.… read more »

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October 21st, 2023 at 2:30pm EST

Permanence and Impermanence of Mathematical Concepts

What do you think of when you think of the number five?  Do you think of symbol like 5, a pattern like ⁙, or the fifth item on a list?  Today, the concept of number is fixed and eternal, unlinked to anything in the universe. … read more »

October 21st, 2023 at 2:30pm EST

Permanence and Impermanence of Mathematical Concepts

What do you think of when you think of the number five?  Do you think of symbol like 5, a pattern like ⁙, or the fifth item on a list?  Today, the concept of number is fixed and eternal, unlinked to anything in the universe. … read more »

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March 23rd, 2024 at 2:30PM

A ≠ B → Taste & Discernment

This roundtable explores the evolution and role of taste and discernment in human life, from basic survival to refined pleasure and art, and discusses its implications in aesthetics and practical reason.

March 23rd, 2024 at 2:30PM

A ≠ B → Taste & Discernment

This roundtable explores the evolution and role of taste and discernment in human life, from basic survival to refined pleasure and art, and discusses its implications in aesthetics and practical reason.
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