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SUMMARY:What’s a Brain For? A Moving Story
DESCRIPTION:Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert\, PhD\, is fascinated by how the brain controls our every movement. The ease with which humans move our arms\, our eyes\, even our lips when we speak masks the true complexity of the control. While computers can now beat grandmasters at chess\, no computer can yet control a robot to manipulate a chess piece with the dexterity of a six-year-old child. Join Dr. Wolpert as he discusses what makes control so hard\, especially in the face of incomplete or rapidly changing information about the world. \nThis conversation will be moderated by Shreya Saxena\, PhD\, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/whats-a-brain-for-a-moving-story/
LOCATION:Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Geek,Philosophy,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191110T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191104T050124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T050124Z
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SUMMARY:Drug Test: Psychedelics & Family
DESCRIPTION:Come learn how to come out of the psychedelic closet to your parents! Come out to your children! Heal intergenerational trauma. Suggest psychedelic therapy or medicinal marijuana for sick relatives. And for the advanced class: Navigate how to trip with the fam.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/drug-test-psychedelics-family/
LOCATION:Caveat\, 21A Clinton St\, Manhattan\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture,Geek,Mindfulness,Philosophy,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191110T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191110T183000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191104T045820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T045820Z
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SUMMARY:Festival Albertine: How Do We Get People to Care
DESCRIPTION:Artists and activists will be called upon to discuss how to change people’s minds and amplify the call to action.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiterature\, music\, drama—these are key resources for societies trying to come to grips with new realities. In recent years we’ve seen them begin to grapple with climate change\, but that engagement must now grow. The arts have traditionally engaged with what seemed the most dramatic questions: the struggles of one set of human beings with another. That struggle is still underway\, of course\, but now we’ve added something different: the terrifying drama of people with a suddenly angry natural world. How does this new moment redefine what we think about when we take up brush or pen\, camera or keyboard? What is the work of a poet in a world on fire\, or an orchestra in a city where the seas are rising?\n\nWith Irina Brook\, Lauren Groff\, Fabrice Hyber\, and Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky. Moderated by Bill McKibben.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/festival-albertine-how-do-we-get-people-to-care/
LOCATION:Albertine Books\, 972 5th Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Culture,Free Event,Music,Nature,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191109T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191109T180000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191104T043553Z
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SUMMARY:Cornel West Matters: Book Talk with Mahamadou Lamine Sagna and Cornel West
DESCRIPTION:Join The Africa Center and Teranga as we present a conversation between Mahamadou Lamine Sagna and Cornel West about “Cornel West Matters”. \nThe book Cornel West Matters is a review of the titular philosopher’s seminal texts by Mahamadou Lamine Sagna\, who has long been interested in the way West analyses politics\, democracy\, religion and race\, and their intersections in America. It is also an analysis of the way West brings religion and music – particularly blues and jazz – into philosophy.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/cornel-west-matters-book-talk-with-mahamadou-lamine-sagna-and-cornel-west/
LOCATION:The Africa Center\, 1280 Fifth Ave.\, New York\, NY\, 10029\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Culture,Economics,Free Event,Geek,Music,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191109T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191109T150000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191104T043033Z
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SUMMARY:Lincoln Center White Light Conversation: Let’s Talk About Religion
DESCRIPTION:God was declared dead in 1966\, no longer relevant to an increasingly secular society. Today\, people around the world ardently seek religious and faith-based experiences\, at times with an intolerant fervor. How did we vacillate between such extremes in the span of only half a century? In modern society\, few topics are as subject to ignorance\, misunderstanding\, and manipulation as religion. Although it is a central building block of human consciousness\, we possess surprisingly little knowledge about religious traditions—both of others and our own. From a more generalized “spirituality” to intersections with science and art\, religion has continued to powerfully resonate in our current challenging climate. Join WNYC’s John Schaefer and a group of leading thinkers for a spirited panel discussion exploring the many contradictions inherent in our understanding of religion and the evolutionary pathways of religious belief. \nSeating is limited\, and is available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n  \nSpeakers: \nJohn Schaefer\, moderator \nKelly Brown Douglas\, dean of the Episcopal Divinity School\, Union Theological Seminary \nMarcelo Gleiser\, theoretical physicist and astronomer \nJames MacMillan\, composer \nStephen Prothero\, author\, Religious Literacy
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/lincoln-center-white-light-conversation-lets-talk-about-religion/
LOCATION:Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts\, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture,Free Event,History,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191108T194500
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191104T034520Z
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SUMMARY:Simons Foundation Presents: The Math Puzzle That Spawned 100 Philosophy Papers
DESCRIPTION:At first glance\, the Sleeping Beauty problem appears to be a simple question about probability. But since being proposed 19 years ago by philosopher Adam Elga\, the problem has incited passionate debate in the philosophy community. \nIn this talk\, Peter Winkler will describe the famous thought problem about a dozy princess being awoken once or twice depending on the toss of a coin. Can it really be that the laws of probability do not provide a unique correct answer? Winkler will take a mathematician’s point of view while at the same time trying to elucidate the philosophical principles that the puzzle calls into question. He’ll describe the various camps in the controversy and examine their arguments. In the end\, you’ll have to decide for yourself where you stand. \nWinkler is the William Morrill Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Dartmouth College and is currently serving as Visiting Distinguished Chair for Public Dissemination of Mathematics at the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath).
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/simons-foundation-presents-the-math-puzzle-that-spawned-100-philosophy-papers/
LOCATION:Simons Foundation\, 160 5th Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Geek,Philosophy,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
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SUMMARY:Stoicism or Epicureanism? Let the Discussion Begin
DESCRIPTION:Stoicism and Epicureanism have been around for more than two millennia. Surprisingly\, they are being proposed in the 21st century as philosophies to adopt in order to live a life worth living (a eudaimonic life\, as the ancient Greeks called it). \nJoin us for a conversation between Prof. Catherine Wilson\, author of How to Be an Epicurean\, and Prof. Massimo Pigliucci\, author of How to Be a Stoic\, and decide for yourself whether you are a follower of Epicurus or of Zeno (or neither\, that’s okay too). \nThe authors will be signing books (for sale at the event) after their friendly discussion. \n$5 suggested donation.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/stoicism-or-epicureanism-let-the-discussion-begin/
LOCATION:New York Society for Ethical Culture\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Geek,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191031T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191031T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191028T012002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191028T012056Z
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Workshop on Joel Whitebook's Freud: An Intellectual Biography
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Joel Whitebook\, Philosopher and Psychoanalyst\, will discuss his book Freud: An Intellectual Biography. \nCutting through the tired clichés of the “Freud Wars\,” the author presents us with a radically new portrait of the founder of psychoanalysis. Because Whitebook is a philosopher as well as a psychoanalyst\, he has been able to integrate many of the profound transformations that have taken place in psychoanalytic theory and practice\, infant research\, gender studies\, philosophy\, and critical theory since Ernest Jones and Peter Gay published their canonical studies in the last century. Whitebook thereby succeeds in creating an account of Freud’s achievement that speaks to our cultural situation. \nFurthermore\, in addition to presenting the unfolding of Freud’s thinking in the context of the developments in his personal life and in the society at large\, Whitebook has also succeeded in bringing this iconic man to life in compelling fashion. Where Freud often tried to protect himself by hiding behind the forbidding mask of an authoritarian patriarch and unbending rationalist\, we come to see him as the vulnerable\, complex\, and all-too-human person that he was.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/philosophy-workshop-on-joel-whitebooks-freud-an-intellectual-biography/
LOCATION:The New School\, 63 5th Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free Event,History,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191027T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191027T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191020T025327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191020T025628Z
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SUMMARY:Olio Breakfast Club | Frankenstein: Who is the Monster?
DESCRIPTION:For this Olio Breakfast Club with Baruch College Professor Patricia Kim\, we’ll meet for brunch at Three’s Brewing and take a deep dive into Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to discuss the human compulsion for scientific knowledge and some of its cultural consequences. \nSome questions to think about: Who is the monster? In what ways are you\, the reader\, asked to reflect on\, if not interrogated about your moral obligations? How so? What can we do—both individually and collectively—to empower ourselves in a landscape that actively works to uproot the possibility of lasting change? \n 
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/olio-breakfast-club-frankenstein-who-is-the-monster/
LOCATION:Threes Brewing\, 113 Franklin Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T193000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191019T021507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191019T021507Z
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SUMMARY:Eros: The Geometry of Desire
DESCRIPTION:This Olio event – with professor Jamie Warren of BMCC-CUNY – will explore this mercurial creature\, the Devil-God Desire. Through a close reading of Anne Carson’s work Eros: The Bittersweet\, we will question how we have come to believe that love requires the number two\, when logic demonstrates that the answer is three. Triangles\, not lines\, are the vehicles for our most precious longings and the engineers of our most devastating voids.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/eros-the-geometry-of-desire/
LOCATION:Moon Rise Studio\, 614 Lorimer Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Culture,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191014T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191014T181500
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191013T014152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191013T014152Z
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SUMMARY:The Perils of the One (Stathis Gourgouris)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Recent Work by Stathis Gourgouris \nIn The Perils of the One\, Stathis Gourgouris offers a philosophical anthropology that confronts the legacy of “monarchical thinking”: the desire to subjugate oneself to unitary principles and structures\, whether political\, moral\, theological\, or secular. In wide-ranging essays that are at once poetic and polemical\, intellectual and passionate\, Gourgouris reads across politics and theology\, literary and art criticism\, psychoanalysis and feminism in a critique of both political theology and the metaphysics of secularism. \nAbout the Speakers: \nHent de Vries is Paulette Goddard Professor of the Humanities at NYU. He is Professor of  German\, Religious Studies\, Comparative Literature\, and Affiliated Professor of Philosophy. \nBruce Robbins\, Old Dominion Foundation Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University\, works mainly in the areas of nineteenth and twentieth century fiction\, literary and cultural theory\, and postcolonial studies. \nLydia H. Liu is the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University; Director\, Institute for Comparative Literature and Society. Her research centers on modern China\, cross-cultural exchange\, and global transformation in modern history\, with a focus on the movement of words\, theories\, and artifacts across national boundaries and on the evolution of writing\, textuality\, and media technology. \nEtienne Balibar\, Professor of French and Comparative Literature\, teaches at Columbia every Fall semester. He is Professor Emeritus of moral and political philosophy at Université de Paris X – Nanterre and Professor Emeritus of Humanities at the University of California\, Irvine.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/the-perils-of-the-one-stathis-gourgouris/
LOCATION:Columbia University Haymen Center\, 74 Morningside Drive\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Culture,Free Event,History,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191006T175539Z
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SUMMARY:Neil deGrasse Tyson in Conversation with Robert Krulwich: Letters from an Astrophysicist
DESCRIPTION:Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the world’s most influential scientists. \nAs director of the Hayden Planetarium\, and host of Cosmos and StarTalk\, he has dedicated his life to exploring and explaining the mysteries of the universe. Join him for an evening of humor\, passion and big ideas as he shares insights and anecdotes from his new book\, Letters from an Astrophysicist. Every year\, Tyson receives thousands of letters from people across the globe who have sought him out in search of answers to questions about science\, faith\, philosophy\, life and\, of course\, Pluto. His replies are by turns wise\, funny and mind-blowing. Join the galactic conversation as he talks with Radiolab host Robert Krulwich about his quest to understand our place in the cosmos. \nAll tickets include a copy of the book.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/neil-degrasse-tyson-in-conversation-with-robert-krulwich-letters-from-an-astrophysicist/
LOCATION:92 Y\, 1395 Lexington Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10128\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Geek,Philosophy,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191006T174408Z
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SUMMARY:Classics Behind Bars…and Beyond: Euripides’ Herakles and the Human Condition
DESCRIPTION:Rutgers Professor of Classics Emily Allen-Hornblower\, The Resident Acting Company\, and mass incarceration survivor Marquis McCray visit Ethical NYC to explore the work of Euripides\, and how it resonates within the lives of those in our society who spent time in the prison system. We’ll dive deep into Euripides’ incredible play\, Herakles\, followed by a post-show discussion with the actors\, Professor Allen-Hornblower\, and Mr. McCray\, who will speak about how Euripides and the classics changed his life.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/classics-behind-barsand-beyond-euripides-herakles-and-the-human-condition/
LOCATION:New York Society for Ethical Culture\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Culture,Free Event,Geek,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191009T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191009T193000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191006T171531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191006T171531Z
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SUMMARY:Camille Robcis | Disalienation: Politics\, Philosophy\, and Radical Psychiatry in France
DESCRIPTION:This talk explores the intersections of politics\, philosophy\, and radical psychiatry in 20th century France. It focuses on a psychiatric reform movement called “institutional psychotherapy” which had an important influence on many intellectuals and activists\, including François Tosquelles\, Jean Oury\, Felix Guattari\, Frantz Fanon\, Georges Canguilhem\, and Michel Foucault. Anchored in Marxism and in Lacanian psychoanalysis\, institutional psychotherapy advocated a fundamental restructuring of the asylum in order to transform the theory and practice of psychiatric care. More broadly\, for many of these thinkers\, the psychiatric offered a lens to rethink the political in the particular context of postwar France. \nCamille Robcis is an Associate Professor of History and French at Columbia University.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/camille-robcis-disalienation-politics-philosophy-and-radical-psychiatry-in-france/
LOCATION:Columbia University Fayerweather Hall\, 1180 Amsterdam Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Culture,Free Event,History,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191007T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191007T193000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191006T164734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191006T164734Z
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SUMMARY:Life\, Examined: Marcus Aurelius and the Wisdom of the Everyday
DESCRIPTION:Gather around the classic Marcus Aurelius text “meditations” with Michael Prettyman to see if we can transform the written words into a philosophy for our everyday lives. \nMichael Prettyman is an artist and scholar of Eastern Religions. He holds a Masters Degree in Theology from the Harvard Divinity School and teaches on the subject of religion and the arts\, Asian Religion and philosophy at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center in New York. \nFree for Olio members. $15 for non-members.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/life-examined-marcus-aurelius-and-the-wisdom-of-the-everyday/
LOCATION:St. John’s Episcopal Church\, 139 St Johns Place\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191007T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191007T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20191006T165133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191006T165133Z
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SUMMARY:Skirball Talks | Slavoj Žižek: Disorder Under Heaven
DESCRIPTION:As part of NYU Skirball Talks\, the NYU Department of German and Deutsches Haus at NYU present “Disorder under Heaven” with Slavoj Žižek. \nInternational relations\, in biotechnology\, in sexual relations…But it is here that we should remember Mao’s old motto: “There is great disorder under heaven\, so the situation is excellent!” Let’s not lose nerves\, let’s exploit the confusion as a chance to propose a new radical vision. In January 2019\, an international team of scientists proposed “a diet it says can improve health while ensuring sustainable food production to reduce further damage to the planet.” We are talking about a radical reorganization of our entire food production and distribution—so how to do it? Is it not clear that a strong global agency is needed with the power to coordinate such measures? And is not such an agency pointing in the direction of what we once called “Communism”? And does the same not hold for other threats to our survival as humans? Is a similar global agency not needed also to deal with the problem of increasing numbers of refugees and immigrants\, with the problem of digital control over our lives? Let’s not be afraid to tackle the problem of the new order that the ongoing disorder is calling for. \nSlavoj Žižek will be introduced by Xudong Zhang\, Professor of Comparative Literature & East Asian Studies\, and Director of China House at NYU.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/skirball-talks-slavoj-zizek-disorder-under-heaven/
LOCATION:Skirball Center for Performing Arts\, 566 LaGuardia Pl\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture,Economics,Free Event,Geek,Philosophy,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191005T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191006T070000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190929T205603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190929T205603Z
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SUMMARY:The Festival of New: A Night of Philosophy
DESCRIPTION:A Night of Philosophy is a new thing. It suggests a brilliant future where nightlife and philosophy\, everyday life and art\, would merge. It is happening at the New School. \nJoin The New School for A Night of Philosophy\, a 12-hour\, multimedia delve into philosophy\, and experience philosophy as performance with 48 philosophers and 30 artists.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/the-festival-of-new-a-night-of-philosophy/
LOCATION:The New School\, 63 5th Ave\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191001T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191001T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190929T133252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190929T133252Z
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SUMMARY:German Idealism and its Aftermath: Philosophical and Poetic Reactions with Michael Pelias
DESCRIPTION:Given the multiple Left\, Liberal and Neo-conservative interpretations of German idealism in terms of the end(s) of history and or its new beginning\, we will interpret the world historical spirit (1) in the light of the enlightenment (2) through a close reading of Hegel’s Phenomenology engage the contemporary world and its multiple variations. By thinking through the aftermath of the closure of Western philosophical thought and its meaning for the neo-liberal epoch\, we will encounter some of the poetic responses to this closure and the attempts made philosophically to reorient thought. Authors read will include Kant\, Hegel\, Mallarme\, and Rimbaud among others.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/german-idealism-and-its-aftermath-philosophical-and-poetic-reactions-with-michael-pelias/
LOCATION:James Baldwin High School\, 351 West 18th St\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190926T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190926T194500
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190921T223253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190921T223253Z
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SUMMARY:Philosopher A. Parthasarathy on the Law of Karma
DESCRIPTION:In a rare public appearance\, 92-year-old Swami A. Parthasarathy will speak on the Law of Karma at The Town Hall September 26. \nA celebrated Indian philosopher who shares insights from Vedanta\, an ancient philosophy that empowers people to achieve true success and happiness\, Parthasarathy has devoted his life to teaching people how to find happiness in their lives and success in their work by adhering to simple philosophies. \nLike Parthasarathy\, Gautam Jain\, his senior disciple\, has maintained serenity of mind\, success in his work\, and contentment with life and fitness due to the philosophy his guru teaches. This talk\, says Jain\, is an opportunity to share time-tested wisdom with the guru’s largest audience yet for the purpose of helping people find peace\, happiness\, and contentment with their lives in an era when everyone seems to strive for more\, better\, and beyond.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/philosopher-a-parthasarathy-on-the-law-of-karma/
LOCATION:The Town Hall\, 123 West 43rd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture,Free Event,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190925T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190921T221636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190921T221636Z
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SUMMARY:Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen and Massimo Pigliucci
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a live recording of the podcast Person Place Thing\, as host Randy Cohen interviews philosopher Massimo Pigliucci. David Gracia in member musicians will perform. \nProf. Massimo Pigliucci has a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Tennessee.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/person-place-thing-with-randy-cohen-and-massimo-pigliucci/
LOCATION:New York Society for Ethical Culture\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190923T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190918T111632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190918T111632Z
UID:1176-1569265200-1569272400@www.coolnycevents.com
SUMMARY:A Conversation with Scott Shay: In Good Faith
DESCRIPTION:Are religion and rational thought incompatible? Are idolatry and blind faith in the moral development of men and women irrational\, perhaps even more so\, as blind faith in religion? These and many other questions are posed by author Scott Shay in his groundbreaking book\, In Good Faith\, which takes on the group of authors known as the New Atheists directly and convincingly. It is an argument that makes a rational case for the belief in God. \nJoin us at the Harmonie Club for a Conversation with author and entrepreneur Scott Shay. Doors open at 6:30pm.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/a-conversation-with-scott-shay-in-good-faith/
LOCATION:The Harmonie Club\, 4 E 60th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,History,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190915T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190915T143000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190908T231545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190908T231545Z
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SUMMARY:A Dramatic Reading of Selections from Gwe\, Young Man of New Guinea
DESCRIPTION:Join the Aesthetic Realism Foundation for a dramatic reading of selections from Gwe\, Young Man of New Guinea\,  a novel against racism by Arnold Perey\, PhD anthropologist\, and aesthetic realism consultant. \nGwe was born in Stone Age New Guinea. Alan was born in New York City. This is their story and the story of Gwe’s people. \nYou’ll take a trip to the heart of papua New Guinea\, to the mountains\, peaceful and turbulent\, where Gwe lives. You’ll experience\, as close to you as your fingertips\, an ancient culture\, real people\, and real events. the anthropology of this book is authentic. You’ll hear the explanation of the horrible racism that is in America and the world now— and what can really end it. we invite you to a new understanding of the human self as you meet Gwe\, his relations\, his enemies\, and Alan\, the anthropologist who lived with them. aesthetic realism\, the philosophy founded by the great poet and educator Eli Siegel\, is that understanding. it explains: There is a fight in every person between respect for the world and contempt for the world. from the desire for contempt arises the cruelty of humanity\, including racism. from the desire to respect comes the seeing of people’s feelings as real\, and justice\, fairness\, compassion.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/a-dramatic-reading-of-selections-from-gwe-young-man-of-new-guinea/
LOCATION:Aesthetic Realism Foundation\, 141 Greene St\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Culture,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190913T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190913T190000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190908T232817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190908T232843Z
UID:1039-1568401200-1568401200@www.coolnycevents.com
SUMMARY:The Art of Dying\, The Act of Grieving
DESCRIPTION:Today\, many of us have no idea how to speak about death\, let alone how to behave in the presence of it. Do we hug our colleague who has just lost a parent? Do we attend a funeral for someone we don’t love? Do we wash dead bodies? What do you say when someone you love tells you they are dying? How do you let others know you are heartbroken by grief? This Olio event\, led by BMCC-CUNYC Assistant Professor Jamie Warren\, will look at the lost art of dying\, the absence of clear social expectations for the grieving\, and try to understand how and why we let death disappear from life. \n*This Olio event will take place in a Bushwick apartment. Address will be sent upon rsvp* \n  \n 
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/the-art-of-dying-the-act-of-grieving/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Culture,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190911T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190911T193000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190908T232542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190909T011713Z
UID:1035-1568230200-1568230200@www.coolnycevents.com
SUMMARY:Fighting the Future: Ethics and Algorithms
DESCRIPTION:​At different stages of the criminal justice system\, from policing\, bail hearings\, and sentencing\, computerized algorithms are replacing human decision-making in determining where to police\, who to arrest\, who goes to jail\, and who goes free. This Olio\, led by Barry Lam\, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Vassar College\, will introduce people to how these algorithms work\, the under-appreciated moral problems with their implementation\, and how the future of criminal justice depends on decisions we make now about the risks we are willing to tolerate for public safety.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/fighting-the-future-ethics-and-algorithms/
LOCATION:Berg’n\, 899 Bergen St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11238\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture,Economics,Philosophy,Tech
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190911T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190911T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190907T043012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190909T011520Z
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SUMMARY:The Power of a Single Cell: The Deep History of Ourselves | Joseph Ledoux + Jeffrey Sachs
DESCRIPTION:Consciousness has given humans the power to transcend our physical limitations and exert an unprecedented influence on the world around us. Renowned neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux\, author of The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains\, returns to the Rubin to argue that the key to understanding all human behavior lies in viewing evolution through the prism of our really earliest selves: the first living organisms. Even the earliest single cell organisms had to solve the same problems we and our cells have to solve today in order to survive and thrive. LeDoux invites Dr. Jeffrey Sachs to explore how the development of nervous systems powered human consciousness\, which made our greatest and most horrendous achievements as a species possible. \nA book signing for Professor LeDoux’s new book\, The Deep History of Ourselves\, takes place after the talk.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/the-power-of-a-single-cell-the-deep-history-of-ourselves-joseph-ledoux-jeffrey-sachs/
LOCATION:Rubin Museum\, 150 West 17th St.\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mindfulness,Philosophy,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190911T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190911T204500
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190907T042415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190907T042415Z
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SUMMARY:Professor Amy Allen and Bernard E. Harcourt discuss “Critical Reading: Theory and Praxis”
DESCRIPTION:During this seminar with Professor Amy Allen we will read and discuss four texts: \n\nMichel Foucault\, “Nietzsche\, Genealogy\, History.” In The Foucault Reader\, ed. Paul Rabinow\, 76-100. New York\, Pantheon Books\, 1984.\nPaul Veyne\, “Foucault revolutionizes history\,” in Arnold Ira Davidson (ed.)\, Foucault and His Interlocutors. University of Chicago Press. pp. 146-82 (1997)\nAmy Allen\, “’Psychoanalysis and Ethnology’ Revisited: Foucualt’s Historicization of History\,” The Southern Journal of Philosophy\, Vol. 55\, Spindel Supplement\, 2017:31-46.\nBernard E. Harcourt\, “The Illusion of Influence: On Foucault\, Nietzsche\, and a Fundamental Misunderstanding” (May 24\, 2019). Columbia Public Law Research Paper No. 14-627 (2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3393827\n\nWe will address the question: How can we use these texts critically? What can we do with them? How can we put them to work?
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/professor-amy-allen-and-bernard-e-harcourt-discuss-critical-reading-theory-and-praxis/
LOCATION:Columbia University Jerome Greene Annex\, 410 W 117th St\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190910T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190910T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190907T024901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190907T024901Z
UID:929-1568140200-1568145600@www.coolnycevents.com
SUMMARY:Death Cafe at Green-Wood Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:The Death Café is inspired by the centuries-old European salon (or café)\, an informal gathering to discuss philosophical\, political or scientific ideas. In 2011\, British entrepreneur Jon Underwood brought this concept to discussions of the most universal topic of all: death. Underwood’s intention was to provide an opportunity to “increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their lives.” Today\, there are over 4\,400 Death Cafes in 26 countries around the world. \nGreen-Wood is proud to host monthly gatherings of the Death Café here in our beautiful\, modern chapel. Amy Cunningham\, death educator and creator of the Brooklyn-based blog TheInspiredFuneral.com\, invites participants to share their thoughts and feelings on death. It’s an opportunity for safe and open exchanges\, without an agenda. Tea and light snacks are provided.
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/death-cafe-at-green-wood-cemetery/
LOCATION:Green-Wood Cemetery\, 500 25th Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture,Free Event,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190906T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190906T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190831T192149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190831T192149Z
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SUMMARY:The Platform of Joy - Sharon Salzberg\, Mark Epstein and Robert Thurman
DESCRIPTION:In a famous statement\, the Buddha said that he taught one thing and one thing only: suffering and the end of suffering. Although this sounds like two things\, he meant what he said. Within longing\, behind addiction\, beneath rage and under confusion lies a joy that is accessible to all. Uncovered during a period of self-investigation preceding his enlightenment\, this joy became the wellspring of the Buddha’s psychology and the foundation of what he called the Middle Path. In more recent times\, it has been rediscovered by some of the more thoughtful psychoanalytic practitioners of our own culture. \nThis evening’s gathering\, bringing together three Western Buddhist therapists and teachers\, will explore this platform of joy\, what makes it available and unavailable\, and how it can contribute to our psychological and spiritual health. Meditation will provide some relief from the discussion (or vice versa).
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/the-platform-of-joy-sharon-salzberg-mark-epstein-and-robert-thurman/
LOCATION:Tibet House\, 22 West 15th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mindfulness,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190906T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190907T183000
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190831T185915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190831T185915Z
UID:854-1567778400-1567881000@www.coolnycevents.com
SUMMARY:Symposium – Humanism Across the Atlantic: Looking for Common Ground
DESCRIPTION:This symposium brings together Dutch and U.S. Humanist scholars to discuss our different approaches to Humanism. \nThe New York Society for Ethical Culture is proud to co-host a free symposium on September 6 and 7 bringing together Dutch Humanists from the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht\, Netherlands\, and U.S. scholars to explore our different approaches to Humanism. \nThe symposium opens at 2:00pm on Friday 9/6. Attendance at the Friday afternoon and Saturday sessions is free and open to the public. Meals are provided free to presenters and at a $10 donation to visitors. \nLeader Dr. Anne Klaeysen will moderate. \nPresentations \nAnjan Chakravartty: Humanism\, Science\, Skepticism\, and the Common Good – Appignani Foundation Professor\, Department of Philosophy\, University of Miami \nJoseph Chuman: Beyond Atheism\, Rationalism and Secularism and Toward the Farther Reaches of Humanism- Leader\, Bergen Ethical Society and New York Society for Ethical Culture \nPeter Derkx: Humanism and Aging- University of Humanistic Studies\, Utrecht \nMarieke van den Doel: Textual and Visual Humanism in the Italian Renaissance: The Collaboration Between Artists and Humanists in the 15th and 16th Centuries- University of Humanistic Studies\, Utrecht \nJoachim Duyndam: Humanism and Moral Resilience- University of Humanistic Studies\, Utrecht \nPhilip Kitcher: Religious Progress/Humanist Hope- John Dewey Professor of Philosophy\, Columbia University \nAnja Machielse: Humanism and Social Resilience- University of Humanistic Studies\, Utrecht \nMonica R. Miller: How Does it Feel to be a God? The Divine Rhetoric of Making Black Knowledge Borne- Associate Professor of Religion & Africana Studies and Director of the Women\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies Program at Lehigh University
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/symposium-humanism-across-the-atlantic-looking-for-common-ground/
LOCATION:New York Society for Ethical Culture\, 2 W 64th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190829T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190829T201500
DTSTAMP:20260424T002838
CREATED:20190824T190718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190824T190718Z
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SUMMARY:WeWork Presents: Exceeding Our Limits with More Productive Beliefs
DESCRIPTION:Join us this Thursday for a meaningful workshop & self-reflection on Beliefs! We’ll be guided through exercises\, reflect\, and workshop the productivity of our beliefs in relation to momentum and how we wish to architect our lives. \nIn addition\, we’ll be touching on different research studies related to beliefs\, communally viewing and discussing Aida’s TEDTalk\, breaking out into circles to workshop 2-3 of a few questions you’ll be provided (your group will decide which ones)\, and close with each circle presenting the gems from their discussions in a large harvest format. Buffet dinner social directly after our event!
URL:http://www.coolnycevents.com/event/wework-presents-exceeding-our-limits-with-more-productive-beliefs/
LOCATION:WeWork Hudson St\, 205 Hudson Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture,Free Event,Mindfulness,Philosophy
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