BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Center for Process Studies - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Center for Process Studies X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ctr4process.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Center for Process Studies REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250327T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250327T120000 DTSTAMP:20260409T132209 CREATED:20250312T181209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T183214Z UID:11883-1743071400-1743076800@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Philosophy\, Cultural Evolution\, and the Hemisphere Hypothesis: A Lecture and Dialogue between Iain McGilchrist and Steve McIntosh DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for Process Studies and the Institute for Cultural Evolution for an engaging webinar featuring the pioneering neuroscientist and philosopher Iain McGilchrist\, alongside integral philosopher Steve McIntosh. This event delves into the intersection of philosophy\, cultural evolution\, and the Hemisphere Hypothesis\, beginning with a lecture by Iain McGilchrist\, followed by a moderated dialogue with Steve McIntosh and audience Q&A. We invite you to attend and contribute to this thought-provoking integration of ancient wisdom\, modern brain science\, and the open future.  \nProceedings \n\nWelcome and Introductions (Andrew Davis): 5-7 mins\nOverview of the hemisphere hypothesis as it relates to philosophy and cultural evolution (Iain McGilchrist): 30-40 mins\nResponse and Dialogue (Steve McIntosh\, Davis moderating): 20-30 mins\nAudience Q&A (Davis moderating): 20 mins\n\n  \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Iain McGilchrist \n \n Dr. Iain McGilchrist is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College\, Oxford\, an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College\, Oxford\, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists\, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts\, and former Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director at the Bethlem Royal & Maudsley Hospital\, London. He has been a Research Fellow in neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins Hospital\, Baltimore and a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Stellenbosch. He has published original articles and research papers in a wide range of publications on topics in literature\, philosophy\, medicine and psychiatry. He is the author of a number of books\, but is best-known for The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World (Yale 2009); and his book on neuroscience\, epistemology and ontology called The Matter with Things: Our Brains\, Our Delusions and the Unmaking of the World (Perspectiva 2021). Follow Iain at channelmcgilchrist.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Steve McIntosh \n \n Steve McIntosh is a developmental philosopher who focuses on the evolution of consciousness and culture. He is the author of Developmental Politics (2020)\, The Presence of the Infinite (2015)\, Evolution’s Purpose (2012)\, and Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution (2007). He is also coauthor of Conscious Leadership (2020)\, with John Mackey and Carter Phipps. McIntosh is the cofounder and director of the Institute for Cultural Evolution nonprofit organization. Before becoming a writer\, he had a variety of other successful careers\, including founding the consumer products company Now & Zen\, and practicing law with one of America’s largest firms. McIntosh is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and the University of Southern California Business School. He grew up in Los Angeles and now lives in Boulder\, Colorado with his family. His author website is stevemcintosh.com and you can follow him on X @CultureDevelops \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Andrew M. Davis \n \n Dr. Andrew M. Davis is an American process philosopher\, theologian\, and scholar of the cosmos. He is Research and Academic Director for the Center for Process Studies\, where he researches\, writes\, teaches\, and organizes conferences on various aspects of process-relational thought. An advocate of metaphysics and meaning in a hospitable universe\, he approaches philosophy as the endeavor to systematically think through what reality must be like—because we are a part of it. He is author\, editor\, and co-editor of nearly a dozen books\, including Mind\, Value\, and Cosmos: On the Relational Nature of Ultimacy (2020); Process Cosmology: New Integrations in Science and Philosophy (2022); Metaphysics of Exo-Life: Toward a Constructive Whiteheadian Cosmotheology (2023); and Whitehead and Teilhard: From Organism to Omega (2025). His forthcoming book is a comprehensive yet conversational introduction to Alfred North Whitehead titled Whitehead’s Universe: A Prismatic Introduction. Follow his work at andrewmdavis.info. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Organized by URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/philosophy-cultural-evolution-and-the-hemisphere-hypothesis-a-lecture-and-dialogue-between-iain-mcgilchrist-and-steve-mcintosh/ CATEGORIES:Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Philosophy-Cultural-Evolution-and-the-Hemisphere-Hypothesis-Header.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR