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Yeoju Eco-Forum: Interfaith Dialogue for Ecological Civilization
All are welcome to take part in the first Yeoju Eco-Forum to be held in Yeoju, Korea from October 3-5, 2019. The theme of the forum will be ‘Interfaith Dialogue on Ecological Civilization.’ Yeoju City, IPDC, Daejin University and Daesoon Jinrihoe will be the copartners of the forum. We are very confident that each person in attendance will be a great asset to this forum. The Goal of Yeoju Eco-Forum The goal of the Yeoju Eco-Forum is to bring…
Find out more »Learning Lab at Claremont Institute for Process Studies
Join the first course in CIPS's new Learning Lab: Healthy Future or Planetary Catastrophe? Might Process Philosophy Help? WHO: Dr. John B. Cobb, Jr. WHAT: Ten Lectures in Ten Weeks WHEN: October 12th thru December 14th Saturdays, 9:00am - 11:00am WHERE: Middle Tree 250 W 1st St #210 Claremont, CA 91711 In this course, Dr. Cobb will present a series of ten lectures that critically examine our current condition and constructively propose an alternative for the future, informed primarily by the philosophy of…
Find out more »Everything Counts: Process Theology and the Big Bear Alpine Zoo
Join John Sweeney for an encore of his paper from the recent Future of Process Theology conference in Fairbanks, AK. This paper is divided into four parts: (I) an introduction regarding my interest in the topics being set side by side: process theology and the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. (II) Some background on the Big Bear Alpine Zoo (BBAZ), including an introduction to the guiding philosophy of the BBAZ, one aspect of which is the current Curator, Bob Cisneros, saying “everything…
Find out more »Book Launch: Silence is Not the Answer
Join CPS, Process & Faith, and the Center for Lutheran Studies for this fall's Book Club. Celebrate this new book with a Q&A session, discussion about how to use the book, and dinner. The event is free but reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. Send RSVP to tjohnson@cst.edu. Authors include: George S. Johnson (CST alum) Vivian Johnson Thom Johnson (CST Alum & Director of CST Center for Lutheran Studies) Brenda Bos (CST Alum) John B. Cobb, Jr (Professor Emeritus) In…
Find out more »2019 AAR Annual Meeting
Stay tuned for more details on process related events at this year's AAR. CPS Reception Saturday - 9:00 PM-11:00 PM Omni-Gaslamp 2 (Fourth Level)
Find out more »What is Consciousness?
What is Consciousness? It is conventionally thought of as awareness of ourselves and our surroundings. But when Chalmers asks the ‘hard question’ about why we see red when we are in pain, or Andy Clark talks about the extended mind, the conventional definition is found wanting, inadequate and superficial. We make a systematic error in trying to understand such complex physiologic properties as consciousness synchronically in ‘real time’. Instead we must use ways to delve into consciousness diachronically, transcending space-time.…
Find out more »6th European Summer School in Process Thought
The European Society for Process Thought together with the Polish Whitehead Metaphysical Society announces the 6th European Summer School in Process Thought, which will take place from August 3rd-August 7th, 2020, at the Franciscan Monastery in Katowice, 76 Panewnicka Street Poland. Topics for the Summer School can be suggested to Piotr Lesniak at piotrles1@wp.pl. Deadline is August 31st, 2019. For more information, visit espt.eu.
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