Philosophy
Emanuele Coccia: Metamorphic Beings: The Nonhuman Life in the Human Body and Spirit
Cooper Union's Frederick P. Rose Auditorium 41 Cooper Square, New York, NY, United StatesEmanuele Coccia delivers a free, public lecture at Cooper Union as part of the Fall 2019 Intra-Disciplinary Seminar series and in partnership with Open Society Foundations. Emanuele Coccia is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris. He has worked extensively on aesthetics and on biology, and […]
Transforming Police into Jedi Peacebuilders
Work Heights - Kinetic 277 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThis Olio event will focus on NYU professor Brad Heckman's work with the NYPD to imbue police officers with skills to de-escalate conflict and build trust with civilians during our divided times -- in the wake of countless tragic incidents between cops and civilians and against the backdrop of Black Lives Matter. We'll focus on […]
The Art of Dying, The Act of Grieving
Work Heights - Electric 650 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThis Olio event, featuring Jamie Warren (Assistant Professor at BMCC-CUNY), will look 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.
Thomas More’s Utopia
Using Thomas More's Utopia as our foundation, we'll examine our own state of mental and emotional health in present day society during this living room Olio event with professor Patricia Kim. Why does the future look so bleak? And what does that have to do with the state of our individual and collective mental health? […]
Book Launch: “How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy”
New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 W 64th St, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for the launch of HOW TO LIVE A GOOD LIFE with editors Skye Cleary, Massimo Pigliucci, and Daniel Kaufman, along with contributor and Ethical NYC Leader Emerita Anne Klaeysen. ABOUT HOW TO LIVE A GOOD LIFE: A collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for […]