Philosophy in a Multicultural Context – The Humanities Institute

Will the Robots Win? Promises and Perils of Technology in Society

Technology is ubiquitous. Computers and phones impact our daily rhythms, communicative abilities, and cognitive energies. Consider being hospitalized, flying from one country to another, or taking a prescription medicine. Or […]

Brian Cantwell Smith: "The Couch or the Bottle: Levels of Abstraction and the Anxious Mind"

Guest Lectures for “Introduction to Philosophy” (Phil 11) and “Brain, Mind, and Consciousness” (Cowell 39), co-taught by Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther, UCSC, Winter 2015. Brian Cantwell Smith received his B.S. (1974), […]

Fabrizzio McManus Guerrero: "From Queer Theory to Teoria Cuir: Latinamerican appropriations of Gay Identities"

Guest Lectures for “Introduction to Philosophy” (Phil 11) and “Brain, Mind, and Consciousness” (Cowell 39), co-taught by Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther, UCSC, Winter 2015. Fabrizzio McManus Guerrero studied Biology in the […]

Octavio Valadez: "Co-Teaching and Revolutionary Teaching"

Guest Lectures for “Introduction to Philosophy” (Phil 11) and “Brain, Mind, and Consciousness” (Cowell 39), co-taught by Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther, UCSC, Winter 2015. Édgar Octavio Valadez Blanco is currently studying […]

Brian Cantwell Smith: "The Three R's: Representation, Registration, and Reality"

Guest Lectures for “Introduction to Philosophy” (Phil 11) and “Brain, Mind, and Consciousness” (Cowell 39), co-taught by Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther, UCSC, Winter 2015. Brian Cantwell Smith received his B.S. (1974), […]

Natalia Carrillo: "A History of the Action Potential"

Guest Lectures for “Introduction to Philosophy” (Phil 11) and “Brain, Mind, and Consciousness” (Cowell 39), co-taught by Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther, UCSC, Winter 2015. Natalia Carrillo is a graduate student at […]

Ray Gibbs: "Embodied Meaning, Thinking, and Communication"

Guest Lectures for “Introduction to Philosophy” (Phil 11) and “Brain, Mind, and Consciousness” (Cowell 39), co-taught by Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther, UCSC, Winter 2015. Ray Gibbs is a psychology professor at […]

Michael Anderson: "Neural Reuse and Hebbian Learning: Two Kinds of Neuroplasticity in the Brain"

Guest Lectures for “Introduction to Philosophy” (Phil 11) and “Brain, Mind, and Consciousness” (Cowell 39), co-taught by Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther, UCSC, Winter 2015. Michael L. Anderson is an Associate Professor […]

Fabrizzio McManus Guerrero: "Neuro-Biological Explanations of Sexual Orientation and Their Counter-Explanations"

Guest Lectures for “Introduction to Philosophy” (Phil 11) and “Brain, Mind, and Consciousness” (Cowell 39), co-taught by Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther, UCSC, Winter 2015. Explaining Sexual Orientation, or for that matter, […]

UCSC to host free public conference exploring philosophy in multicultural context

11 October 2012 / 19 February 2018 by Sora Morey | Leave a Comment

Is philosophical inquiry bound by history, geography or culture? Should the philosopher be responsible to the public? On October 20, UCSC assistant professor of philosophy Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther and UCSC’s […]

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