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April 2017
Two disciplinary perspectives- one topic! Join Eric Schwitzgebel (Philosophy) and Jon Willits (Psychology) in a conversation that explores the mysterious terrain of human consciousness. Eric’s view: Although our stream of conscious experience is one of the most important, if not the most important, things about us, few of us know very well what our stream of experience is actually like, and all of the general theories of consciousness so far advanced by psychologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers remain highly dubious. Jon’s view: Consciousness is indeed complicated, but [...]
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UCR Osher and UCR Center for Ideas & Society present Adventures of the Mind A FREE lecture featuring two academics from different disciplines offering distinct perspectives on one topic. The moderator will be Georgia Warnke, director of the Center for Ideas and Society. Topic: Democracy in Crisis? After recent events like the Supreme Court decision on Citizens United, encounters between police and African- American citizens, fake news and “alternative” facts and the 2016 presidential campaign and election, many people wonder if American democracy can survive. [...]
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Join us for the 2018 Disciplines in Dialogue series, Risky Business: Taking chances on the future, co-hosted by UCR Osher and UCR Palm Desert. Two chances to attend: January 16 or 17.
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Join us for the 2018 Disciplines in Dialogue series, Risky Business: Taking chances on the future, co-hosted by UCR Osher and UCR Palm Desert. Two chances to attend: February 20 and 21.
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Join us for the 2018 Disciplines in Dialogue series, Risky Business: Taking chances on the future, co-hosted by UCR Osher and UCR Palm Desert. Two chances to attend: March 20 or 21.
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Join us for the 2018 Disciplines in Dialogue series, Risky Business: Taking chances on the future, co-hosted by UCR Osher and UCR Palm Desert. Two chances to attend: April 17 or 18.
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