quote:A public lecture by Daniel C. Dennett, Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University, entitled "Is Science Showing That We Don't Have Free Will?"
In his lecture, Professor Daniel Dennett discusses some of the current work in psychology bearing on this question.
He also drew on Hume, Darwin and Turing, three Enlightenment heroes.
Part of the University of Edinburgh's Enlightenment Lecture Series.
Zeer interessant imo.quote:The Great Opportunity: New Evolutionary Applications in Medicine
Recorded January 16, 2009 in the Wolstein Research Building, Auditorium (Rm. 1413) on the campus of Case Western Reserve University.
Hosted by the Department of Pathology.
Professor Nesse (University of Michigan) is a leading authority on the application of evolutionary principles to clinical medicine.
Is idd een goede lecture. Krauss is ook een een aangenaam persoon om naar te luisteren, met de nodige dosis humor.quote:Op vrijdag 3 september 2010 10:44 schreef Molurus het volgende:
Tss, waarom vertelt nou niemand me ooit dat iemand zoals Michael Sandel een lezing komt geven in Nederland? Ik hoor dat soort dingen altijd net te laat. In elk geval bedankt voor de tip, Friek_!
Oh, en deze mag ook absoluut niet ontbreken in dit topic:
quote:Our conceptions of human nature affect every aspect of our lives, from the way we raise our children to the political movements we embrace. Yet just as science is bringing us into a golden age of understanding human nature, many people are hostile to the very idea. They fear that discoveries about innate patterns of thinking and feeling may be used to justify inequality, to subvert social change, to dissolve personal responsibility, and to strip life of meaning and purpose.
In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker, bestselling author of The Language Instinct and How the Mind Works, explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings. He shows how many intellectuals have denied the existence of human nature by embracing three linked dogmas: The Blank Slate (the mind has no innate traits), The Noble Savage (people are born good and corrupted by society), and The Ghost in the Machine (each of us has a soul that makes choices free from biology).
Each dogma carries a moral burden, so their defenders have engaged in the desperate tactics to discredit the scientists who are now challenging them. Pinker tries to inject calm and rationality into these debates by showing that equality, progress, responsibility, and purpose have nothing to fear from discoveries about rich human nature. He disarms even the most menacing threats with clear thinking, common sense, and pertinent facts from science and history. Despite its popularity among intellectuals during much of the twentieth century, he argues, the doctrine of the Blank Slate may have done more harm than good. It denies our common humanity and our individual preferences, replaces hardheaded analyses of social problems with feel-good slogans, and distorts our understanding of government, violence, parenting, and the arts.
quote:John Searle visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book " Freedom and Neurobiology: Reflections on Free Will, Language, and Political Power." This event took place on October 30, 2007 as part of the Authors@Google series.
Which reminds me...quote:
bronquote:Science and religion are two windows that people look through, trying to understand the big universe outside, trying to understand why we are here. The two windows give different views, but they look out at the same universe. Both views are one-sided, neither is complete. Both leave out essential features of the real world. And both are worthy of respect.
Trouble arises when either science or religion claims universal jurisdiction, when either religious or scientific dogma claims to be infallible. Religious creationists and scientific materialists are equally dogmatic and insensitive. By their arrogance they bring both science and religion into disrepute. The media exaggerate their numbers and importance. The media rarely mention the fact that the great majority of religious people belong to moderate denominations that treat science with respect, or the fact that the great majority of scientists treat religion with respect so long as religion does not claim jurisdiction over scientific questions.
quote:Freeman dyson talks about his days in Bomber Command. The bombing of dresden and Eichmann.
He has a very honest opinion about his own role in the war as a bureaucrat. He compares his role in the war to that of German bureaucrats who had a role in the death of prisoners in nazi concentration camps.
.quote:Ah, nothing like coming home to smoke a bowl and listen to Feynman after another day at work. This is my therapy, this is my escape from the dulled world.
quote:Dr. Andy Thomson gives a talk on morality at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 Conference in Burbank, California. Dr. Thomson uses Francis Collins' claim that morality is proof of God as a jumping-off point to discuss what we know about how morality works and where it came from.
Gisteravond deze video eens kunnen bekijken. Het leek me echter meer een W&T video. Dat is dan afgezien van wat absurde opmerkingen tussendoorquote:Op vrijdag 3 september 2010 10:44 schreef Molurus het volgende:
Oh, en deze mag ook absoluut niet ontbreken in dit topic:
Zo absurd zijn die opmerkingen niet. Religieuze ideologieen hebben namelijk geregeld zeer uitgesproken ideeen over zaken die het werkterrein zijn van de wetenschap. Evolutie en het ontstaan van het universum zijn daarin twee belangrijke terreinen waarop wetenschap en religie regelmatig met elkaar in strijd zijn. Het is dan ook helemaal niet verwonderlijk dat beide onderwerpen, hoewel strikt wetenschappelijk, vaker ter sprake komen in F&L dan in W&T.quote:Op maandag 4 oktober 2010 11:43 schreef Dwerfion het volgende:
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Gisteravond deze video eens kunnen bekijken. Het leek me echter meer een W&T video. Dat is dan afgezien van wat absurde opmerkingen tussendoor
- "Forget Jesus, the stars died for you"
- "Wij mensen zijn niet belangrijk want de zon draait niet om ons en er is zoveel donkere materie en donkere energie." Nogal absurd lijkt me. Waarom zou het relatieve volume of je massa of je energie bepalen hoe belangrijk iets is?
quote:Jerry Coyne explains 'Why Evolution is True' (also the title of his excellent new book) at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 conference.
Professor Coyne (University of Chicago) is a leading evolutionary geneticist and authority on speciation
Is dit een beetje te volgen voor leken? Zo ja, dan ga ik vannacht maar eens kijken, denk ik.quote:Op maandag 4 oktober 2010 22:37 schreef deelnemer het volgende:
Professor Neil Turok of Cambridge University presents his lecture "What Banged?" which examines the possible causes of The Big Bang, the initial singularity that created our universe.
Beide video's die je hebt geplaatst, hebben met elkaar gemeen, dat het ergste wat iemand kan overkomen gebeurd, tenzij hij de wil van Allah volgt. Dat is intimidatie.quote:
Alle video's hier ook. Islam is ook levensbeschouwing en zulke video's horen hier ook in plaats, natuurlijk met mate. Als je het niet wilt kijken dan kijk je toch niet?quote:Op donderdag 7 oktober 2010 00:56 schreef deelnemer het volgende:
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Beide video's die je hebt geplaatst, hebben met elkaar gemeen, dat het ergste wat iemand kan overkomen gebeurd, tenzij hij de wil van Allah volgt. Dat is intimidatie.
http://fora.tv/2009/09/25/The_Philosophy_of_Organic_Designquote:Organic design is a philosophy of design that respects the users is influence by nature, recognizes the process of evolution and is holistic in its approach. This panel of architects and designers talks about what is required to practice organic design and the importance of energy conservation, natural materials and renewable resources in modern buildings.
The panelists include Usman Haque, CEO of Connected Environments Ltd. and founder of Pachube.com, Rachel Armstrong, TED Global Fellow and Teaching Fellow at the Bartlett School of Architecture, and Matthias Hollwich, Architect and founder of HWKN.
quote:Stanford Professor Robert Sapolsky, posits that depression is the most damaging disease that you can experience. Right now it is the number four cause of disability in the US and it is becoming more common. Sapolsky states that depression is as real of a biological disease as is diabetes.
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