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Culture vs. Consciousness: A Core Human Tension

From Evelyn Behling April 29th, 2020

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Most creatures are adapted to their environment. Humans are, in many ways, a notable exception to this, having adapted to the process of transition between environments rather than to any particular one. Having developed a model of culture and consciousness—human traits that are both fundamental to our humanity, and in inherent tension with one another—Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein posit that the 21st century is either a dead-end for humanity, or a gateway to something as yet unanticipated. In this discussion, Dr. Heying and Dr. Weinstein will present a model for how humans address such predicaments.

Tags: consciousnessculturehumanitiesthingsquestionfactpopulationcultureslotevolutionthingplaceproblempopulationsheathermadisonlandlanguagerulesfrontierswisdom

Date: April 29th, 2020
Speaker: Bret Weinstein, 2019-2020 James Madison Program Visiting Fellow, Princeton University and Heather E. Heying, 2019-2020 James Madison Program Visiting Fellow, Princeton University. Moderated by Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence; Director, James Madison Program, Princeton University.
Department: James Madison Program, Politics
Location: Zoom Webinar
Appears In: James Madison Program