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Søren Kierkegaard was the first existentialist philosopher and a trenchant critic of the superficialities and excesses of modernism. His critique of modernity has made him a favourite of postmodernists but he would have given them equally short shrift. This talk will present an overview of Kierkegaard’s critique of triviality, bombast, and pusillanimity in philosophy, religion, and society, a critique that remains as pertinent to us as it was to 1840s Europe.
Prof. Lawrence M. Krauss is an internationally known theoretical physicist and author with wide research interests, including the interface between elementary particle physics and cosmology, where his studies include the early universe, the nature of dark matter, general relativity and neutrino astrophysics. He has investigated questions ranging from the nature of exploding stars to issues of the origin of all mass in the universe.
Join the Centre For Inquiry in Calgary where Prof. Lawrence Krauss will be discussing his new book “A Universe From Nothing”. Lawrence Krauss offers provocative, revelatory answers to the most basic philosophical questions: Where did our universe come from? Why is there something rather than nothing? And how is it all going to end?
Tickets are $20 for the general public, $10 for “Friends of the Center”, and $15 for students, and can be purchased at the event or throughEvent Brite.
Come and help us celebrate Darwin’s 203rd birthday with 2 presentations followed by discussions. Speakers this year are from the U of S Biology department: Prof. José Andrés and Prof. Dick Neal (Emeritus). Birthday cake and coffee will be available and the Museum of Natural Sciences is nearby for touring and working on a scavenger hunt.
Dick Neal’s talk is titled “The evolution of goodness”.
Schedule (subject to change):
1:00 pm Introduction & 1st Presentation and questions
2:45 pm Birthday Cake & Coffee; Museum Touring
3:15 pm 2nd Presentation and questions
5:30 pm Pub Discussion (anyone interested can join us for further discussion & cheer – at Alexander’s)
Come out for an afternoon celebrating science! Join us at any time.
Donations are welcome and appreciated. Suggested minimum donation: $10 (not required). Charitable donations to the Centre for Inquiry Saskatchewan are eligible for a tax receipt if contact information is provided.
Location
Room 106 U of S Biology Building
Biology Bldg, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2