Live at the Marsh in Berkeley January 27

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Sunday, January 27, 2013 -- 12:00 PM

Philosophy Talk returns to the Marsh Theatre in Berkeley for another pair of live recordings! Join us for the next two programs in our 2012-2013 season.

  • 12:00pm -Bioethics: Myths and RealitieswithDavid Magnus
    Recent advances in mapping the human genome suggest a vision of the future that might fill us with equal parts hope and dread. On the one hand, the possibility of identifying disease-causing genes may enable us to eradicate cancer, obesity, or depression before they ever develop. On the other hand, the idea that soon we could be “designing” our progeny, choosing physical and psychological traits we deem desirable, is fraught with deep moral complexities. But are these ideas realistic or just the stuff of science fiction? What real ethical problems does the current state of human genomics present? John and Ken map out the terrain with David Magnus, Director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics and co-editor ofWho Owns Life?(buy tickets)
  • 3:00pm -Dance as a Way of KnowingwithAlva Noë
    无论它是有节奏的还是拖曳的，是运动的还是普通的，是色情的还是只是社交的，舞蹈是一种利用身体在空间中运动的艺术形式。在现实世界中存在并具体化的审美体验可以被认为是一种认识的方式吗?有没有什么特别的东西我们可以通过观看或表演舞蹈来了解?舞蹈能教给我们关于人类感知和行为的更广泛的课程吗?John and Ken hit the floor with Alva Noe from UC Berkeley, author ofOut of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness. (buy tickets)
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