Duties and Delights: The Life of a Go-Between: Interviews with Catherine Portevin (SB-The French List)

Tzvetan Todorov is one of Europe’s leading intellectuals. Beyond his work in cultural and literary theory, philosophy and psychoanalysis, Todorov’s influence is extraordinarily far-reaching specifically because of the clarity of his writing and his refusal to be bound by systems of thought and disciplinary straitjackets.Todorov’s many writings include The Poetics of Prose, The Conquest of America, Mikhail Bakhtin: The Dialogical Principle, Facing the Extreme: Moral Life in the Concentratio

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www.egs.edu Jean-Luc Nancy, French philosopher and author, talking about art, culture and the political. In this lecture, Jean-Luc Nancy discusses the concepts of faith, art, the political, retrieving the political, belief, Pascal’s Wager, and otherness, in relationship to Umberto Eco, and Maurice Blanchot, focusing on Fascism, the political, and democracy. Publiclecture for the students and faculty of the European Graduate School EGS Media and Communication Studies department program Saas-Fee Switzerland Europe 2010 Jean-Luc Nancy. Jean-Luc Nancy (b. 1940, Cauderan, France) is the GWF Hegel Chair at the European Graduate School. Nancy received his Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1973, writing a dissertation on Immanuel Kant, under the supervision of the esteemed French philosopher, Paul Ricoeur. Shortly following his graduation, Nancy became the ‘maître de conférences’ at the University of Strasbourg. During the following decades Nancy lectured at numerous universities, including the Institut de Philosophie in Strasbourg, Freie Universität in Berlin, and the University of California. In addition to his professorships, in 1980, together with his long-time collaborator Phillipe Lacoue-Labarthe, Nancy organized the infamous Les fins de l’homme conference. Two remarkable and ambitious books emerged from this conference Rejouer le politique (1981) and Le retrait du politique (Retreating the Political, 1997). Later, Nancy and Lacoue-Labarthe founded the Centre for Philosophical …

Stephen Lewis’ interest in subtle energy began when he was exposed to the work of Wilhelm Reich, as well as to Oriental philosophy and religion. Since then, he has pursued that direction, with several “pit stops” to obtain a number of degrees in the healing arts, as well as expertise in digital technologies. It was during his studies in the healing arts that he became aware of the energetic testing work being done in Germany. He returned to civilization with the understanding that technology and consciousness were inextricably bound. Thus was born his revolutionary work in Quantum Consciousness, the measurement of “units of consciousness.” Both his work and his writing explore the application of this concept to all of life. For more information visit Stephen’s Website: www.energeticmatrix.com/

Dr. Jelusich has been teaching and presenting lectures, workshops and private sessions for over 20 years. He served as Dean of Administration at the California Institute for Human Science, and remains on the Board of Directors and as core faculty. His Ph.D. is in Human Science, and his research work is in light and sound, and the blending of metaphysics and science. Richard is a gifted intuitive and adept energy worker, accurately reading how the soul-quality infuses itself into our waking personality. Dr. Jelusichs goals are very simple: To demystify metaphysics. To profoundly heal and help self-empower individuals on multiple levels. He is the author of several books, including I Can Relate, which is about how we intuitively relate to each other. Included are 27 case histories, a self-assessment checklist to determine your dominant chakra, and the keys to a great relationship, and The Eye of the Lotus: Psychology of the Chakras, which describes how dominant chakras affect the way we perceive and react to our lifes experiences. He also created along with Dr. Jacob Hans, a powerful meditation CD that features the exquisite sounds of crystal bowls using a special 3-D recording technique. Visit Richard’s Website: www.lightnews.org

Alan Watts interviews Bertrand Russell on the topic of philosophy and religion.

Alan Watts interviews Bertrand Russell on the topic of philosophy and religion.