The focus of the this talk will be the thinkers associated with early German or “Jena” Romanticism and their interest in India, with references also to the work of Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche and Martin Heidegger and the relationship of their thought with Buddhist philosophy. The early German Romantics were instrumental in articulating “Romanticism” as […]
If you've been following recent news on AI, you may have heard a lot of discussion about the the views of no-less a luminary than evolutionary biologist, skeptic and Atheist-In-Chief Richard Dawkins, who, after spending two days talking to the Claude Chatbot, came away with the very distinct impression that he had been talking to […]
Our first meeting of the year went very well. Thanks to Richard Hil and to all who attended, for a convivial and informative sharing of reflections on the problems of dealing with the combined issues of Climate Change Action and current political events. Our next meeting, scheduled for Thursday 21 May, will be something completely […]