A Collegium Institute’s Magi Project for Science and Theology keynote lecture by Prof. Jennifer Herdt on Thursday, July 13
This lecture explores understandings of the human person that can equip us for life in a world in which our long-cherished cognitive superiority over other life-forms seems to have been eclipsed by new forms of intelligence neither constrained by body finitude nor conditioned by organic limits. Professor Herdt argues that reclaiming our animality can help correct rationalistic and individualistic conceptions of human agency, frame fuller understandings of what it is to be caring, responsible agents, and point the way forward to living well with our finite, natural forms of intelligence.
This public lecture served as the keynote lecture for Collegium Institute’s second interdisciplinary summer Magi conference, “What is (Human) Life? Mind, Body, Soul, and Self.”
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This event was made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in any publications, videos, lectures, etc. associated with this project are those of the author(s) or speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.
