Lectures by Dr. Jessica Frazier

Classic problems in Philosophy, Religion and the Humanities more broadly can be approached through the branch of phenomenology that Hans-Georg Gadamer termed ‘Philosophical Hermeneutics’. Texts become living objects of dialogue. Spirituality becomes a process through which the self grows. Community becomes a form of expanded selfhood, and religious truth claims become an invitation to adapt oneself to a new picture of the world. These seminars will explore key themes, drawing on Gadamer’s writings on beauty, health and ethics, Plato and Hegel, spiritual growth and multicultural society.These 1 hour seminars will explore key themes in the Study of the Humanities in general, and religion in particular:Week 2: Redefining Truth and Text—Living LanguageWeek 3: Hermeneutic Spirituality—Locating the individual in the WholeWeek 4: Defining Self, Body, and Agency—Self as shifting nexusWeek 5: Rethinking Community and Pluralism—From dialogues to chorusesWeek 6: Science vs Religion Truths—From prediction to transformationWeek 7: Rethinking Divinity—Alternative forms of 'God'

Classic problems in Philosophy, Religion and the Humanities more broadly can be approached through the branch of phenomenology that Hans-Georg Gadamer termed ‘Philosophical Hermeneutics’. Texts become living objects of dialogue. Spirituality becomes a process through which the self grows. Community becomes a form of expanded selfhood, and religious truth claims become an invitation to adapt oneself to a new picture of the world. These seminars will explore key themes, drawing on Gadamer’s writings on beauty, health and ethics, Plato and Hegel, spiritual growth and multicultural society.These 1 hour seminars will explore key themes in the Study of the Humanities in general, and religion in particular:Week 2: Redefining Truth and Text—Living LanguageWeek 3: Hermeneutic Spirituality—Locating the individual in the WholeWeek 4: Defining Self, Body, and Agency—Self as shifting nexusWeek 5: Rethinking Community and Pluralism—From dialogues to chorusesWeek 6: Science vs Religion Truths—From prediction to transformationWeek 7: Rethinking Divinity—Alternative forms of 'God'

Classic problems in Philosophy, Religion and the Humanities more broadly can be approached through the branch of phenomenology that Hans-Georg Gadamer termed ‘Philosophical Hermeneutics’. Texts become living objects of dialogue. Spirituality becomes a process through which the self grows. Community becomes a form of expanded selfhood, and religious truth claims become an invitation to adapt oneself to a new picture of the world. These seminars will explore key themes, drawing on Gadamer’s writings on beauty, health and ethics, Plato and Hegel, spiritual growth and multicultural society.These 1 hour seminars will explore key themes in the Study of the Humanities in general, and religion in particular:Week 2: Redefining Truth and Text—Living LanguageWeek 3: Hermeneutic Spirituality—Locating the individual in the WholeWeek 4: Defining Self, Body, and Agency—Self as shifting nexusWeek 5: Rethinking Community and Pluralism—From dialogues to chorusesWeek 6: Science vs Religion Truths—From prediction to transformationWeek 7: Rethinking Divinity—Alternative forms of 'God'

Cosmologies across ancient cultures describe the shape and structure of the universe, its origins and functioning - but when do these ‘myths’ become ‘metaphysics’? This symposium will bring together scholars of diverse ancient cultures in a ‘global’ conversation exploring the path from ‘Cosmology’ and ‘Myth’, to ‘Philosophy’ and ‘Metaphysics’. Jessica Frazier, Christopher Marlow, Lea Cantor and others will explore cases from Greece, India, Egypt and beyond.