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Timothy Morton na FHS: O pekle a koncích světa
Timothy Morton on FHS: On Hell and the Ends of the World
Event by: Fakulta humanitních studií Univerzity Karlovy, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague
Location: Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Pátkova 2137/5, Praha 8
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He is one of the most influential thinkers today and moves across university campuses and pop culture with the agility of a pirate. He presents his novel, sophisticated and no less provocative environmental considerations with elegant ease and interacts with prominent figures of contemporary philosophy as well as with artists such as Björk, Pharrell Williams and Olafur Eliasson. In the Czech Republic, Timothy Morton will perform for the first time, and on November 1st he will cross the live telebridge to the Jan Sokol Hall of the Faculty of Humanities of the Charles University in Prague, respectively to the Inspirational Forum of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival. Here he will present his new book Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology to the audience and offer a lecture on the climatic "hell that is not the end of the world" or the unexpected connection of ecology and Christianity against the climate crisis.
Timothy Morton will join us online, while the lecture (16:00-16:40) will be followed by a conversation with Slovak philosopher Lukáš Likavčan (16:40-17:20), ending with a live discussion with the audience in the Jan Sokol Hall at the Faculty of Humanities (17:20–18:00). So don't hesitate to come, either to the festival in Jihlava or to the FHS, where admission is free. Among other things, Timothy Morton is also famous as an excellent speaker and passionate debater, which can take you to hell and back and still inspire you with hope.
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Timothy Morton is a philosopher whose work stands at the border of contemporary post-anthropocentric philosophy and environmental studies. He belongs to the key figures of the so-called object-oriented ontology, which, among other things, breaks down the traditional boundaries between the human and non-human worlds as well as the hierarchy of being. As a professor, she has been working for a long time at Rice University in Texas and, in addition to ecology or philosophy, she writes about art, popular culture and literature. He has published over 20 books, from which a number of influential concepts emerged, including Being Ecological (published in Artmap in Czech as Ekobytí), Hyperobjects, Dark Ecology and Ecology Without Nature.
In his new book Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology deals with the connection between religion and ecology in the context of current global crises. For the author, hell is not just a theological concept, but a reality found here on Earth, exacerbated by climate change, big oil and white supremacy. Can we imagine a radical rethinking of Christianity that would include ecological thinking and offer new perspectives of solutions through the values of mercy and forgiveness? And can this "mystical wedding" of Christianity and ecology overcome the current environmental crises?
ENG
They are one of the most influential thinkers of today and move across university campuses and pop culture with the agility of and pirates. They can deliver their novel, sophisticated and no less provocative environmental reflections with elegant ease and have been in conversation with both prominent figures in contemporary philosophy and artists such as Björk, Pharrell Williams and Olafur Eliasson. For the first time in Czechia, Timothy Morton will appear on November 1 in a live teleconference at the Jan Sokol Auditorium of the Faculty of Humanities of Charles University in Prague and at the Inspiration Forum of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival. Here they will present their new book Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology and offer a lecture on the climate "hell that is not the end of the world" and the unexpected combination of ecology and Christianity against the climate crisis.
Timothy Morton will join us online; the lecture (16:00–16:40) will be followed by a conversation with Slovak philosopher Lukáš Likavčan (16:40–17:20), concluding with a discussion with the audience in the Jan Sokol Auditorium at the Faculty of Humanities ( 17:20-18:00). So don't hesitate to come, whether to the festival in Jihlava or to FHS, where admission is free. After all, Timothy Morton is, among other things, famous as an excellent speaker and a passionate debater who can take you to hell and back and still inspire you with hope.
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Timothy Morton is a philosopher whose work stands at the intersection of contemporary post-anthropocentric philosophy and environmental studies. They are one of the key figures of so-called object-oriented ontology, which, among other things, breaks down traditional boundaries between the human and non-human worlds and hierarchies of being. They are a long-time professor at Rice University in Texas and they write on art, popular culture, and literature in addition to ecology or philosophy. They have published over 20 books that have spawned a number of influential concepts, including Being Ecological, Hyperobjects, Dark Ecology, and Ecology Without Nature.
In his new book Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology, world-renowned philosopher Timothy Morton explores the intersection of religion and ecology in the context of the current global crises. For the author, hell is not just a theological concept, but a reality found here on Earth, exacerbated by climate change, big oil and white supremacy. Can we imagine a radical rethinking of Christianity that incorporates an ecological mindset and offers new perspectives for solutions through the values of mercy and forgiveness? And can this "mystical marriage" between Christianity and ecology overcome the current environmental crises?
He is one of the most influential thinkers today and moves across university campuses and pop culture with the agility of a pirate. He presents his novel, sophisticated and no less provocative environmental considerations with elegant ease and interacts with prominent figures of contemporary philosophy as well as with artists such as Björk, Pharrell Williams and Olafur Eliasson. In the Czech Republic, Timothy Morton will perform for the first time, and on November 1st he will cross the live telebridge to the Jan Sokol Hall of the Faculty of Humanities of the Charles University in Prague, respectively to the Inspirational Forum of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival. Here he will present his new book Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology to the audience and offer a lecture on the climatic "hell that is not the end of the world" or the unexpected connection of ecology and Christianity against the climate crisis.
Timothy Morton will join us online, while the lecture (16:00-16:40) will be followed by a conversation with Slovak philosopher Lukáš Likavčan (16:40-17:20), ending with a live discussion with the audience in the Jan Sokol Hall at the Faculty of Humanities (17:20–18:00). So don't hesitate to come, either to the festival in Jihlava or to the FHS, where admission is free. Among other things, Timothy Morton is also famous as an excellent speaker and passionate debater, which can take you to hell and back and still inspire you with hope.
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Timothy Morton is a philosopher whose work stands at the border of contemporary post-anthropocentric philosophy and environmental studies. He belongs to the key figures of the so-called object-oriented ontology, which, among other things, breaks down the traditional boundaries between the human and non-human worlds as well as the hierarchy of being. As a professor, she has been working for a long time at Rice University in Texas and, in addition to ecology or philosophy, she writes about art, popular culture and literature. He has published over 20 books, from which a number of influential concepts emerged, including Being Ecological (published in Artmap in Czech as Ekobytí), Hyperobjects, Dark Ecology and Ecology Without Nature.
In his new book Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology deals with the connection between religion and ecology in the context of current global crises. For the author, hell is not just a theological concept, but a reality found here on Earth, exacerbated by climate change, big oil and white supremacy. Can we imagine a radical rethinking of Christianity that would include ecological thinking and offer new perspectives of solutions through the values of mercy and forgiveness? And can this "mystical wedding" of Christianity and ecology overcome the current environmental crises?
ENG
They are one of the most influential thinkers of today and move across university campuses and pop culture with the agility of and pirates. They can deliver their novel, sophisticated and no less provocative environmental reflections with elegant ease and have been in conversation with both prominent figures in contemporary philosophy and artists such as Björk, Pharrell Williams and Olafur Eliasson. For the first time in Czechia, Timothy Morton will appear on November 1 in a live teleconference at the Jan Sokol Auditorium of the Faculty of Humanities of Charles University in Prague and at the Inspiration Forum of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival. Here they will present their new book Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology and offer a lecture on the climate "hell that is not the end of the world" and the unexpected combination of ecology and Christianity against the climate crisis.
Timothy Morton will join us online; the lecture (16:00–16:40) will be followed by a conversation with Slovak philosopher Lukáš Likavčan (16:40–17:20), concluding with a discussion with the audience in the Jan Sokol Auditorium at the Faculty of Humanities ( 17:20-18:00). So don't hesitate to come, whether to the festival in Jihlava or to FHS, where admission is free. After all, Timothy Morton is, among other things, famous as an excellent speaker and a passionate debater who can take you to hell and back and still inspire you with hope.
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Timothy Morton is a philosopher whose work stands at the intersection of contemporary post-anthropocentric philosophy and environmental studies. They are one of the key figures of so-called object-oriented ontology, which, among other things, breaks down traditional boundaries between the human and non-human worlds and hierarchies of being. They are a long-time professor at Rice University in Texas and they write on art, popular culture, and literature in addition to ecology or philosophy. They have published over 20 books that have spawned a number of influential concepts, including Being Ecological, Hyperobjects, Dark Ecology, and Ecology Without Nature.
In his new book Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology, world-renowned philosopher Timothy Morton explores the intersection of religion and ecology in the context of the current global crises. For the author, hell is not just a theological concept, but a reality found here on Earth, exacerbated by climate change, big oil and white supremacy. Can we imagine a radical rethinking of Christianity that incorporates an ecological mindset and offers new perspectives for solutions through the values of mercy and forgiveness? And can this "mystical marriage" between Christianity and ecology overcome the current environmental crises?