Bryan Kam on Neither/Nor

Online

In this exciting discussion, please join Interintellect fellow Bryan Kam to discuss his original philosophical work. No background in the subject is required. We live in two worlds: one of language, logic, concepts, and abstractions — and another, of sensations, experience, and intuition. They're inseparable and enrich one another, but each world has its own…

$15.00

Pessoa’s city – Lisbon IRL – A meet & greet for new members

Lisbon

Interintellect founder Anna Gát hosts a casual dinner for new members living in or visiting lovely Lisbon where we will discuss Pessoa's poetry, as well as art, identity, language, and our journeys. Pessoa's bio and a few poems to read ahead of the gathering. The exact location of this gathering will be shared via email and the…

Free

Why Americans Don’t Understand Dictatorships

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We'll investigate what movies, TV series, and books from the West get so wrong about dictatorships, and whether this political naivety is a weakness or a superpower when it comes to real-life events. Hosted by Interintellect founder Anna Gát. Interintellect founder Anna Gát has long observed how modern Western depictions of dictatorial systems - A…

$25.00

How to Make a Self: Tara Isabella Burton on Identity, Belonging, and the Sacred

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In Self-Made, Tara Isabella Burton delves into "the theories and forces behind our never-ending need to curate ourselves." In this Supersalon we will talk with Tara about how to put current "self-fashioning" into perspective, both comparatively and as a distinctive moment. Are we all Kardashians now? Does a godless, or at least perversely sacred, world… Continue reading How to Make a Self: Tara Isabella Burton on Identity, Belonging, and the Sacred

$15.00

Educating ‘Barbie’ – The Plasticity of the Millennial Woman

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Join Interintellect founder Anna Gát at a friendly debate on Greta Gerwig's movie Barbie. We will explore its style, message, humour, and success - or failure - as a feminist movie! If you haven't been living under a rock, you're probably aware that Greta Gerwig's movie Barbie is the talk of the town. We debate its…

$10.00

The Beginning of Infinity: Objective Beauty

Join Phil Filippak for the next episode of a series about critical rationalism and major ideas from David Deutsch’s book The Beginning of Infinity. We’ll discuss beauty and its objectivity! Is it possible that all beauty is subject to yet unknown but stringent laws? May all paintings and sculptures and songs be described by some complicated but precise…

$20.00