511. BERNARDO KASTRUP ON MATERIALISM, NON-DUALITY, AND THE FUTURE OF A GOOD LIFE

Neela Saxena

(A Special Session via Zoom)

A contemporary Dutch thinker, Bernardo Kastrup, has been creating quite a stir within the realm of Western philosophical ideas. A computer engineer with deep metaphysical insight, Kastrup critiques materialist thought and presents his analytical idealism in a new light, re-evaluating thinkers like Arthur Schopenhauer and Carl Jung. His vision imagines a future for humanity where a good life means flowing with the ebb and flow of Nature within a non-dual ontology. His notion about the primacy of our experiential states is resonant with Indian philosophies of consciousness. This course will introduce his ideas for a broader dialogue about how to escape the morass of the consumerist worldview. 

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.                                                                                                         1 Session

Thursday, November 13                                                                                            Fee:  $25

Note: A Zoom Link will be sent to you at least one day prior to the first day of class and again on a weekly basis prior to each successive class if there is a series.

ABOUT THE LECTURER

Neela Saxena is a widely published author whose works include Absent Mother, God of the West and In the Beginning is Desire, along with a number of scholarly journal articles related to her special interests in women’s studies and religion. She is also a Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Nassau County Community College, where she has taught for the past several years. Dr. Saxena has traveled widely and has done extensive research, which she is pleased to share in her books and lectures.