David Skrbina PhD – Cosmo-Emotivism: Emotion, Thought, and Feeling in the Cosmic Mind.
For over 2 millennia, philosophers and theologians have speculated on the existence of some kind of a world-soul or universal mind. There are, in fact, solid rational arguments in favor of such a thing, perhaps something akin to what others call ‘God’. In this presentation, Dr. Skrbina will present arguments in favor of a world-mind, and then articulate some features or characteristics of such a mind that can be reasonably inferred. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of emotions, and how they might function in the context of a world-mind.
DAVID SKRBINA is a professor of philosophy, currently holding a position as Visiting Researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He has researched and published in a number of fields, including philosophy of mind, history of philosophy, environmental ethics, philosophy of technology, and philosophy of religion. He initially earned a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1994, and later went on to earn a PhD in philosophy in 2001 from the University of Bath in the UK. He has published over two dozen academic articles or book chapters, and has written or edited ten books, including Panpsychism in the West (M.I.T. Press, 2005 – revised edition in 2017), The Metaphysics of Technology (Routledge, 2015), and The Jesus Hoax (2018). Dr. Skrbina has taught at a number of prestigious institutions, including 15 years at the University of Michigan, as well as at Michigan State University, Eastern Michigan University, and the University of Gent (Belgium). His work and publications can be reviewed at his personal website, www.davidskrbina.com.
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David SkrbinaProfessor of PhilosophyDr. David Skrbina is a professor of philosophy, currently holding a position as Visiting Researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He has researched and published in a number of fields, including philosophy of mind, history of philosophy, environmental ethics, philosophy of technology, and philosophy of religion.
