What Constitutes Compelling Evidence, And For Whom? (B. Alan Wallace) “Exceptional claims require exceptional evidence” is often presented as the heart of the scientific method and as a model for critical thinking, rational thought, and skepticism everywhere. Accordingly, materialists view any evidence that is incompatible with their beliefs as highly questionable at best, for such …
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What Constitutes Compelling Evidence, And For Whom? (B. Alan Wallace) Why Don’t We All Have Global Compassion? (Paul Ekman)
Epiphanies, Tensions, and Horizons: Pathways Forward In this session, we will reflect on the lessons from the day’s workshops, examine their implications for the fields of contemplative and transformative education, and outline potential pathways forward. We will consider the following questions: How did these conversations impact how we see ourselves and our work? What new …
Epiphanies, Tensions, and Horizons: Pathways Forward
The fostering of academic, social and emotional student development and the cultivation of outer- and inner-life skills for all students requires a newly designed vision of education. This session will examine the re-envisioning of education through engaging participants in reflection and lively discussion about critical questions regarding realizing and embodying education by connecting the contemplative …
We are at a moment in time when the thriving of all beings on our Planet Mother is in question. What happens when we become aware and engaged as members of living systems? How does that awareness bring deeper meaning to learning within and outside of formal education systems that cultivates a more sustainable life? …
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A Tale of Two Movements: What Transformative and Contemplative Education Can Learn from Each Other
A Tale of Two Movements: What Transformative and Contemplative Education Can Learn from Each Other How can we work together to create educational systems that support students in becoming compassionate, competent, and responsible members of the wider community? While justice and fairness are needed to support effective participation in the classroom, how do we ensure …
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ISCS 2014
Social cognition theories explain how we understand others in social interactions. A new approach, interaction theory, focuses on the phenomenological and embodied nature of what it is like to connect to andunderstand others in social interaction. This theory incorporates traditional phenomenological approaches to understanding other minds, and it also gives significant status to the role …
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