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The event is free to attend - please sign up in advance via this link: https://cape.ku.dk/eng/calendar/2025/soul-and-environment/sign-up/The talk will explore the enduring yet evolving concept of the soul across Western philosophical tradition, where, since antiquity, and into modern philosophy, it has mediated between religion and science, adapting to shifting worldviews.
The traditional philosophical motif of the tripartition of the soul, from plant to animal to human, reveals a shared continuum of life, wherein we never truly cease to be animals or plants. Through this perspective, the soul is not only a passageway between body and spirit but a vital, sensory engagement with the Earth and beyond. As a philosophical metaphor of an embodied connection to the world, the soul opens an existential meaning of extinction. As species vanish, so too do the worlds they inhabit—their unique perceptual worlds disappear with them. The loss of biodiversity thus signifies not only the disappearance of species but also the extinction of the specific ways in which they experienced the world. This view, encompassing the interplay between body, soul, and environment, offers a framework for understanding the human position within the greater ecological network and suggests that immortality is not about transcendence, but about dwelling within and belonging to the world.
The event will be followed by a small reception with drinks and snacks.
The event begins on time – if you are late, please ring the bell and reception will let you in.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Læderstræde 20, 1201 Copenhagen, Denmark, Læderstræde 20, 1201 København K, Danmark,Copenhagen, Copenhagen , Denmark
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