Name: Unknowing: Philosophy Salon
Start: 2024-10-01T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-10-01T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Woonwerkpand Tetterode

A philosophy of salon on how a lack of knowledge can be a really good thing.
About this Event

Unknowing: Philosophy Salon

As a society, we are obsessed with knowledge. We invest in science, spend numerous hours on podcasts, and scroll the news endlessly until the sundown - or sunset, for some of us. This makes sense. For ancient philosophers, knowledge was an intrinsic good. So this is the good we seek. But those philosophers also had place for the opposite process - getting rid of knowledge in one's head. And so you might wonder: if knowledge is so vital to us, why would anyone do that? In this philosophy salon, we will try to understand why unknowing is also knowing, and the benefits and dangers that this method involves.

Meeting Information

Doors open at 18:45 and close at 19:10. Please be on time! We won't be able to accommodate attendees arriving after 19:10.

Philosophy Salons

The Philosophy Salons are gatherings of curious people to explore big ideas with an open mind. The Philosophy Salons are organized by Anya Farennikova, a philosopher of mind based in Amsterdam. We dive deep into beliefs and ideas, dive out, and have fun along the way!