Freya Mathews – The Deep Law at the Core of Being: The Key to Ecological Civilization?
Freya Mathews is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Philosophy at La Trobe University, Melbourne, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities. Mathews' philosophy is rooted in panpsychism, an approach that sees mentality as fundamental to the natural world. Her main interests include the development of ecological civilization, Australian and Chinese indigenous views of "sustainability," and how these perspectives might be adapted to the context of contemporary global society and efforts to restore humans to the wild.
Recording of online lectures that took place in the summer of 2024 as part of the seminar "From the Anthropocene to the Symbiocene". More about the lecture series here.
All records from the seminar Traveling Universities of Nature 2024 on Artyčok.tv
Pavel Janšta: On the Liology of Jeremy Lenta
The term liology is derived from the Chinese word “li” (organizing principles) and the word “ology” (Greek for “study”) and means the study of organizing principles. Liology was developed by philosopher and visionary Jeremy Lent as a framework for a new worldview that integrates all aspects of life and would allow people to prosper harmoniously and sustainably on Earth. Pavel Janšta introduces us to some of the basic concepts of Neo-Confucian philosophy – such as “li”, “ren” or “gewu” – that inspired Jeremy Lent to create this concept.
Recording of a lecture that took place in the summer of 2024 as part of the seminar "From the Anthropocene to the Symbiocene".
Pavel Janšta, Man between Heaven and Earth / Haiku, Tao and Leonardo
Pavel Janšta presents a neo-Confucian concept of man, guided by "ren" (comprehensive kindness) and aware of himself as a fractal entity connected to the universe through "li", the omnipresent sets of laws according to which everything in the universe is organized. From this perspective, man is not an isolated human being, but an aspect of the Earth, an animal, a plant, a rock, everything that lives between Heaven and Earth; he is a being who loves others and strives for the mutual benefit of the broad earthly community of life.
Jaromír Bláha: Noah's Ark
Research in national parks, reserves and other wilderness areas shows how important they are for saving life on Earth. Species that have completely disappeared from the cultural landscape survive in them. However, the restoration of wilderness, as well as the return of wild animals, provokes strong positive and negative reactions. For over two decades, the DUHA movement has been striving to expand wildlife areas, monitoring and protecting large carnivores. What are the obstacles and what results have we achieved?
Space walk on summer seminar in the Beskydy Mountains (2019)
The spacewalk ritual was created in the mid-1980s by Dominican Sister Miriam Theresa MacGillis, inspired by the “New Story” as told by eco-theologian and cosmologist Thomas Berry (1914-2009). More about the Space Walk
Film Pilgrimage of the Giant Mountains – The Great Máchov Pilgrimage (2020)
The film Pilgrimage of the Krkonoše Mountains is a light-footed author's report from the August Máchov pilgrimage to Sněžka, a touch of rare moments of freedom and poetic inspiration, a testimony to a joyful, sociable journey through the Czech countryside. More on the film website