denkgelag.be
TEDxGhent, Reasonable Doubt | Het Denkgelag
http://denkgelag.be/en/tedxghent-reasonable-doubt
Skip to main content. TEDxGhent, Reasonable Doubt. TEDxGhent, Reasonable Doubt. Thursday, 12 March, 2015 - 19:00. We are all sensitive to irrationality. Our everyday reasoning is infused with a plethora of misconceptions. It is this which makes us human and which, according to some, is the only way we have of learning anything. But why are we so susceptible to irrational thinking and what are we able to do about it? How can we learn to think more critically? Het Denkgelag on YouTube.
denkgelag.be
An Interactive Evening with Philosopher Peter Singer | Het Denkgelag
http://denkgelag.be/en/interactive-evening-philosopher-peter-singer
Skip to main content. An Interactive Evening with Philosopher Peter Singer. An Interactive Evening with Philosopher Peter Singer. Saturday, 11 June, 2016 - 20:00. The Effective Altruist, Dilemmas in Doing Good. On June 11th Het Denkgelag will be organizing an interactive night with Peter Singer in cooperation with De Vooruit. Theaterzaal, Kunstencentrum Vooruit. Doors: 19:00. Start 20:00 until 22:00. Tickets 15 - Students en members EVA VZW 11. Https:/ vooruit.be/nl/show/detail/10989/Peter Singer.
denkgelag.be
Book Presentation Maarten Boudry | Het Denkgelag
http://denkgelag.be/en/book-presentation-maarten-boudry
Skip to main content. Book Presentation Maarten Boudry. Book Presentation Maarten Boudry. In ‘Illusies voor gevorderden’, Maarten Boudry gives an enticing account on why illusions are dangerous. Nobody wants to live in a world of illusions, but the truth can be hurtful and disconcerting. Are we allowed the odd white lie? Maarten Boudry wonders whether there is such a thing as a useful illusion. Or belief in an afterlife, if it lifts the burden of living? Can self-overestimation be advantageous?
denkgelag.be
4 December: Night of the Freethinker (Zebrastraat, Ghent) | Het Denkgelag
http://denkgelag.be/en/4-december-night-freethinker-zebrastraat-ghent
Skip to main content. 4 December: Night of the Freethinker (Zebrastraat, Ghent). 4 December: Night of the Freethinker (Zebrastraat, Ghent). The Night of the Freethinker gathers top national and international thinkers to discuss questions that matter. Friday, December 4, 2015 20:00 (doors open at 19:30), Zebrastraat, Ghent. Tickets: www.nachtvandevrijdenker.be. Chantal Mouffe ‘The Future of Democracy’. Debate: ‘Do Technocrats Do It Better? Moderated by Gie Goris. Moderated by An Ravelingien.
denkgelag.be
A Passion for Science and Reason | Het Denkgelag
http://denkgelag.be/en/passion-science-and-reason
Skip to main content. A passion for science and reason. A Passion for Science and Reason. A Passion for Science and Reason. Monday, 26 January, 2015 - 18:30. Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins (The Selfish Gene, The God Delusion) is one of today's most prominent science popularizers in addition to being the most famous atheist in the world. 17:00 Screening 'The Unbelievers'. 18:30 Book signing session. 20:00 Start of talk. Het Denkgelag on YouTube. Website built with the rocket site platform.
denkgelag.be
From Monkey to Robot | Het Denkgelag
http://denkgelag.be/en/monkey-robot
Skip to main content. From Monkey to Robot. From Monkey to Robot. Thursday, 27 November, 2014 - 20:00. In times of Google Glass, 3D printers and genetic tests over the internet, we are ever-increasingly being confronted with the unstoppable development of nano- and biotechnology. How is society as a whole supposed to deal with this evolution? Shall we soon take evolution into our own hands? Is eternal life just around the corner? Will we become cyborgs: half-man, half-robot? Pieter Bonte is a philosopher...
denkgelag.be
About Het Denkgelag | Het Denkgelag
http://denkgelag.be/en/about-het-denkgelag
Skip to main content. Het Denkgelag' was formed in 2012 and was described as "leisurely evenings of discussion on philosophical, sceptical and scientific subjects, with a host of interesting speakers and the audience as the guest of honor.". In the meantime 'Het Denkgelag' has grown into a team of about 20 volunteers. In the picture: Dries, Pieter and Maarten. The founders of 'Het Denkgelag'. 01/26/2015: 'A Passion for Science and Reason' with Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss. Presented by Julia Galef.
