Programme of Events

Under the theme Imagine Consciousness we screen a selection of films addressing the subject of consciousness and imagination, examining the age-old struggle to define human consciousness from Aristotle and Plato to Einstein and modern philosophers. This programme provides an unusual look at what makes us human and the role of imagination in propelling conscious thought on ‘EMPATHY’. We feature a screening of the film One Hundred Mornings by Irish Director Conor Horgan and the documentary Love Hate & Everything In-between by UK Director Alex Gabbay. There will be a post screening debate on the themes addressed in both works with the directors and the author of ‘The Empathic Brain’, Prof Dr Christian Keysers, Professor for the Social Brain at the Medical Faculty of the University Medical Centre Groningen, Group Leader of the Social Brain Lab Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).

Link for info: http://www.ucdimaginescience.ie/programme/

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