Circus and Philosophy
How is juggling like being a good person? What can the trapeze teach us about consciousness? What does circus have to do with the self?… Continue reading Circus and Philosophy
How is juggling like being a good person? What can the trapeze teach us about consciousness? What does circus have to do with the self?… Continue reading Circus and Philosophy
Circus – Origins If you have never been to a circus, you nonetheless probably have an idea of what a circus is: huge canvas tents,… Continue reading What is Circus? What is Philosophy?
What’s the Point? Our exploration of Circus and Philosophy will primarily concentrate on the many similarities and interconnections between the two. Yet I’d like to… Continue reading Thinking and Circusing: What Are They Good For?
Juggling Watching a juggler manipulate objects is mesmerizing and delightful. She lobs them through the air with an impressive amount of control, consistency, rhythm, anticipation,… Continue reading Juggling and Aristotle
Bread and Circuses Human beings have a long, strange history of being fascinated with death and danger. Somewhat oddly, we are fascinated by the death… Continue reading Death, Danger, and the Paradox of Fiction
Point to the Circus Act Imagine that you have befriended an alien from outer space who knows very little about human culture. In an effort… Continue reading The Circus of Time
Circus Identity, Personal Identity Throughout the semester, we have thought about circus history: how it began, how it has grown and developed, how it is… Continue reading Identity Over Time – Persons and Circuses
Performing the Arts One overarching theme of this course is to demonstrate the immense value that the performing arts offers from the point of view… Continue reading The Performing Arts: Truth and Humanness
Running Away to Join the Circus “Running away to join the circus” has long been a metaphor for escaping the tedium of an uninspired life.… Continue reading The Circus as Transformative Experience
The Trapeze: Flying or Falling? Nearly everyone, at some point or another, has tried something new. Maybe you tried a new intellectual experience: read a… Continue reading Flying, Falling and the Free Will Paradox