You are invited to participate in the next session of the Logic and Religion Webinar Series which will be held on *July 7, 2022*, at *4pm CET* with the topic:
PARABLES AND BRAINS *Speaker*: Andrew Pinsent <https://www.ianramseycentre.ox.ac.uk/people/andrew-pinsent> (The University of Oxford, UK). *Chair*: Fábio Bertato <https://www.cocen.unicamp.br/pesquisadores/id/54/fabio-maia-bertato> (UNICAMP, Brazil). The session will be held via Zoom through the following link: https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/95399851397?pwd=SWdMeUh3bk5VNHdxeFJIL1ZmM0NJZz09 Meeting ID: 953 9985 1397 Passcode: 854707 For more information about the webinar schedule and speakers please check the link: https://www.logicandreligion.com/webinars Abstract: Why did Jesus teach so much in parables? These parables usually have clear explanations but why not simply teach the explanations, given the risk of misinterpretation? In this presentation, I share new insights from neuroscience that have highlighted the ancient distinction between knowledge and understanding (intellectus/nous), a distinction that is at the heart of so many challenges to Artificial Intelligence. I further argue that understanding is communicated in a privileged manner by means of metaphor and narrative. On this account, parables are not merely convenient but may be indispensable for offering the understanding upon which knowledge and wisdom are based. With best wishes, -- Francisco de Assis Mariano The University of Missouri-Columbia LARA Secretary [email protected] -- LOGICA-L Lista acadêmica brasileira dos profissionais e estudantes da área de Lógica <[email protected]> --- Você está recebendo esta mensagem porque se inscreveu no grupo "LOGICA-L" dos Grupos do Google. Para cancelar inscrição nesse grupo e parar de receber e-mails dele, envie um e-mail para [email protected]. Para ver esta discussão na web, acesse https://groups.google.com/a/dimap.ufrn.br/d/msgid/logica-l/CAF2zFLDpjy-QB_taphDzvyuoEYKzHZ1ap-TCdZ1GovekJxKf7w%40mail.gmail.com.
