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SUMMARY:VOLUNTEER WITH GREENPEACE 💚
DESCRIPTION:🌿 Want to make a difference but not sure where to start? Come meet Greenpeace! \nWhether you’re passionate about protecting the planet\, looking for a way to take action\, or simply curious about volunteering\, we’d love to meet you! \nJoin us for a relaxed evening at Greenpeace Czech Republic\, where you can get to know our team\, find out what we’re working on\, and discover how you can get involved. \nExpect fun games\, good conversations\, vegan snacks\, and plenty of opportunities to meet like-minded people💚 \nNo previous experience needed! Just bring your curiosity and enthusiasm. \n🌱 Everyone is welcome! \n👉 Interested? Click Going so we know to expect you. \nCan’t make it this time?\nYou can still become a Greenpeace volunteer! Sign up and you’ll be invited to an introduction session: https://www.greenpeace.org/czech/volunteer-page/ \nSee you there! 💚
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/volunteer-with-greenpeace-%f0%9f%92%9a/
LOCATION:Prvního pluku 12\, 18600 Prague\, Czech Republic\, Prvního pluku 12\, 18600 Prague\, Czech Republic
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261020T193000
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SUMMARY:Imaginación artificial
DESCRIPTION:Para esta sesión de Luces hemos elegido uno de los temas más discutidos en estos días: la inteligencia artificial. Como invitados especiales tendremos a los miembros de la Biblioteca Popular Pablo de Rokha con su taller literario y a Andrés Vidal con su guitarra. Venid a escuchar\, charlar y\, eventualmente\, donar libros en español.
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/imaginacion-artificial/
LOCATION:Kavárna Liberál\, Kavárna Liberál
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261014T183000
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SUMMARY:The Eleusinian Mysteries and the Psychedelic Hypothesis of Kykeon
DESCRIPTION:For nearly two millennia\, initiates travelled to Eleusis to participate in the Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone\, one of the most enduring initiatory traditions of the ancient Mediterranean. The sacrament was kykeon\, a ritual drink whose composition and possible role in the initiatory experience have remained the subject of fascination and debate. \nCould the kykeon have contained psychoactive compounds derived from ergot? And could such a preparation have contributed to the profound experiences described by the initiates? Drawing on ancient sources\, archaeology\, chemistry and contemporary psychedelic science\, this talk examines the evidence behind the psychedelic hypothesis of Eleusis\, as well as the questions that remain unresolved. \nYet even if the pharmacological mystery of the kykeon could be solved\, would the molecule alone explain the Mysteries? Perhaps the more interesting question is not only what was in the cup\, but what transformed the initiate. \nBio:\nIsis Rita Anzel Koutrouli is a preclinical researcher at the Psychedelic Research Center of the National Institute of Mental Health (NUDZ) in Prague and a final-year PhD candidate in Neurosciences at the 3rd Faculty of Medicine\, Charles University\, under the supervision of Dr. Tomáš Páleníček. Her research focuses on the therapeutic potential of psychedelic substances\, in preclinical models of substance use disorders\, combining behavioral pharmacology with molecular approaches.\nIsis is also one of the coordinators of the uniMIND Prague psychedelic community and academic journal club\, which is co-hosting this event.
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/the-eleusinian-mysteries-and-the-psychedelic-hypothesis-of-kykeon/
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261014T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261014T210000
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SUMMARY:INN Prague: Alternative Housing Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:🏘️🤯❓ \nThe housing market is difficult – should you rent or buy? Or maybe there are other options?  \nTogether with labor historian Bolek Šmejkal from Charles University and Teresa Rucińska from the Větev Community we will take a look at modern and historical alternatives to the usual modes of living.  \nThis month’s public meeting is hosted by the INN Migrants Group.  \n🗣️ It will be held in English with Czech translation available on demand. \n==CZ== \n🏘️🤯❓\nBydlení je dnes obtížné téma – měli byste si pronajmout byt\, nebo si ho koupit? Nebo existují i jiné možnosti? \nSpolečně s historikem práce Bolkem Šmejkalem z Univerzity Karlovy a Teresou Rucińskou z komunity Větev se podíváme na moderní i historické alternativy k běžným způsobům bydlení. \nVeřejné setkání tohoto měsíce pořádá Migrantská skupina INN.  \n🗣️ Setkání proběhne v angličtině\, s možností tlumočení do češtiny na vyžádání.
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/inn-prague-alternative-housing-then-and-now/
LOCATION:Punctum – Krásovka\, Punctum - Krásovka
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261009T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261009T170000
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SUMMARY:The Colombian Psychedelic Ecosystem: From Ancestral Wisdom to Underground Science
DESCRIPTION:Srdečně zveme na přednášku na Katedře filozofie a dějin přírodních věd\, která je zdarma přístupná také veřejnosti. \nFrom Ancestral Wisdom to Underground Science:\nColombia is a land of immense psychedelic and cultural diversity\, where Indigenous medicines\, natural and synthetic substances\, ancestral knowledge\, and contemporary scientific approaches coexist and intersect. This conversation invites us to explore Colombia’s complex psychedelic landscape from a transdisciplinary perspective\, bringing together Indigenous cosmogonies\, diverse practices and forms of knowledge\, and the emerging academic and civil psychedelic ecosystem\, while reflecting on their historical roots and possible futures. \nSebastián Iguarán is a psychologist and a master’s student in Transdisciplinary Studies in Health at Universidad Externado de Colombia\, focused on psychotherapy\, harm reduction\, and the therapeutic use of psychedelics. He is co-founder of Ciencias Psicodelicas and creator of Psicologo del Psiconauta\, initiatives dedicated to scientific outreach and psychoeducation.\nHis work integrates evidence-based methods with existential and intercultural approaches to promote ethical and culturally sensitive therapeutic processes.
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/the-colombian-psychedelic-ecosystem-from-ancestral-wisdom-to-underground-science/
LOCATION:Přírodovědecká fakulta UK\, Viničná 1594/7\, Praha 2\, 128 00\, Czech Republic
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261006T190000
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SUMMARY:Punctum Theory Club | Olga Krasa-Ryabets: Non-places and experimental culture
DESCRIPTION:Punctum Theory Club presents:\nOlga Krasa-Ryabets\nNon-places and experimental culture: the urban apartment as site of creative intervention \nPunctum has been described as the “living room of culture\,” and it’s known for it’s location\, imbedded in one of Prague’s iconic vnitrobloks\, and for the sense of community it built over the years. This makes it an ideal setting for a lecture and workshop on the relationship between domestic space\, creativity\, and resistance. Drawing on over a decade of my own artistic practice in apartments in Amsterdam and Prague\, this session explores why homes and domestic interiors have long served as important sites for cultural production\, from the Middle Ages to contemporary experimental art. Philosophers and theorists such as Gaston Bachelard and Mark Turner have argued that the spaces we inhabit shape our sense of self: home is where identity is rehearsed\, stabilized\, and felt most intimately. Because domestic environments provide continuity and familiarity\, they help people maintain a coherent sense of who they are. At the same time\, when uncertainty or artistic intervention enters these spaces\, the home can become something else entirely: a threshold space outside ordinary social rules\, where new forms of imagination\, encounter\, and resistance become possible. Through examples from apartment theatre\, historical folklore\, and contemporary performance\, the lecture considers how ambiguity\, intimacy\, and atmosphere transform private space into a cultural laboratory. Participants will gain new perspectives on how environments shape identity and creativity\, while the workshop component invites them to reflect on and experiment with the hidden theatrical\, political\, and emotional potential of their own living spaces. This proposal is especially timely as cultural institutions increasingly seek more intimate\, participatory\, and community-based formats beyond conventional venues. \nAbout the lecturer: \nDr. Olga Krasa-Ryabets is a Canadian-Ukrainian theatre director and researcher based in Prague. She has been previously active at the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) and the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Analysis (NICA).\nOlga is the founder of the independent Centre for Aliative and Trivial Research (CenAR) where she has hosted events like the Symposium for Odd Research and created performances for over a decade. Her areas of interest include cognitive humanities and archeology of the everyday. Her most recent collaboration with the theoretical physicist Marek Liška explored the creation of imaginary black holes in urban apartments.\nShe holds a Theatre Specialist BA with Honours (University of Toronto)\, an MA in Alternative Theatre Directing and Puppetry (Academy of Performing Arts in Prague) and a PhD in Theatre Studies from the University of Amsterdam with a dissertation titled Secret Theatre: off-the-grid performance practices in socialist Poland and Czechoslovakia (2019). Most recently\, her work has been published in the Performance Research Journal and by Palgrave Press. \nhttp://www.aliatology.com \nLANGUAGE: English\nDOOR: 19:00 | LECTURE: 19:30\nENTRY by voluntary donations
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/punctum-theory-club-olga-krasa-ryabets-non-places-and-experimental-culture/
LOCATION:Krásova 27\, 13000 Prague\, Czech Republic\, Krásova 27\, 13000 Prague\, Czech Republic
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260926T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260926T200000
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SUMMARY:kolektivní workshop: bez péče anarchismus nevyhraje
DESCRIPTION:na co nám jsou anarchistické prostory\, squaty a kolektivy\, pokud se lidé v nich cítí mizerně a osamocení? jak můžeme vůbec věřit\, že něco (z)měníme\, když se nedokážeme postarat ani o vlastní soudružsvo? \nje na čase vzít téma péče do seriózní diskuze: co to vlastně znamená “pečovat”? o koho\, o co?  jak  vytvářet pečující struktury? co se společně musíme odnaučovat? a jak to všechno dělat\, abychom měnily*i svět kolem sebe\, ne jenom nás jako individua? \nWS bude rozdělen na dvě části: v první se navzájem poznáme a pokecáme o textu “Community care relationship building combats burnout in political movements” (text je v angličtině\, ale je případně možné na místě zařídit překlad). \nve druhé části si prakticky vyzkoušíme proces kolektivní intervize (jedna ze struktur péče). \nbudeme mít prostor pro sdílení emocí v bezpečném prostředí a pouze tehdy\, pokud nám to bude komfortní. \npřijď i pokud se nepovažuješ za anarchistvo či nemáš zkušenosti\, ale téma tě zajímá! \npřines i nějakou chálku na sdílení! \ntechnické informace:\n– jídlo bude kdo co přinese\n– budou pauzy\n– WS bude na 4 hodiny\, ale je možné účastnit se pouze jedné či druhé části (druhá část začne v cca 17:15) a lze kdykoliv odejít/přijít\n– WS bude facilitován\n– prostor je bezbariérový\, ale na záchod je úzká chodba
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/kolektivni-workshop-bez-pece-anarchismus-nevyhraje/
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260915T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260916T171500
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SUMMARY:Navigating the Social Crisis through Critical Theory
DESCRIPTION:Critical Theory Workshop \nCritical theory is characterized by its twofold approach towards the social reality: critical and emancipatory. It explains the often unseen or overlooked roots of social problems\, connects seemingly isolated social phenomena and uncovers sources of hope\, freedom\, and resistance in the ruptures of the nearly all-encompassing suppressive and distorting social system. In various forms and constellations\, those two motivations of critical reflection and reconstruction of emancipatory potential appear across the theories and conceptions\, from Theodor W. Adorno\, Max Horkheimer\, Herbert Marcuse\, across Jürgen Habermas\, Axel Honneth\, and Rahel Jaeggi to Nancy Fraser\, Robin Celikates\, or Eva von Redecker\, to name just a few. In the current social situation\, characterized by the dismissal of the environmental crisis\, the increasingly accepted outbreak of global military conflicts\, together with the growing resignation and indifference to the sufferings of humans and non-humans alike\, the approach of critical theory is highly relevant. Many people and social groups find themselves on the periphery: geographical\, or social\, on the periphery of recognition\, power\, or social participation. The inequality leads to the rise of intolerance amongst different social groups\, as well as the rise of far-right and populist political movements. Even in the grim social situation\, we need to reformulate the possibilities and limitations of critical reflection and to articulate the need for emancipation from a new\, darker\, and peripheral perspective. \nThe aim of this workshop is to explore the challenges and options of critical reflection in the current social situation and to ask whether we can think of feasible ways of imagining and describing new emancipatory potential. We invite papers from across the various approaches of critical theory\, discussing the historical\, conceptual\, practical\, political\, ethical\, and aesthetic views on the problems of social criticism and/or social emancipation.
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/navigating-the-social-crisis-through-critical-theory/
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260910T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260910T151500
DTSTAMP:20260908T140945Z
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SUMMARY:Nechte nás studovat!
DESCRIPTION:Reorganizace na FF UK ohrožuje studium stovek\nz nás. Vedení fakulty přitom dosud nepředstavilo žádné konkrétní kroky\, zajišťující naše dostudování bez újmy! Máme právo vědět\, co s námi bude‼️ \nPřijďte nás podpořit:  \n📆10.9\n🕒12:15\n📍 Ovocný trh \nProtestní shromáždění proti průběhu a podobě reorganizace na FF UK se po projevech vydá směrem k budově FF UK\, kde od 13:30 rozhoduje akademický senát o naší budoucnosti.
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/nechte-nas-studovat/
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260725T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260725T170000
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SUMMARY:Book Club: Plato’s Republic (Part I: What is Justice?)
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, 25th of July\, we’re going to begin a two-part discussion of Plato’s Republic\, one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. For this first session\, we’ll focus on Books I–V. \nWritten around 375 BCE\, the Republic is Plato’s most famous dialogue and a foundational text of Western political thought. The dialogue begins with a seemingly simple question: What is justice? As Socrates examines and challenges various answers\, the discussion gradually expands into an ambitious inquiry into politics\, ethics\, education\, human nature\, and the ideal society. \nIn the first half of the work\, Plato explores competing views of justice\, critiques the pursuit of power and self-interest\, and develops the blueprint of his famous ‘ideal city’. Along the way\, he raises provocative questions about education\, censorship\, social class\, gender equality\, political leadership\, and the relationship between the individual and the state. \nMore than two thousand years later\, many of these questions remain surprisingly relevant. Is justice valuable in itself\, or only because of its consequences? Should political leaders be chosen for their wisdom rather than their popularity? What role should education play in shaping citizens? Can a society ever be truly just? \nLet’s discuss! \nPlato (c. 428–348 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher and a student of Socrates. He founded the Academy in Athens\, one of the earliest institutions of higher learning in the Western world. Through his dialogues\, Plato explored enduring questions about knowledge\, morality\, politics\, beauty\, and the good life\, profoundly influencing philosophy\, science\, and political thought for more than two millennia. \n⸻ \nAnyone is welcome to join! No background in philosophy is needed. Before the meeting\, please read Books I–V of the Republic\, think about them\, and note any passages you find especially interesting\, challenging\, or worth discussing. We’ll share our thoughts and interpretations during the meeting. \nThis is the first of two discussions dedicated to the Republic. In our second session\, we’ll discuss Books VI–X\, including the philosopher-king\, the Allegory of the Cave\, the Theory of Forms\, and Plato’s reflections on art\, knowledge\, and the soul. \nOrganizational notes:\n📍 Attendance is free\n⏳ Spots are limited\n🔗 Please register via the Meetup app (link below) so we know how many people to expect and can reserve a table accordingly \nhttps://meetup.com/house_of_wisdom
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/book-club-platos-republic-part-i-what-is-justice/
LOCATION:TBD\, TBD
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260709T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20260709T220000
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SUMMARY:Let’s Discuss! Friedrich Hayek\, The Use of Knowledge in Society
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, 9th of July\, we’re going to meet and discuss Friedrich Hayek’s essay The Use of Knowledge in Society. First published in 1945\, it is widely regarded as one of the most influential essays in economics and political philosophy of the twentieth century. \nIn the essay\, Hayek explores a simple question: how can society make use of knowledge that is dispersed among millions of individuals? He argues that no single person\, expert\, corporation\, or government possesses all the information needed to organize a complex economy. Instead\, much of the knowledge relevant to social cooperation exists only in fragmented and local forms – in the experiences\, circumstances\, and decisions of ordinary people. According to Hayek\, the price system acts as a remarkable mechanism for communicating and coordinating this knowledge without anyone needing to understand the whole picture. \nThe essay raises broader questions that extend far beyond economics. How much can society be consciously designed? What are the limits of expertise? When should we trust centralized planning\, and when should we rely on decentralized processes? Let’s discuss! \nFriedrich Hayek (1899–1992) was an Austrian-British economist\, political philosopher\, and one of the leading defenders of classical liberalism in the twentieth century. His work explored the nature of markets\, knowledge\, law\, and social institutions. In 1974\, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to the understanding of economic and social order. \n⸻ \nAnyone is welcome to join! No background in economics or philosophy is needed. Before the meeting\, please read the essay (it’s only about 15 pages long)\, think about it\, and note any passages you find especially interesting\, challenging\, or worth discussing. We’ll share our thoughts and interpretations during the meeting. \nOrganizational notes:\n📍 Attendance is free\n⏳ Spots are limited\n🔗 Please register via the Meetup app (link below) so we know how many people to expect and can reserve a table accordingly \nhttps://meetup.com/house_of_wisdom
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/lets-discuss-friedrich-hayek-the-use-of-knowledge-in-society/
LOCATION:Husovka\, Husovka
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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SUMMARY:Politics & Religion
DESCRIPTION:Politics and religion have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship for as long as human history can recall. Whether it’s be a theocracy that utilises the state to enforce its will and silence dissenting voices\, or a state co-opting religion and exploiting ideological fervor in its populace to advance and legitimise its own ambitions. \nThat’s not to say that human civilisation hasn’t brought about any progress in providing checks and balances against divinely ordained power; most of the world no longer operates under a feudal system with a monarch appointed directly by the heavens. Having said that\, matters seem to be taking a turn for the worse. Heads of state increasingly justify wars and mass murder through scripture\, as battles between good and evil\, between the devout and the sinners. On smaller scales\, culture wars are regularly propagated and inflamed through portraying one side as corrupting influences on a pure\, virtuous society. \nSo why has religion persisted for thousands of years? Surely\, societal pressure and the threat of eternal damnation can’t alone explain this resilience? Why do billions of people around the world proudly proclaim to be followers of their chosen religion? Many find religion that offers community; followers gather at places of worship\, religious holidays bring friends and family together who otherwise don’t get to meet as often as they’d like. At its best it can unite people with otherwise vastly different backgrounds\, knowing that they share a belief in the same dogmatic system\, a belief system that dwarfs any material differences between them. This sense of belonging to a greater cause is especially profound today\, with more and more people finding themselves disillusioned with their careers\, social lives\, and and an existential lack of meaning. \nSo perhaps most importantly\, religion fills this void and offers us purpose and solace – comfort in the knowledge that there’s more to life than the time we spend in this physical reality. That there’s a greater meaning and reward to be earned in the afterlife for our virtues and our suffering in the material world.\nJoin us on Wednesday\, on the first of July at https://na-hradbach.cz/ at 7 pm for a discussion on the relationship between religion and politics. \n📍 Location: Nahradbách\n🗓️ Date: Wednesday\, July 1st\n⏰ Time: 7:00 PM \n👥 About us: Asamblea Abierta de Praga is a leftist collective established by migrants and locals in Prague. With our work\, we seek to build broad and plural alliances with other similar groups and people in the city.
URL:https://pragueliterarycalendar.com/calendar/politics-religion/
LOCATION:Na Hradbách\, Na Hradbách
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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