2008 Summer Course at The Nature Institute
The Plant as a Teacher of Living Thinking
June 22 to June 28
Our modern culture cultivates abstract thought that leads to fragmented modes of understanding and interacting with the world. But nature herself is whole and integrated. Can we learn from nature how to think and act in more living, whole ways? Imagine gaining such flexibility of thought that our ideas are no longer rigid, static and object-like, but grow, transform, and when necessary, die away. And as with plant forms, what if our thoughts and actions grew out of a context-sensitive relation to the world we inhabit?
| Morning seminars: |
- Thought exercises in geometric transformations to practice overcoming rigid habits of thought and to lay the groundwork for experiencing plant growth. (Henrike Holdrege)
- Study of plant growth and metamorphosis through concrete examples. (Craig Holdrege)
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| Afternoon activities: |
- Plant-observations in the different environments that surround The Nature Institute.
- Reflections on the qualities of plant-like dynamic thinking, its applications to different realms of life, and its significance for sustainability.
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Daily schedule:
Morning seminars from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lunch break from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Afternoon activities from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The course begins on Sunday evening, June 22, at 7 p.m. and ends Saturday, June 28, at 12:30 p.m.
Course Staff:
Craig Holdrege is a biologist, educator, and the director of The Nature Institute.
Henrike Holdrege is a mathematician, biologist, and educator and works at The Nature Institute.
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