Department of Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness

In terms of the universe’s development, we humans are not only economic, religious, or political beings. At the most fundamental level, we are cosmological beings, says professor emeritus Brian Thomas Swimme in his fresh look at how science and spirituality have influenced contemporary consciousness. Check out this conversation with Sam Hankin on The Avid Reader.

Petroglyphs, stone circles, and ancient architecture the world over reveal some of the earliest evidence of humanity’s observations of celestial movements as markers of time. In this presentation, faculty Kerri Welch and Drew Dellinger explore the sacred landscapes and skyscapes that unite cosmology, ceremony, astronomy, and the ancestors.

In this episode of the Public Programs Podcast, PCC faculty Matt Segall joins David Abram for an inspiring conversation on the wild intelligence of our bodies, the ecological depths of our imagination, and the ways in which sensory perception and wonder inform the relation between the human animal and the animate Earth.