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January 7, 2016
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COASTAL LIFE
New beginnings
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THE ARTS
A passion for water
Sally Lackaff, Roger Hayes open joint show at Imogen Gallery
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SOU philosophy professor to speak at Astoria Public Library
ASTORIA — Throughout histo-
ry, religious scholars and philos-
ophers have debated what makes
humans unique in the animal
kingdom. More recently, evolu-
tionary biologists and cognitive
scientists have contributed new
thinking to our ideas about hu-
man nature. Has the essence of
what it is to be human shifted
over time? How might science
and technology — such as recent
rapid advances in bioengineering
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reshape our understanding of
what it means to be human?
This is the focus of “Beyond
Human? Science, Technology,
and the Future of Human Na-
ture,” a free conversation with
Prakash Chenjeri at 3 p.m. Sat-
urday, Jan. 9 at Astoria Public
Library. This program is hosted
by Astor Library Friends Associ-
ation and sponsored by Oregon
Humanities.
Chenjeri is an associate pro-
fessor of philosophy and direc-
tor of the philosophy program
at Southern Oregon University,
where he has been teaching since
1995. He teaches a wide variety
of subjects, including moral and
political philosophy, philosophy
of science, and issues at the inter-
section of science and religion.
For more information about
this discussion, contact Ami
Kreider at 503-325-7323 or
akreider@astoria.or.us. The li-
brary is located at , 450 10th St.
Through the Conversation
‘Beyond
Human’
3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9
Astoria Public Library
450 10th St., Astoria
503-325-7323
Free
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Southern Oregon University associate professor Prakash Chenjeri will speak Saturday, Jan.
9 at the Astoria Public Library.
Project, Oregon Humanities of-
fers free programs that engage
community members in thought-
ful, challenging conversations
about ideas critical to our daily
lives and the state’s future.
Oregon Humanities connects
Oregonians to ideas to change
lives and transform communi-
ties. More information about
Oregon Humanities’ programs
and publications can be found at
oregonhumanities.org. Oregon
Humanities is an independent,
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Endowment for the Humanities
and a partner of the Oregon Cul-
tural Trust.
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