‬The Fundamental Role of Story in Our Lives @ Comprehensivist Weds

Does story play a fundamental role in all the great traditions of inquiry and action, in the practices of a comprehensivist, and in our lives?

This question is explored, in depth, in the essay "The Fundamental Role of Story in Our Lives" https://www.cjfearnley.com/CfC/2020/09/the-fundamental-role-of-story-in-our-lives/

Due to the length of the essay (2300 words ≈ a 20 minute read), the event will not have time to explore all its points. Therefore participants are encouraged to read the essay so the event can address any questions they have and any parts they are resisting.

Event Format:

1. Presentation: CJ Fearnley will explore the question "Is Story Fundamental in Our Lives?"

2. Breakout: Participants will explore the following questions in a breakout room with a small group of 5-8 participants: Is story fundamental to our basic understandings? Is story fundamental in our great traditions of inquiry and action and in our comprehensivity, our state or quality of learning that is broad and deep? Is story fundamental in our lives? If so, how so? If not, why not?

3. Presentation: CJ Fearnley will explore the question "What is the Role of Story in Our Lives?"

4. Q&A: Participants will be invited to ask questions about the subject.

5. Breakout: Participants will explore the following questions in a breakout room with a small group of 5-8 participants: Did the presentation circumscribe the fundamental role of story? What are the strengths and weaknesses in this characterization of the role of story? What fundamental role, if any, do you think story provides in our great traditions of inquiry and action, in our comprehensivity, and in our lives?

6. Takeaways and wrap-up. Participants will be invited to share their takeaways from the event. Then CJ and Shrikant will wrap-up.

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Welcome to the series "Comprehensivist Wednesdays". Transdisciplinarity, Renaissance humanism, homo universalis, and Polymathy are some of the ways of describing this approach which Buckminster Fuller called Comprehensivity and described as “macro-comprehensive and micro-incisive”.

July 15: Why Be a Comprehensivist? — a Panel Discussion.
Watch here: http://youtu.be/qjwTy6pGkNA
‪July 22: Louis Sullivan’s Ideas: Art of Expression & Form Follows Function with Architect Sherri Tracinski & Shrikant‬
Watch it here: http://youtu.be/oM8vbQQ-4MU
‪Jul 29: Humanity's Great Traditions of Inquiry and Action with CJ‬ Fearnley
Watch it here: http://youtu.be/8RuHE_3FMUs
‪Aug 5: Optimize Everything: Interview with mathematician Spencer Greenberg on Psychology, society, technology & science‬
‪Aug 12: The Necessities and Impossibilities of being a Comprehensivist‬
Watch it here: http://y2u.be/u6372Te2YA8
‪Aug 19: Polymaths in 21st Century with Angela‬
‪Aug 26: Art Education: Individual & Society with Karen ‬
‪Sep 2: Neuroscience: Why are our Habits so Powerful? with Sanjay‬
‪Sep 9: Four Cardinal Greek Virtues in Visual Art & Mythology by John Roth
‪Sep 16: ‬The Fundamental Role of Story in Our Lives with CJ Fearnley
‪Sep 23: Lightening Talks (Talk for 5 minutes about what you are exploring)‬
Sep 30: The Great Conversation & Syntopicon of Mortimer Adler with Shrikant

The full archive of past videos from the Comprehensivist series can be watched at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkCiNL_gZp2cgfSPqwbnXu8e3Lcq7W8w7

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