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The Human Being – A Personal Portrait

Lecturer: Iri Rikin, philosophy lecturer, documentary filmmaker and presenter, and literary and cultural critic

7 meetings on Tuesdays at 20:00

Humans are the only animals in nature that look in a mirror, ask questions, and blush with shame—and there is probably a reason for that.

In this series, we will examine the creature that became the “crown of creation,” but also the most miserable animal, which will never be satisfied with merely existing.

3.11.26 — Imagination

How did imagination turn us into world champions in the Olympics of life?

15.12.26 — Curiosity

Why are the things that truly matter hidden from view, and what does “real” even mean?

12.1.27 — Sex

Everything we did not want to know about sex, and how the act of reproduction became a source of pleasure and sorrow

16.2.27 — Love

What is it about love that brings out our most sublime and most base emotions?

16.3.27 — Marriage

Is it better to choose partners by scent, love at first sight, or an app—and can we part ways with monogamy?

18.5.27 — Parenthood

How did parenthood become a project? Are children a source of joy, and do we really want our children to be “just happy”?

15.6.27 — Happiness

How did happiness become the obsession of the 21st century?