Date/Time
Date(s) - March 19, 2026
10:00 am
Location
Loranger Architecture Exhibition Space
Thomas Nail, distinguished scholar and professor of Philosophy at the University of Denver, will be the guest speaker at a Philosophy Department event co-sponsored by the Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive (CLASA) on Thursday, March 19, at 10 a.m. in Loranger Architecture Building Exhibition Space.
The conversation explores the meaning of the word ‘chaos,’ from an immanent worldview where the oldest native language cosmogonic texts say the cosmos was born from chaos. The following questions will be discussed:
- Without direct contact between cultures, how was this possible?
- Why was this their shared conclusion?
- When and why did some humans begin to reject this account?
During this lecture, Nail will present a summary of his research on these questions and others from his latest two unpublished books, The Birth of Chaos and The Birth of Order. His presentation will outline the common features of the world’s oldest recorded cosmogonies and argue that they offer a compelling movement-oriented alternative to post Axial-Age worldviews.
Thomas Nail is the author of numerous books, including The Figure of the Migrant, Theory of the Border, Theory of the Earth, Marx in Motion, The Philosophy of Movement, Lucretius I, II, III, and Being and Motion. His research focuses on the philosophy of movement.
All are welcome to attend to this free event.
Please contact Gail Presbey at presbegm@udmercy.edu with any questions or for more information.
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