Is our brain equipped for it?

Neurophysiologist Christian Keysers (University of Amsterdam) and psychologist Stephan Claes (KU Leuven) on man's innate (or not) capacity for compassion and empathy and how this affects his worldview.

Practical

When: 29 April 2025
Programme:
- 6 - 8 pm: visit to the expo ‘Compassion’
- 8 pm: welcome by UCSIA and introduction by MAS
- 8.15 pm: lecture by Christian Keysers (Professor of Social Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam)
- 8.55 pm: response by Stephan Claes (Professor of Psychiatry, Catholic University of Leuven)
- 9.15 pm: Q&A
Language: English

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COMPASSION

The many faces of compassion

Friday 31 January 2025 until Sunday 31 August 2025 from 10:00 to 17:00

Feeling or showing compassion is typically human and has many sides. The expo shows how we portray this in different times, cultures and worldviews. And also, what its abrasive sides are.