Conversation Between Life and Death: Transience

3 June 2026 - According to Freud, the fact that something is bound to change does not decrease its value; on the contrary, it adds a unique "rarity value" to it. At the root of human resistance to accepting this rational truth lies the soul's difficult mourning mechanism. In this event, we will discuss transience by tracing this exact tension.

Conversation On the Borderline of Submission and Freedom: Love

6 May 2026 - In this talk, we examine the fragility of modern relationships through Zygmunt Bauman’s concept of Liquid Love. Is committing to someone a form of submission or the end of freedom?

Conversation On the Borderline of Order and Chaos: Art

8 April 2026 - In this talk, from the way psychedelic experiences dissolve consciousness to Michael Pollan’s existential discoveries, we examine how art and expanded consciousness blur the boundaries of the "self".

Conversation On the Borderline of Normal and Abnormal: Madness

11 March 2026 - In this talk, Dr. Cengiz Arca and Ezgi Emel invite you to walk the fine line between the diagnostic power of psychiatry and philosophy’s quest for freedom.

Conversation On the Borderline of Pleasure and Pain: Dopamine

14 January 2026 - In this talk, starting from the paradox in Anna Lembke’s Dopamine Nation, we will discuss why the instant gratification we seek in every notification, purchase, and scroll eventually turns into a massive burnout.