The Triglav Circle seeks to enrich the public discourse on global problems with moral and spiritual perspectives drawn from universal values. We bring attention to the urgency of considering the non-material as well as material dimensions of life and society. Assuming a continuum between the spiritual and the material realms, we believe forms of dualism including the separation of man from nature mutilate reality.

Gatherings of the Circle provide opportunities to exchange ideas from which participants draw inspiration and intellectual support. Discussions are summarized in reports and notes. Research and papers contributing to the wealth of knowledge and wisdom gathered by the Circle are  circulated on this website.

As a non-governmental organization having consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, we participate in various activities of the United Nations.

 

OUR MISSION

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To enrich the discourse
on global problems
with cultural, philosophical,
and spiritual perspectives
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To promote harmony with
nature and biodiversity as
sine quo non for
survival of humankind
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To contribute to the work
of the United Nations
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To elaborate ways to
confront poverty and
foster social justice,
 integrity,and civility

 

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The humanities and the Sciences :  Alternative and Mutually Supporting Sources of Knowledge
Zoom meeting : 18 January 2025

The Triglav Circle met via Zoom on the 18th of January.  The subjects  discussed were wide ranging but the main focus was “The Humanities and the Sciences: Alternative and Mutually Supporting Sources of Knowledge.”

This a timely topic as many universities are significantly cutting humanities courses from their curriculums and reducing budgets for them. It also appears that attendance at classical cultural events in some major cities are in decline.

“The world needs thinkers as well as practioners.”  And, in most circumstances the world needs them to enrich each other’s research about the possible substance that should advance thinking about the relationship between the sciences and humanities. Also it is necessary to consider how they may be addressed as mutually reinforcing disciplines of knowledge and how they are each particularly shaped to respond to relevant questions concerning humanity.

You will find in the website below under the concern:  culture, art and education, a background paper covering different approaches to the topic.  They include:

  1. Introduction of the two disciplines, brief comments on their historic origins and the present situation
  2. Ways to blend philosophic and poetic thinking and scientific facts in respect to understanding and protecting nature
  3. The fundamental role of the humanities in the establishing ethics and determining values
  4. Appreciation of truths offered in poetry and thoughts of philosophers in the sciences when language is restricted to observable phenomena
  5. The entanglement of the humanities and sciences in searching for reality in the space where materiality breaks down into waves and particles of energy leaving only thinking to interpret what is happening above and beyond the geosphere [biosphere, noosphere, and artificial intelligence {AI}].

 

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