A photo taken in 2019 of regrowth of grass in Kulnura, New South Wales in an area which was on fire 3 weeks previously. Photo taken by Murray Lowe.

Event Description

A talk and discussion with Peter Coates about the ecological crisis and its deeper significance.

“Hubris against the essential divine order of nature would be followed by its appropriate nemesis”. (Aldous Huxley).

Note: this seminar was originally planned for 2020 but had to be cancelled because of the pandemic. The talk has been updated.

Peter Coates is the author of “Ibn ‘Arabi and Modern Thought” (2002), the first book to systematically examine modern thought in the light of the universal vision of Ibn ‘Arabi. He was Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Lincoln, where he taught courses in the philosophy of psychology. He is a past Director of the Chisholme Institute and has directed courses there. He has been studying the works of Ibn ‘Arabi for over 40 years. He first spoke about Ibn ‘Arabi and Ecology in 2007 under the auspices of the Ibn ‘Arabi Society.