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Cura's Gift — Astra Taylor on The Age of Insecurity (Massey Lecture 1)

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Exploration of Mythological Origins and Existential Insecurity

Explore the mythological story of Roman goddess Cura, embodying care, anxiety, and worry, as she, along with Jupiter and Mother Earth, brings Homo into being. Reflect on human conditions like worry and existential insecurity, contrasting the Promethean narrative of human exceptionalism with Cura's tale.

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