The Living Process. Practices in Experience and Existence The Body Thinks for Itself with Sigríður (Sigga) Þorgeirsdóttir on The Living Process with Greg Madison
Episode 41 of The Living Process, with guest Sigríður (Sigga) Þorgeirsdóttir
THE BODY THINKS FOR ITSELF.
In this episode I enjoyed talking with Sigga, who is a professor of philosophy at The University of Iceland and one of the founders of the Embodied Critical Thinking and Freedom to Make Sense projects.
In our conversation, Sigga and I touch on what it’s like to teach embodied reflection to philosophy students, the importance of critical thinking, and the prevalence of the inner critic in academia in the form of ‘the imposter syndrome’.
We also discuss various aspects of Artificial Intelligence and our experiences of using it, comparing it to human thinking and processing.
The Body Thinks for Itself. Episode 41 with Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir (Sigga):
https://youtu.be/DzR3oV-8YTE?si=ung8YLPycoa-NUft
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Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir (Sigga)
Sigga studied philosophy in Boston and Berlin and has worked at various universities, specialising in the philosophy of embodiment, feminist, and environmental philosophy. She is one of the founders and the first chair of the United Nations University GEST-Programme at the University of Iceland and was also part of the group that ran the Nordic Gender and Philosophy summer schools. Sigga leads an Erasmus+ training program on methodologies of embodied critical thinking and understanding in cooperation with seven European universities (www.trainingect.com). She has published two books on this topic: Embodied and Elemental Thinking for a New Era (Springer 2024, co-edited with L. Škof and Sashinungla) and Practicing Embodied Thinking in Research and Learning (Routledge 2024, co-edited with D. Schoeller and G. Walkerden). This research has developed into “Freedom to make sense: Embodied, experiential and mindful research“.
She emphasises women’s contributions to philosophy and focuses on transforming the field and discipline of philosophy itself in light of feminist/queer knowledge.