Dialogatory – 2026-05 – On ignorance (and discovery)

Theme

What is the relation of the notion of ignorance in relation to discovery (or inquiry)?

Stimulus

A passage from Appendix 1 of George Spencer Brown’s Laws of Form, available here: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m9RaM0HuPDjeJPY2ic3cmmpKf__Oc9PeZtupjCQGz78/edit?usp=sharing

Participants were invited to offer questions related to the passage, with the group responding to and following the “liveness” of the questions.

Preparation

Pre-sessional: Participants were asked to read the passage before the session.

Hosting

Host(s): Leo Caves

Facilitator(s): (if applicable) Ana Teixeira de Melo, Leo Caves

Participation

If you are not currently a LiLo Associate and would like to participate in the Dialogatory, please send an expression of interest.

(For LiLo Associates, the link for participation will be sent internally).

Session Details

Date: May 9, 2026
Time: 21:30-23:30 (Lisbon)
Status: Completed


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