La inteligencia del cuerpo. Hombres, animales y dioses en la antiguedad

Trinidad Silva, philosopher

Pablo Aravena, historian

The ancient Greeks conceived a type of intelligence common to men, animals and gods: cunning. Through the classic texts, Trinidad Silva takes us down a path that moves away from the most widespread definitions of intelligence: of nous (the ability to learn the truth through an intellectual vision), logos (discursive reason) and dianoia (knowledge based on causes and principles), to enter into what he calls an “intelligence of the body”, that is, a practical intelligence, but not pragmatic or attached to a given world. So we talk about the capacity for men and women to use themselves as desirous beings, and that they give themselves the way to achieve what they want, be it the love of the other or the simple desire to stay alive. It happens as if the state of the matter of cunning were liquid: it moves or rather it drains away. What do the ancient Greeks have to tell us today, at the height of Artificial Intelligence? Is precision and accuracy all we need to solve our daily problems? These are some questions that the academic specialist in ancient philosophy Trinidad Silva will address.