CLEA, Free University of Brussels (VUB) Courses

Integrating Worldviews - A Tool for Making Sense of Life

Explore how to combat cultural fragmentation through integrated worldviews that restore meaning and coherence, featuring the "Third Story of the Universe" framework.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Between Interdisciplinary Science and Pluralistic Ethics - The Worldviews Concept Reconsidered

Explore Leo Apostel's worldviews concept and its relevance for interdisciplinary science and pluralistic ethics in today's complex world.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Philosophical Stance Leo Apostel Shared with Albert Einstein - Cosmic Spiritual Feeling

Explore the philosophical connection between Leo Apostel's "atheistic spirituality" and Einstein's "cosmic religious feeling" - a shared stance of cosmic spiritual appreciation.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

LLMs as Humanity's DNA - Introducing a Harmonious Human-AI Relationship Through a Biosemiotic Lens

Explore how large language models function as humanity's cultural DNA through a biosemiotic lens, revealing harmonious human-AI relationships and creative feedback loops.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

World Views, Hinges, Pluralism, and the Epistemic Risk of AI Tools

Explore worldviews, Wittgensteinian hinges, and pluralistic approaches to AI value alignment and epistemic risks in formal sciences through philosophical analysis.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Compare Worldviews - Criteria and Assessment Tests for Philosophical Analysis

Explore systematic criteria for evaluating and comparing different worldviews through objective, subjective, and intersubjective assessment tests in this philosophical framework.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Complexity and Evolution - Part 4

Explore advanced concepts in complexity science and evolutionary theory through Francis Heylighen's fourth seminar, examining how complex systems evolve and adapt over time.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Evolution and Complexity

Explore evolutionary principles and complexity theory through expert insights on how complex systems emerge, adapt, and evolve across biological and social domains.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Evolution and Complexity

Explore evolutionary principles and complexity theory through expert insights on how systems develop, adapt, and organize across biological and social domains.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Complexity and Evolution - Part 3.2

Explore advanced concepts in complexity science and evolutionary theory through expert analysis of complex adaptive systems and their emergent properties.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Complexity and Evolution - Part 3

Explore advanced concepts in complexity science and evolutionary theory through expert analysis of complex adaptive systems and their emergent properties.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Space and Arts - A Twin Agent for Education, Innovation and Society

Explore how space and art unite as catalysts for innovation through the "3TS" framework—Transdisciplinary, Transformational, and Transgenerational approaches to education and policy.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Abstract Concepts and Interoception - A Bayesian Probabilistic Model

Explore how abstract concepts and meaning emerge from physiological processes, focusing on the brain's predictive modeling and the role of affect in conceptual understanding.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Contemporary Logics

Explore fundamental principles and modern developments in logical systems, focusing on their practical applications in systemic modeling and contemporary problem-solving approaches.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Resilience in Maritime Supply Chains

Explore the dynamics of maritime supply chain resilience through systemic modeling approaches, examining key factors and strategies for robust maritime logistics networks.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video