The United states of America and Canada are two nations blessed with a rich and diverse history. In this informative overview, you'll discover many of the people, places and events that have helped to shape these countries. Get a better picture of the key events that made history and their implications today.This presentation will also try to chronicle events as they were lived, from the bottom up, based on Howard Zinn's approach.Dr. Shahdad HeydariWe have gathered both sessions of talk in one video. Part 1-8 is the first session and part 9-18 is the second session.... more >>

John Locke (29 August 1632 - 28 October 1704), widely known as the Father of Liberalism, was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers. Considered the first of the British empiricists, he is equally important to social contract theory. His work had a great impact upon the development of epistemology and political philosophy. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau, many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, as well as the American revolutionaries. His contributions to classical republicanism and liberal theory are reflected in the American Declaration of Independence. Locke's theory of mind is often cited as the origin of modern conceptions of identity and the self, figuring prominently in the work of later philosophers such... more >>

Every time we stargaze, we are humbled...We start contemplating about our "cosmic origins": Where do we come from? Was there a beginning? Will there be an end? One of the most astonishing discoveries of humankind in the past century, is to reveal that we live in an expanding universe.. Confusingly, the expansion of universe seems to be accelerating!! This has been perplexing physicists. It will have unthinkable consequences. In particular, it implies that the vacuum itself, or the state of "nothingness", should have some weight! Is "nothingness of vacuum" made of "something"? Is the vastness of Cosmos, filled with "some dark stuff" that physicists have just begun to comprehend? Did Einstein get this right? Or we need to ...? In... more >>

زمانی‌ که می نویسم، یعنی آنگاه که جان و روان آبستن از بالا و پایین روزگار، بر ترس از کاغذ سپید چیره شده است، پر التهاب‌ترین و نیز شیرین‌ترین لحظه‌های من است."خود تبعید" را هفت سال پیش نوشتم و شمار کسانی‌ که آن را خوانده اند از شمار انگشتان یک دست بیشتر نشده است. می‌خواهم از محاق دفترم بیرونش بکشم و برایتان بخوانمش. پیشاپیش میدانم این هم خود تجربه پر التهاب دیگریست که در آن دم گرم نویسنده با دم گرم مخاطب در هم می‌‌آمیزد، به مانند آنچه که در تماشا خانه اتفاق می‌افتد. این داستان، مانند هر کار هنری یا ادبی‌ دیگر، با مخاطبانش، که قرار است این بار شنونده باشند نه خواننده، زندگی‌ دوم خودش را آغاز خواهد... more >>

آشنایی با زبان و فرهنگ یک جامعه بیگانه، آشنایی با جهانی است که به گونه ای دیگر از جهانی که ما می شناسیم و بازمی نماییم بازشناسی و نمایانده شده است. فاصلۀ این جهانها با فاصلۀ ساختارهای زبانی و ساز و کار آنها تعریف می شوند، چرا که زبان پیش از آنی که ابزاری برای بیان اندیشه باشد، جایگاه برآمد اندیشۀ مفسر جهان است. آشنایی با فرهنگ و داده های زبانی اینویتها که در فاصله ای بسیار، در همه سو، از ما قرار دارند، هر چه بیشتر ما را به این گونه گونی جهانها نزدیکتر می کنند. در این گفتار پس از معرفی تاریخ حضور اینویتها در شمال کانادا و به ویژه کبک به برخی جنبه های زبانی ساکنین... more >>

CaféLitt is not a place; it is a gathering of minds. We are a group of mostly Persian young students, scholars and professionals who gather every Thursday evening around 19h00 in a café to discuss various subjects and share different ideas, ranging vastly from history to science, from literature to fine arts. We started these gatherings on Jan 18th, 2007. Each week, one of us takes the responsibility of presenting a topic (in Persian, English or French) for about an hour in a subject s/he is intimately familiar with or has an expertise in. Afterwards, the evening turns into a discussion forum and all members of the audience will have an opportunity to ask their question(s) and share their points of view.
CaféLitt is open to all comments, suggestion, collaboration and new ideas. CaféLitt provides an unparalleled opportunity for learning about culture, science and philosophy in a relaxed and friendly environment, and for sharing your knowledge and expertise with like-minded members of your community.
CaféLitt is officially registered as a non-profitable group and is a nonpartisan, nonreligious and nonpolitical entity.