Salon: Transformation

Topic: "Transformation," facilitated by Jelena Marković. 

Jelena Marković is a philosopher working in empirically-informed philosophy of mind and moral psychology. Her research focuses on unchosen transformative experiences, especially grief, and on the philosophical psychology of attention. In her work on grief, she has argued that grief is an unchosen transformative experience involving a disruption to and reorganization of organized systems of practical meaning. In addition to articles on transformative experience, she has published on the cognitive science and philosophy of attention, including on affect-biased attention, hypnosis, and meditative states.

About Salon

Salon is a monthly open dialogue on cutting-edge research related to contemplation and flourishing with UVA and local community members in the Contemplative Commons, hosted by the Contemplative Sciences Center's CIRCL: Contemplative Innovation + Research Co-Lab. Centered on a single word, these gatherings bring together scholars, scientists, and practitioners from diverse perspectives to exchange ideas, generate knowledge, and seek solutions to global challenges. Learn more about CSC Research.