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See all- Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations Week 5Pier 57, New York, NY
How do we come to learn the meaning of words in a language? Is language up to the task of asking and answering philosophical questions? How do we communicate about our personal experiences to someone who has completely different experiences than our own? If you are curious about how language and meaning are related then join us in exploring one of the most influential works of 20th-century philosophy: Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations. In this day and age where we seem to have such a hard time agreeing about facts, a careful study of language should help us to understand our miscommunications and perhaps even suggest a solution.
We will read this text in roughly 30 page increments, allowing for a close read and in depth discussion. The book is written as a series of numbered paragraphs which more or less follow each other in theme. You should take note of particular paragraphs of interest to focus our discussion together since we will not be able to discuss each paragraph individually. I will be reading from this version of the text and you can find a free copy here. For the fifth week we will read sections 361-524 (p. 121-150).
Participants should read the entire reading before attending this in person meeting. We follow a mindful conversation approach, details on this along with a general FAQ on how we run the meetup can be found here.
For questions please send me a message or post to meetup.
Best,
Brian
- The Meaning of Anxiety- Rollo May (Book Discussion) -week 1Pier 57, New York, NY
The first modern book on anxiety following Freud and Kierkegaard―psychologist Rollo May brings order and lucidity to the subject of anxiety. May challenges the idea that "mental health is living without anxiety," believing it is essential to being human. He explores how it can relieve boredom, sharpen sensibilities, and produce the tension necessary to preserve human existence. May sees a link extending from anxiety to intelligence, creativity, and originality, and guides the reader away from destructive ways to positive ways of dealing with anxiety. He convincingly proposes that anxiety can impel personal change, as it is only by confronting and coping with it that self-realization can occur.
Join us to discuss this classic book over the course of 5-weeks!
Week 1 Sat 7/5 12:30-2:30pm Oyster Room @ Pier 57
Reading for Week 1
Ch 1, 2, and the first half of chapter 3 (up to the section titled “Neurological and Physiological Aspects of Anxiety” pg.62 of book )Physical copy I'll be reading available here
Free online version available here *note this version is missing Part 3 so will not have the reading for the final week*
Free pdf download from Annas-Archives here *click on the first "slow downloads" option* *also available in epub or modi format for kindle. Just search the title and find the format you wantWe follow a mindful conversation approach, details on this along with a general FAQ on how we run the meetup can be found here.
Reading is required to participate in the discussion, but not required to attend.Can't wait discuss these ideas with all of you!
-Zach - Simulacra and Simulation (Baudrillard)Fort Greene Park Prison Ship Martyrs’s Monument , Brooklyn , NY
Join us at Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn to discuss French theorist Jean Baudrillard's 1981 treatise on reality, symbols, and society.
Reading for this meeting: "History: A Retro Scenario" through "Hypermarket and Hypercommodity" (pg. 43–78 in UMich Press edition)
Full text PDF here.
We will plan on meeting in the shady area just southwest of the giant column in the middle of the park. Check this page for location updates and comment if you can't find us!
- Plutarch Parallel Lives: Antony Part 2/2Link visible for attendees
Part 2
We are going to finish the life of Antony from roughly section 38 till the end plus comparison with Demetrius.
At the end we will give Antony our usual Legacy factor score.Mark Antony (83 BC – 30 BC), also known as Marcus Antonius, was a prominent Roman general and politician who played a key role in the transition from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. He served as a lieutenant to Julius Caesar and later became a Triumvir alongside Octavian and Lepidus after Caesar's assassination. His life was marked by political maneuvering, military campaigns, and a famous love affair with Cleopatra VII of Egypt.
We will be referencing this reading
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Antony*.htmlHowever any other version works as well.
This is a reading group in which we read from Plutarch's Parallel Lives about the virtues and faults of great leaders from ancient Greece and Rome. At the end of each life, we rate them for their leadership quality, virtues, entertaining reading, and legacy.
For our leader scoreboard, check out this Google doc:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K66HPHPO_elctuHjCLAWnv5w_3HCY8YbxEK4SgCa_Gg/edit#gid=0For questions please send me a message or post to meetup.
Zita
