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Philosophy-in-Manhattan
Thursday, June 13 at 6:30 PM

Justine Borer, adjunct professor of philosophy at John Jay College, will lead this meeting. We’ll continue our discussion of Kant from last week, this…

Price: 18.00 USD

Kant (Introduction to Ethics series)

Thursday, Jun 13, 2019, 6:30 PM

Justine’s apartment
47 East 88th Street New York, NY

1 Members Went

Justine Borer, adjunct professor of philosophy at John Jay College, will lead this meeting. We’ll continue our discussion of Kant from last week, this time focusing on the intersection between his theory and the role of criminal punishment. The optional reading is Chapter 10 in “The Elements of Moral Philosophy,” 8th edition, by Rachels (available …

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Philosophy-in-Manhattan
Thursday, June 20 at 6:30 PM

Justine Borer, adjunct philosophy professor at John Jay College, will lead this meeting. We’ll discuss virtue ethics (the theory that moral goodness i…

Price: 18.00 USD

Virtue ethics (Introduction to Ethics series)

Thursday, Jun 20, 2019, 6:30 PM

Justine’s apartment
47 East 88th Street New York, NY

1 Members Went

Justine Borer, adjunct philosophy professor at John Jay College, will lead this meeting. We’ll discuss virtue ethics (the theory that moral goodness is based on certain personality traits). The optional reading is Chapter 12 in “The Elements of Moral Philosophy,” 8th edition, by Rachels (available to buy, or to rent for approximately $20, on Amazon…

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Philosophy-in-Manhattan
Thursday, June 27 at 6:30 PM

Justine Borer, adjunct philosophy professor at John Jay College, will lead this meeting. We’ll review the ethical theories discussed throughout the In…

Price: 18.00 USD

What is the ideal ethical theory? (Introduction to Ethics series)

Thursday, Jun 27, 2019, 6:30 PM

Justine’s apartment
47 East 88th Street New York, NY

1 Members Went

Justine Borer, adjunct philosophy professor at John Jay College, will lead this meeting. We’ll review the ethical theories discussed throughout the Introduction to Ethics series, and try to decide what an ideal ethical theory would look like. There is no reading for this meeting. Dinner will be served, and is included in the sign-up fee.

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Philosophy-in-Manhattan
Sunday, September 22 at 11:00 AM

Due to overwhelming interesting in this topic, we’re going to have an additional Philosophy of Math meeting on September 22. This one will be from 11a…

Price: 14.00 USD

Meeting 62, take 2: Philosophy of Math (11am-1pm)

Sunday, Sep 22, 2019, 11:00 AM

Justine’s apartment
47 East 88th Street New York, NY

15 Members Went

Due to overwhelming interesting in this topic, we’re going to have an additional Philosophy of Math meeting on September 22. This one will be from 11am-1pm. PLEASE NOTE: this is an ADDITIONAL meeting. We are NOT canceling or rescheduling the original meeting from 2pm-4pm. That meeting will still take place. The 11am meeting will be substantially t…

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Philosophy-in-Manhattan
Sunday, September 22 at 2:00 PM

CUNY philosophy PhD candidate Vincent Peluce will lead us. What sort of things are mathematical truths about? How do we come to know mathematical trut…

Price: 14.00 USD

Meeting 62: Philosophy of Math

Sunday, Sep 22, 2019, 2:00 PM

Justine’s apartment
47 East 88th Street New York, NY

15 Members Went

CUNY philosophy PhD candidate Vincent Peluce will lead us. What sort of things are mathematical truths about? How do we come to know mathematical truths? How does this knowledge fit in with the rest of our knowledge? In this meeting, we examine these questions and briefly discuss some answers to those questions. The reading can be found here: http…

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Philosophy-in-Manhattan
Sunday, October 20 at 2:00 PM

CUNY philosophy PhD candidate Liam Ryan will lead us. This little thought experiment from Ancient Greece illustrates the philosophical problems: “A m…

Price: 14.00 USD

Meeting 63: The Ship of Theseus

Sunday, Oct 20, 2019, 2:00 PM

Justine’s apartment
47 East 88th Street New York, NY

7 Members Attending

CUNY philosophy PhD candidate Liam Ryan will lead us. This little thought experiment from Ancient Greece illustrates the philosophical problems: “A man named Theseus has a ship. After a storm rips the main sail, he replaces it. Some time later, a wooden plank on the main deck warps, and is replaced. Pulleys rust and are replaced. None of this …

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Skye & Massimo’s Philosophy Café
Monday, October 21 at 7:00 PM

Hell is other people, existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre famously said. Updated to the 21st century, we may as well as that hell is other peo…

Price: 5.00 USD

Hell is other (internet) people

Monday, Oct 21, 2019, 7:00 PM

Park Plaza
220 Cadman Plaza W Brooklyn, NY

3 Lovers of Wisdom Attending

Hell is other people, existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre famously said. Updated to the 21st century, we may as well as that hell is other people on the internet. Are we having fun, or are we in a hell where we’re merely communicating, learning too little too quickly, melting our brains into the abyssal portal? Suggested reading: https://th…

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Philosophy-in-Manhattan
Sunday, November 17 at 2:00 PM

CUNY philosophy PhD candidate Liam Ryan will lead. Martin Heidegger is one of many German philosophers notorious for dense, sophisticated, and jargon-…

Price: 14.00 USD

Meeting 64: Heidegger

Sunday, Nov 17, 2019, 2:00 PM

Justine’s apartment
47 East 88th Street New York, NY

8 Members Attending

CUNY philosophy PhD candidate Liam Ryan will lead. Martin Heidegger is one of many German philosophers notorious for dense, sophisticated, and jargon-heavy prose. Heidegger was a philosopher who wanted to establish being as a first ontology, that is to say, he wanted clarify what ‘being’ means and distinguish between human subjects, and objects. He…

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Philosophy-in-Manhattan
Sunday, December 8 at 2:00 PM

CUNY philosophy PhD candidate Liam Ryan will lead. One of the oldest questions in philosophy is: ‘How do I know that I know anything?’ Epistemology is…

Price: 14.00 USD

Meeting 65: Scepticism

Sunday, Dec 8, 2019, 2:00 PM

Justine’s apartment
47 East 88th Street New York, NY

5 Members Attending

CUNY philosophy PhD candidate Liam Ryan will lead. One of the oldest questions in philosophy is: ‘How do I know that I know anything?’ Epistemology is branch of philosophy dedicated to clarifying and answering this question. One position to is to doubt the degree to which one can know something, or even that one can know anything at all. This is ca…

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Philosophy-in-Manhattan
Sunday, January 12 at 2:00 PM

Philosophy PhD candidate Liam Ryan will lead us. Ludwig Wittgenstein is a philosopher whose work bridges various fields of philosophical inquiry, and …

Price: 16.00 USD

Meeting 66: Topic TBA

Sunday, Jan 12, 2020, 2:00 PM

Justine’s apartment
47 East 88th Street New York, NY

1 Members Attending

Philosophy PhD candidate Liam Ryan will lead us.

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