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Philosophy – Wisdom or Technique? 7:30 pm
Philosophy – Wisdom or Technique? @ Setauket Neighborhood House
Jan 3 @ 7:30 pm
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‘Philosophy begins in wonder. And at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains. There have been added, however, some grasp of the immensity of things, some purification of emotion by understanding. Yet there is a danger in such reflections. An immediate good is apt to be thought of in a degenerate form of a passive enjoyment. Existence (life) is activity ever merging into the future. The aim of philosophical understanding is the aim of piercing the[...]
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A Lawyer, A Poet, and A Philosopher Walk into a Bar to talk about Truth in the City 8:00 pm
A Lawyer, A Poet, and A Philosopher Walk into a Bar to talk about Truth in the City @ Las Tapas Bar and Restaurant
Jan 17 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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A Lawyer, A Poet, and A Philosopher Walk into a Bar to talk about Truth in the City… There is only a perspectival seeing, only a perspectival ‘knowing’; and the more affects we allow to speak about a matter, the more eyes, different eyes, we know how to bring to bear on one and the same matter, that much more complete will our ‘concept’ of this matter, our ‘objectivity’ be. Thus wrote Friedrich Nietzsche, and[...]
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Ask a Philosopher @ Bryant Park 12:00 pm
Ask a Philosopher @ Bryant Park
Jan 24 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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We have an Ask a Philosopher booth this Wednesday from 12:00 to 4:00 at Bryant Park! Come talk with us about your philosophical questions/ideas! A film crew for a Japanese TV program will be making a short documentary about public philosophy in New York City, so let’s make this a good one. (We will have a space heater.) Stop by during lunch! Tell your friends! See you there!
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A Night of Philosophy and Ideas
A Night of Philosophy and Ideas @ Brooklyn Public Library
Jan 27 – Jan 28 all-day
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A Night of Philosophy and Ideas is an all-night marathon of philosophical debate, performances, screenings, readings, and music. Join us and be a part of this FREE 12-HOUR EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, featuring top philosophers from around the world. FROM SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 AT 7PM TO SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2018 AT 7AM at Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY. Doors open at 7PM. Lineup is subject to change. Food and beverages will be available[...]
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