Meetup to discuss Postmodernism: "The death of God," fractured cultures and subcultures, structuralism, post-structuralism, the arts, etc.
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This meetup consists of different groups of people reading certain material to different degrees of depth and intensity. Books we've read in the past include Descartes' 'Meditations', Hume's 'Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding', Kant's '1st Criti… |
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NOTICE: October 2012: This group has relocated from New York to San Francisco. Prior meetings were held in NY but future meetings are being held now in SF. **** The purpose of this group is to read a philosophical text and then have some great, engag… |
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Come join other local amateur philosophers the first Wednesday of each month from 7-9pm as we explore the answers to life’s most profound questions at The Thinkers’ Club. Modeled on the Socrates Café concept, the Thinkers’ Club is a reading and disc…
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Let's meet and talk about topics from philosophy to misosophy, politics to economics, religion to atheism. Let's pick questions and dwell on them together over a cup of tea, a glass of wine or a beer. Everybody is welcome to join and discuss in an e… |
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"Instead of the modernist quest for meaning in a chaotic world, the postmodern author eschews, often playfully, the possibility of meaning, and the postmodern novel is often a parody of this quest. Postmodern authors also tend to celebrate chance ove…
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Jean Paul Sartre: "Existentialism is nothing else but an attempt to draw the full conclusions from a consistently atheistic position." http://bit.ly/6HbK0V Jean Paul Sartre: "Existentialism is not atheist in the sense that it would exhaust itself in…
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Welcome! This group is for people interested in reading and discussing philosophy, theology, their intersections, and their divergences. This group is open to people with or without a background in philosophy or theology. Our general task is to attem…
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Postmodernism, Philosophy Now, Intellectual Discussion, Philosophy-Ethics-Politics-and-Religion., Philosophy, Literary Theory, Existentialism, Theology, Existentialist Philosophy, Critical Theory, Phenomenology, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy Discussions, History of Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, Show more...Show less...
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We are a meetup devoted to the study of radical political theory and cultural criticism - socialism(s), world systems, critical theory/media analysis, prefigurative politics, utopian projects, liberation theology, critical pedagogy, or dot-communism… |
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This is a casual group that has begun around the question, "What is postmodernism?" We welcome anyone with curious mind and a desire to contribute. We delve into introductory topics in 20th and 21st century philosophy as a springboard to addressing t… |
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Welcome! This group is intended to provide a community of support for a broad range of mental health and other wellness service providers, including therapists, counselors, coaches, medical doctors, personal trainers, nutritionists, teachers, communi… |
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January 11, 2013
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This is a group for people interested in reading and discussing the primary philosophical works of the modern era. I am a PhD candidate in critical theory and American literature, and I am in interested in creating a roundtable discussion with other… |
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January 9, 2013
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"Let us rise soon after supper and see this festival; there will be a gathering of young men, and we will have a good talk." - Plato's Republic, Book I In ancient Greek city states, The Agora was the center of artistic, philosophical, spiritual and p… |
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January 8, 2013
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This monthly discussion group is all about Nietzsche, his background, his influence, and our thoughts, feelings and reactions to him. In the spirit of Nietzsche, let us read him slowly and carefully. All are welcome to join us, from Nietzsche scholar… |
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January 5, 2013
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Welcome! This group is for people interested in reading and discussing philosophy, theology, their intersections, and their divergences. This group is open to people with or without a background in philosophy or theology. Our general task is to attem…
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Postmodernism, Philosophy Now, Intellectual Discussion, Philosophy-Ethics-Politics-and-Religion., Philosophy, Literary Theory, Existentialism, Theology, Existentialist Philosophy, Critical Theory, Phenomenology, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy Discussions, History of Philosophy, Continental Philosophy
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November 19, 2012
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This is a casual group that has begun around the question, "What is postmodernism?" We welcome anyone with curious mind and a desire to contribute. We delve into introductory topics in 20th and 21st century philosophy as a springboard to addressing t… |
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December 19, 2011
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Welcome! This group is intended to provide a community of support for a broad range of mental health and other wellness service providers, including therapists, counselors, coaches, medical doctors, personal trainers, nutritionists, teachers, communi… |
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We are a meetup devoted to the study of radical political theory and cultural criticism - socialism(s), world systems, critical theory/media analysis, prefigurative politics, utopian projects, liberation theology, critical pedagogy, or dot-communism… |
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We'd like to go beyond such recent commonplace doctrines as 'the end of history' (Fukuyama), 'the clash of civilizations' (Huntington), or 'the world is flat' (T. Friedman), to explore the actual political-economic, political-sociological, political-… |
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"Instead of the modernist quest for meaning in a chaotic world, the postmodern author eschews, often playfully, the possibility of meaning, and the postmodern novel is often a parody of this quest. Postmodern authors also tend to celebrate chance ove…
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February 14, 2011
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A Group for Christians that are seeking something more in faith. Those that are desiring to know more about what Scripture means for them. A time to come together and learn about God in a way which is open for you to come in as you truly are and no… |
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