- The Heidegger Group: The Basic Problems of PhenomenologyCancelled
Greetings all!
We will be meeting weekly to read and discuss Martin Heidegger's
"The Basic Problems of Phenomenology." Experience with Heidegger will be good to have - a group of us have gone through a few of Heidegger's works and this is the continuation of that group.Schedule:
Session 3: Sec. 9
Session 4: Sec. 10
Session 5: Sec. 11-12
Session 6: Sec. 13
Session 7: Sec. 14
Session 8: Sec. 15
Session 9: Sec. 16
Session 10: Sec. 17-18
Session 11: Sec. 19a
Session 12: Sec. 19b
Session 13: Sec. 20
Session 14: 21-22Here's how I moderate:
I ask that people use the raise your hand feature prior to speaking. If you've spoken several times already, I will call others who haven't spoken yet or as much. Please refrain from giving lectures - this is a discussion group. I will cut you off if you are going on too long. Also, please refrain from bringing up other works or philosophers for discussion - a brief comment or comparison is fine, but the idea is to focus on Heidegger's thoughts in BPP!
Here's a link to an online copy: The Basic Problems of Phenomenology | Martin Heidegger | download (b-ok.global)
- Greek 101: Learning Ancient Greek by Speaking It (Lesson #6)Link visible for attendees
This will be a meetup series unlike any that David and Philip have done before. Starting on Monday October 7, we will be learning Ancient Greek by speaking it (as well as writing it and reading it). In other words, we will be learning ancient Greek just like we would learn a living language.
We will not exactly be using a book but will instead be using this video series by Prof. Hans-Friedrich Mueller, Greek 101:
https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/greek-101-learning-an-ancient-language
The video course does come with a booklet, so in that sense there will be a book that people will consult during the meetup.
Please note that Hans-Friedrich Mueller's covers both Classical Greek and Biblical Greek.
Accessing Materials
Many of you will have access to this course for free through your public library (if your library provides a service called Kanopy). For example if you live in Toronto or Ottawa you can access this course for free. (Links to the Toronto Public Library and the Ottawa Public Library.)
If not, perhaps you have friends whose public library does have Kanopy and who will share their public library access with you.
Lastly, the course does go on sale for roughly $50 USD quite frequently. Check the link above every few weeks to see if it goes on sale.
About the Meetings
Please note that neither Philip nor David currently know Ancient Greek. So this meetup will be a language course without a teacher. Philip and David will guide the flow of the meetup as hosts typically do, but the only teacher we will have is Hans-Friedrich Mueller who did the video lecture series that will be our text. And of course we will all be teachers to each other.
Each time we get together we will cover one lesson from the video course. The video series has 36 lectures, so the meetup will last for 36 get-togethers (however long that takes). If that pace proves to be too quick, we will consider slowing things down a little bit and spending two sessions on some of the harder video lessons.
If we still have a few (dedicated!) people left in the meetup by the time we are finished with the video course, we will think about reading an ancient Greek work together (possibly Plato's Republic in the original Greek). Wouldn't it be wonderful to read Plato's Republic in the original Greek!
We are sure this is abundantly obvious to everyone, but each participant will have to do a lot of learning on their own. Please be realistic about this. Languages do not learn themselves; you have to work at it.
When we get together, we will be practicing what we have learned on our own throughout the week. Many philosophers end up learning a lot of Ancient Greek words, and for many purposes this might be all you need. We mention this so that no one is misled: This will not be a meetup where we just learn a bunch of ancient Greek words. If that is what you want, Philip would be happy to recommend some excellent books that list and describe a lot of Greek words that philosophers need to know.
Learning some philosophically significant Greek words is a great goal to have, but it is not our only goal in this meetup. In this meetup we will be learning ancient Greek as a language we will speak and read and write. And that means learning all aspects of the language (including the grammar) well enough that we can read Greek without a handy translation by our side and speak Greek without too much hesitation.
Please note that the schedule is a little bit different from what you have come to expect from David and Philip's meetups.
- Starting on Monday October 8, this meetup will happen once per week, every week.....except
- Frequently we will not meet on the last Monday of the month.
There are a lot of opinions and debates about how ancient Greek was actually pronounced. We will not be engaging in any of these debates in this meetup. In this meetup we will simply adopt Hans-Friedrich Mueller's way of pronouncing Greek.
Lastly, learning a language with other people is enormously fun and we expect that this meetup will be a huge amount of fun!
- FTI: On why conservatives are so successful globallyLink visible for attendees
Strong-belief conservatives have been surging across the world. Let’s talk about the techniques that conservatives have been using globally to create such a surge in success all around the world. While of course the strategies are not the same anywhere, I believe there are some common themes from the places I’ve made observations and done fact checking where conservative popularity has swelled, even when the conservative narrative falls off the rails of truth. Hear me out with an open mind, then tell me where you agree and disagree in the conversation portion of the evening.
Format: Lecture and discussion
Note: social time for our community 15 minutes before the presentation.
To get familiar with our organization, feel free to learn more here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E16-qv-OZZoKh4HSyHCtQ_eZA-ko_n3Kd3SwxfLpk84/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.qsvmnmkadvaqAfter registering via zoom, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
We publish our event recordings on our Youtube channel to offer our help to anyone who would like to but can’t attend the meeting, so we need to give this clause. If you don’t want to be recorded, just remain on mute and keep your video off.
Here’s our legal notice: For valuable consideration received, by joining this event I hereby grant Free Thinker Institute and its legal representatives and assigns, the irrevocable and unrestricted right to use and publish any and all Zoom recordings for trade, advertising and any other commercial purpose, and to alter the same without any restriction. I hereby release Free Thinker Institute and its legal representatives and assigns from all claims and liability related to said video recordings.
- On Philosophical Disagreement — Being and Becoming’s Philosophy FestivalLink visible for attendees
Philosophers love to disagree. Through conversations, letters, books, articles, and more, they disagree among themselves and with non-philosophers. What does this tell us about the power of disagreement? In this presentation, Overthink podcast co-hosts Ellie Anderson and David M. Peña-Guzmán explore various approaches to disagreement in philosophical discourse, such as testing intuitions and immanent critique. They suggest that philosophers work with disagreement in illuminating ways, looking at concrete examples of how philosophers have gone about staging intellectual disagreements for the sake of expressing a novel view, critiquing an existing reality, or both.
This is an online event, we’ll send out the Zoom link to all registered attendees one week before the seminar, so keep an eye on your inbox as the date approaches. Space is limited! Please also obtain a ticket here if you're attending this event.
Being and Becoming’s Philosophy Festival
This is the first event of Being and Becoming's week-long philosophy festival in Toronto with in-person workshops and socials from November 19th-23rd, organized by yours truly in celebration of World Philosophy Day.
Throughout the festival week, evening seminars and workshops on different methods of inquiry and dialogue will be on offer. The final evening of the festival, on Saturday, November 23rd, will be a social with interactive programming centred on collaborative exploration and curiosity. Click on the events below for more details and tickets.
- Wednesday, November 20: Virtuosity with Christopher Mastropietro and Taylor Barratt
- Thursday, November 21: The Phenomenological Method with David Suarez
- Friday, November 22: The Meaning of Race/Culture with William Paris
- Saturday, November 23: Festival Social and Workshop on Philosophical Exploration with Others
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This event is brought to you by Being and Becoming, a Toronto based non-profit. We aim to create community around exploring everyday concepts and experiences so that we may live more intentional, thoughtful, and meaningful lives. We use philosophy as a tool with which we can come to a richer understanding of the world around us.
By offering activities, spaces, and other opportunities for conversation and co-exploration, we hope to enable the meeting and fusion of individuals and their ideas. Everyone is welcome, regardless of background: indeed, we believe the journey is best undertaken alongside explorers from a variety of disciplines, cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.
Find out more about Being and Becoming here.
About the Curiosity Café Series:
For those of you who haven’t had the opportunity to join us at our Curiosity Cafés and are wondering what they’re all about: every two weeks, we invite members of our community to come out to the Madison Avenue Pub to engage in a collaborative exploration of our chosen topic. Through these events, we aim to build our community of people who like to think deeply about life’s big questions, and provide each other with some philosophical tools to dig deeper into whatever it is we are most curious about.
- Reading Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) @ Chapter By ChapterLink visible for attendees
We are going to read Tao Te Ching chapter by chapter. You can use any translations in any languages and join our meetup to share what you learned or ask any questions.
During the meetup, we will provide new translation by Jason Peng and Amon Greene.
You can find many English translation from the following link:
https://terebess.hu/english/tao/_index.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Tao Te Ching, also spelled Dao De Jing (道德經), is a classic Chinese text attributed to Laozi (老子), an ancient Chinese philosopher. The title can be translated as "The Book of the Way and its Virtue" or "The Classic of the Way and Virtue." It is a foundational text of Taoism, a philosophical and religious tradition that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao.
The Tao Te Ching consists of 81 short chapters or verses that offer insights and guidance on how to live a virtuous and harmonious life. The text explores the concept of the Tao, which can be understood as the fundamental principle or way that underlies and unifies the universe. The Tao is often described as something formless, eternal, and beyond human comprehension.
Key themes in the Tao Te Ching include the importance of simplicity, humility, spontaneity, and living in accordance with the natural order of things. The text encourages individuals to embrace the concept of wu-wei (無為), often translated as "non-action" or "effortless action," which suggests acting in harmony with the Tao without unnecessary striving or force.
The Tao Te Ching has been highly influential not only within Taoism but also in Chinese Buddhism and Confucianism. It has been translated into numerous languages and continues to be studied and appreciated worldwide for its philosophical and spiritual insights.
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Tao Te Ching Chapter by Chapter:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DFccEWuqX_KyYEZXafLK2OMSPwP6-2nOuE22NtWlDJU/edit?usp=sharing
Art of War Chapter by Chapter : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yEgKNAIZIRC5HGlYn0Yw6jIoO50Xxzfkof9dOIZfSH0/edit?usp=drive_link
Analects Chapter by Chapter
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C_jV-JEkjWg-QpADhPZHgZk7PmcGbLbKtt2s9VejloI/edit?usp=drive_link
