Welcome!
- Location
- Berkeley, CA 37.86-122.25 94705US
- Meetups
- 39 so far
- Members
- 253 Philosophers
- Meetup topics
- Founded
- August 7, 2006
An informal philosophy group who will have discussion focused on readings selected by participating members.
In Book IV of his Metaphysics, Aristotle wrote down what has come to be known as the law of non-contradiction. This is the principle that two contradictory statements, P and not-P, cannot both be true. Aristotle called it "the most certain of all principles".
Few philosophers since Aristotle have questioned the law of non-contradiction or even bothered to justify it. Read more
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What's new?
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Nov 24
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New member
“The Four Agreements could be a good reference point in a Philosophy Gathering,”
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Nov 20
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New member“I studied philosophy at the University of Chicago, and I miss arguing...”
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Nov 18
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“To yak about philosophy.”
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Nov 14
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“I recently picked up Bryan Magee's "Confessions of a Philosopher" and am devouring it. I'm reminded how much I love thinking about the big questions. Ten years after getting my undergraduate degree in philosophy, I want to get back to the subject!”
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Nov 12
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New member
“Need to put my philosophy degree to use.”
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Nov 11
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Nov 6
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New member“I'm new to the area and this group sounds like a really interesting one given my interest in cognitive science and philosophy.”
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Nov 1
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Oct 31
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“I am attracted to the abstraction often found in philosophy.”
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Oct 25
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“wanta try it”
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What members are saying
“ Most people who like to discuss philosophy are surrounded most of the time by people who don't like to discuss philosophy. ...
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“ After years without much reading on these abstract topics, I am forced to relearn the concepts of philosophy. :-) ”
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