Philosophy Workshop

Welcome to the Philosophy Workshop.

Philosophy Workshop is the place for exploring problems of philosophy in a cooperative manner, usually focused on a very specific subject. The goal (and the hope) is to utilize our combined knowledge, experience and mental faculties to understand ideas that are often difficult and sometimes entirely foreign to some participants.

The format of our meetings is as follows:

1. Introduction (20-30 min. overview of the subject matter)

2. Clarification of ideas/arguments

3. General discussion

The Philosophy Workshop is not a platform for advertising beliefs. This is the place to, as my old philosophy professor once said, “gaze into the vast pools of our ignorance” and to, without taking ourselves too seriously, expand the vistas of our knowledge.

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Recent Meetups

February 5 at 2:00 PM, 16 Members attended
Freedom of the Will and Concept of a Person
They rated it 4.502 (2 ratings)

In his highly influential essay "Freedom of the Will and Concept of a Person" Harry Frankfurt offers a hierarchical model of the (free) will. Some have called this... Learn more
January 22 at 2:00 PM, 13 Members attended
Moral Status of Non-Human Animals: Animal Personhood Debate
They rated it 5.002 (2 ratings)

Moral status of non-human animals is an ethical question that has long been neglected. Assuming that animals should have some moral status, it is still far from clear as... Learn more
December 18, 2011 at 2:00 PM, 20 Members attended
Understanding Art
They rated it 5.002 (2 ratings)

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This was a meeting that fostered real understanding of understanding itself and of art as an object of understanding ...

—Todd Ness

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Excellent discussion. ...

—Margaret Donsbach
November 20, 2011 at 2:00 PM, 24 Members attended
Understanding
They rated it 4.006 (6 ratings)

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It took awhile before we actually tackled the central question of understanding, but I had a nice aha moment toward the end of the meeting.

—Margaret Donsbach

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The presentation did a great job of tying the notes for the meeting together, and the discussion was intelligent and thoughtful.

—Kathy
October 23, 2011 at 2:00 PM, 18 Members attended
On Truth
They rated it 4.505 (5 ratings)

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Good topic, good discussion

—Margaret Donsbach

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Wunderbar! ...

—James Tarabilda