Well, maybe you should. Philosophy wasn't originally about dry hair-splitting, it was an effort to discover the right way to live your life, every day, in the real world.

I recently rediscovered Stoicism, a philosophy which was at the height of it's popularity perhaps 18 centuries ago in the weeks after I got laid off from my job of ten years, and I've learned (and relearned a lot of things)—not perfectly, but every day is a new day.

I'm learning how to want what I have, rather than needing to have what I want. I'm learning what's actually important, rather than only apparently so.

Chris Phillips' book "Socrates Café" describes his work at setting up informal gatherings around the world where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing the Socratic Method. The groups model their discussions from the Phillips' book.

Today, there are over 600 ongoing gatherings around the globe coordinated by hundreds of volunteers who share the common goal of making a more inclusive world. You can learn more about the "Socrates Café" movement on the site of the Society for Philosophical Inquiry, at

http://www.philosopher.org/en/Socrates_Cafe.html

I'd very much like to start such a group in the Santa Cruz county area. Won't you join me?

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  • February 7 at 7:00 PM, 4 Aspiring Human Beings attended

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  • January 3 at 7:00 PM, 6 Aspiring Human Beings attended

    Santa Cruz Socrates Café Meetup
    This is a tentatively-scheduled first meeting of the Santa Cruz Socrates Café. My suggestion is either The White Raven in Felton, or Lulu Carpenter's at The Octagon, in... Learn more

  • December 6, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 3 Aspiring Human Beings attended

    Santa Cruz Socrates Café Meetup
    This is a tentatively-scheduled first meeting of the Santa Cruz Socrates Café. My suggestion is either The White Raven in Felton, or Lulu Carpenter's at The Octagon, in... Learn more

  • October 4, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 2 Aspiring Human Beings attended

    Santa Cruz Socrates Café Meetup
    This is a tentatively-scheduled first meeting of the Santa Cruz Socrates Café. My suggestion is either The White Raven in Felton, or Lulu Carpenter's at The Octagon, in... Learn more

  • September 6, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 3 Aspiring Human Beings attended

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