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Philosophical Reading 5.00 5.0030

"To philosophize, we may now say, is an extraordinary questioning into the extraordinary."

-- Martin Heidegger, 1935

Philosophical Reading is run in parallel with the NYC Film & Philosophy Meetup [ http://www.meetup.com/cinephile ]. Where the latter is for more general discussion, this one is for focused readings & dialog around particular texts.

This group should be helpful to students, writers, artists, scientists, etc. looking to make a leap in their thinking. In fact, I'm organizing the group for stimulation to my own writing projects. You don't need to possess advanced knowledge of the subject-matter to participate, just bring an open mind and a commitment to wrestle with some challenging but rewarding material.

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"The critique of scientism within phenomenology does not seek to refute or negate the results of scientific research in the name of some mystical apprehension of the unity of man and nature, or whatever. Rather, it simply insists that science does not provide the primary or most significant access to a sense of ourselves and the world. Anti-scientism does not at all entail an anti-scientific attitude [...] what is required here is what the young Heidegger called, in a much-overlooked but highly suggestive remark from _Being and Time_, "an existential conception of science". This would show how the practices of the natural sciences arise out of life-world practices, and that the life-world practices are not simply reducible to natural scientific explanation."

-- Simon Critchley ("Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction", p. 116, [Oxford, 2001])

Where?
Chez Holley
235 W 48th St Apt 33-C
Between Broadway and 8th Ave
New York, NY 10019
347-260-3606
Who’s coming?
7 Yes / 0 Maybe
( 6 spots left )

Want to attend?

This will be the last "Learning Phenomenology" meeting.

For this one, I want to make sure everyone has read the essay. Set aside some time for reading slowly, and for thinking through the concepts:

"The Dialectic of the Real and the Phenomenological Method in Hegel"

http://marxists.org/r...

Best,
Tom
Organizer, Philosophical Reading
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What members are saying

 Growing your head. 

Rob

 If you are interested in partaking in a truly stimulating exploration of phenomenology do join this group. Who could imagine philosophical discourse could be this much fun! 

Liz

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  • Nov 8
    • New member
      “artist and entrepreneur seeking intellectual stimulation - I won't be the best well read, but I am quick study and once I understand the language of the discourse, I will contribute something of value I believe.”
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  • Nov 5
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      “sounds like an interesting group”