Let's 'meetup' to meet likeminded people who are interested in life's big and small questions, both from the philosophical as well as the scientific side.
About the host (Clemens):
My own background is computer science, but I am studying biology, physics, and philosophy now for ~10 years and (hopefully) can answer any question or at least guide and moderate the discussion.
As a guideline for the meetings will serve the book series "Philosophy for Heroes" which discusses
- philosophy of language
- structure of philosophy (ontology---"what is?", and epistemology---"how do we know?")
- evolution
- (quantum) physics
- human intelligence and creativity
- neurobiology and consciousness
- free will
- ethics
- leadership
You can read the articles from the books for free at philosophy-for-heroes.com/blog. The books are also available in print.
Besides those basics, feel free to bring up own topics to discuss. Post a topic, an article, or a book into the group, and prepare a short presentation for the next meeting. Anything goes :)
If there is no topic prepared, I will present one from the list.
The primary language is English. Depending on the attendees, we can also switch to German (or I can translate a few concepts).
