Join Plato's Cave philosophers and UU Inquiring Minds this Sunday morning, September 29, 2019 at 9:00.

This Sunday:
Unsocial: What role do women play in the "Social Contract"?

Join us for StoicDan's lecture and Q&A on "Social Contract" (Part 2). Our discussion last time was based on the ideas of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Rawls (all men!). This month, we will explore the aspects of gender equality, sexuality, human desire, and the role of women in the "Social Contract".

Have men used the "Social Contract" through history to control women? What is the role of women in society and morality? Does the "Social Contract" create an internal struggle between individuality and human sexuality? And finally, the "Social Contract" metaphors were based on masculine figures, so how can we update these notions with feminine figures?

We'll share the ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft, Carol Pateman, Virginia Held, and Christine Di Stefano, plus there'll be a cameo appearance by Freud. We'll also have time to continue last month's discussion of how to modernize "Social Contract" in other ways.

Join the Inquiring Minds discussion – be educated; be wise.

Coffee? Yes.

Reading and watching suggestions (from Dan):

Review of Mary Wollstonecraft's book (5 minutes to read) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft#Vindication_of_the_Rights_of_Woman_(1792)

Overview of Carol Pateman's book (2 minutes to read) - https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=2978

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Join the Inquiring Minds discussion – be educated; be wise.

Coffee? Yes.

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Steve,
Plato's Cave Organizer

Special Interest:

StoicDan Meetups:
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Lecturer on Stoicism & Transcendentalism
Emerson & Thoreau Discussion Group
First Thursday each month, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Panera Bread, 11472 University Blvd, Orlando, FL 32817
More information: https://www.meetup.com/Emerson-Thoreau/