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Are you someone who loves diving into thought-provoking discussions, exploring big ideas, or just sharing your latest philosophical read?
Let us invite you to a friendly session where we will discuss philosophical topics.
The sessions are short (max 2 hours) and our main goal is to bring like-minded people to socialize. For now, we don't have a professor to give one-directional lectures, but we realized that with the help of available tools we can fact-check most things, get short summaries, make comparisons, learn and discuss with them, letting our curiosity and fun be the main drivers.
So, this might resemble more of a workshop than a master class. Therefore: if you are an expert, or want to prepare a topic in advance, be welcome. If not, be welcome, too!
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Upcoming events
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- $9.00
Workshop #1 - Nietzche's Beyond Good & Evil Part I
Kovász Kultúrbár, Budapest, Krúdy u 8, 1088, Budapest, HU“we add the feelings of delight of successful executive instruments, the useful 'under-wills' or under-souls—indeed, our body is but a social structure composed of many souls—to our feelings of delight as commander”
Friedrich Nietzsche - Beyond Good and Evil.(In english!)
This session is designed as a beginner's workshop, even if you haven't read or don't know Nietzsche's work. And if you do but would like to deepen and share your knowledge, you are also welcomed.
We will focus on a few clusters from just the first two chapters of Beyond Good and Evil. Reading, clarifying, and discussing his aphorisms, covering 5 main topics. We split into separated groups and there will be practical work.
The focus will be on some of Nietzsche’s most provocative ideas. From the rejection of simple opposites, to the first appearance of the will to power.
The goal is to understand what Nietzsche is really attacking, where his insights are still up to date, and if and where he may be overstretching.This time a notebook and pen is recommended.
Introduction of guests (10 minutes)
We start with a short introduction of the guests. Those who are familiar with Nietzsche will seat next to those who aren't in a more or less homogeneous distribution.The topics to discuss (1 hour and 45 minutes)
- Truth, contraries, and the prejudice of philosophers
Excerpts: 1–4, 24, 31. - The unity of the self: ego, will, commonwealth, masks
Excerpts: 12, 16–17, 19, 26–27, 40. - Freedom, free will, determinism, and the free spirit
Excerpts: 21–22, 29, 34, 41–44. - Psychology against philosophy: resentment, indignation, morality as symptom
Excerpts: 5–6, 23, 30, 32–33, 38–39. - Will to power as the deep explanatory wager
Excerpts: 13, 19, 22–23, 36.
RSVP: As this is a different format than usual I will let a maximum of 16 people. Please confirm your attendance by transferring:
• 3,000 HUF — Workshop entry (please support the venue buying any drink)
• 6,000 HUF — Entry + veggie bruschetta
• 8,000 HUF — Entry + veggie bruschetta + alcohol-free red winePlease, sign up here: https://forms.gle/pEjhTLLkDGBWJS1N7
And make the payment here: https://revolut.me/marcoshht/pocket/ZtuHAUE1NO10 attendees - Truth, contraries, and the prejudice of philosophers
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