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This group is dedicated to in-depth conversation focused on specific readings in philosophy. We cover everything from Plato to Dennett. We love wisdom, and we love discussing it. If you have some background in philosophy and are interested in furthering your study, we hope you sign up for one of our events. Our only stipulation is that everyone coming to our meetings has done the reading in advance.
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Book Club Potluck - John Stuart Mill
Mark Hopkins's House, 8746 S Tibet Court, Aurora, CO, USMark Hopkins will host our discussion of John Stuart Mill's famous essays: "On Liberty" and "Utilitarianism." Mark suggested we read some Mill.
Together these two essays mark the philosophic cornerstone of democratic morality and represent a thought-provoking search for the true balance between the rights of the individual and the power of the state. Thoroughly schooled in the principles of the utilitarian movement founded by Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill nevertheless brings his own unique intellectual energy to issues such as individual freedom, equality, authority, happiness, justice, and virtue.
On Liberty is Mill’s famous examination of the nature of individuality and its crucial role in any social system that expects to remain creative and vital. Utilitarianism brilliantly expounds a pragmatic ethic based on one controversial proposition: actions are right only if they promote the common good and wrong if they do not. While much of Mill’s thinking was eventually adopted by socialists, it is in today’s democratic societies—with their troubling issues of crime, freedom of speech, and the boundaries of personal liberty—that his work resounds most powerfully.
If you would like to host one of our events and you have a book in mind, please let me, Karl Kiefer, or Mark Hopkins know, and we will create a Meetup event for your book, assuming your suggested title qualifies as a book on philosophy in our view, and assuming that we deem you to be qualified to host. Our criteria are somewhat vague, but let's just say that we are not interested in books on the supernatural. We are interested in books that you might find in a syllabus for a college philosophy course. We are also focused on finding hosts who have demonstrated ability to direct philosophical conversation. You can always email me at camkruger@gmail.com if you have questions and/or suggestions.
As always, it's essential that everyone who comes to the meeting reads the book in its entirety and brings something for the potluck.
Happy reading!
New from Jim on March 28. Karl Kiefer has found a video of a good talk that Becker gave on his book. I've watched it and recommend it. Here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2K9Mobldtw
See you on April 17,
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