What we’re about
If you like talking about philosophy while drinking this is the club to be in. Open to all: young and old. No background in philosophy required. Just come with an open mind. There will be a suggested philosophical topic each week and about 10 questions to ponder. But there is no real need to stick to the rubric if the discussion wanders in a more interesting or weird direction. Your lowly organizer is a philosophy professor so I can’t resist adding a type of syllabus, updated each week. I’ll do all the grunt work, so also take it as a sort of free philosophy class if you don’t want to cough up the money or sit in a classroom.
Drunken Syllabus - 3 months (some loose aspirations and guiding topics)
Week 0 - Intros, What is Philosophy
Week 1 - The External World
Week 2 - Metaphysical Reality and Mind
Week 3 - Personal Identity
Week 4 - Free Will
Week 5 - Knowledge
Week 6 - God and Religion
Week 7 - Why Be Moral
Week 8 - Applied Ethics
Week 9 - Consciousness and Subjectivity
Week 10 - AI and Robots
Week 11 - Political Philosophy
Week 12 - Drunken Conference: submit any papers or unique philosophical musings you might have for open discussion!
