What we’re about
What we’re about
Guelph (Faux) Philosophy Book Club (GFPBC) is a monthly club that meets in Guelph, ON at 10 am on the first Saturday of each month. Our current home is the Red Brick Café on Douglas Street downtown.
We are not exactly a philosophy club, and not exactly a book club. We do aim to create a space to share and socialize a range of ‘big’ questions and the underlying concepts. While philosophical texts are one source of discussion, we will take advantage of articles, YouTube talks, documentaries and movies that offer worthwhile insights, and can feed our “love of wisdom”.
Each month we will focus on a topic, perhaps through a prompting question, and utilize one or several related sources to feed a discussion. I will do my best to pick sources that are accessible, at no or low cost.
I am relaunching the Meetup as the new organizer and keenly interested in any suggestions, so feel free to share any recommendations, questions, or thoughts through a direct message. Our next meeting will be October 6th (this is a Sunday, changing from Saturday) at 10 am til noon at The Redbrick (Thanksgiving is the 14th this year). I will share our topic and the reference materials over the next week or 2.
I look forward to meeting and exploring some interesting philosophical questions with you all!
Upcoming events (1)
See all- I am, therefore I thinkThe Common, Guelph, ON
Hi all, our December meetup happened in what will be our new venue, The Common, which turned out to be less busy and even offered easier parking. As always, I thank those who came out and hope they enjoyed the discussion.
Sorry for the cheeky title, but with the new year and feeling a bit saturated with the hard problem of consciousness, I thought we might like to pivot for our next meetup. So, we will hold up a lens, maybe more like a metaphorical mirror, on ourselves next meetup and explore our experiences, attitudes and motivations that stimulate us to read anything philosophical, and then spend time on Sunday mornings to discuss and examine abstract ideas.
To foster the discussion, I will offer the following suggested readings –
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Philosophy for Laymen (1946) by Bertrand Russell (https://users.drew.edu/jlenz/br-lay-philosophy.html) is a relatively short and personal essay that provides a skilled assessment of the nature, purpose and importance of Philosophy.
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The Importance of What We Care About by Harry Frankfurt (www.ceu.edu/sites/default/files/attachment/event/8682/frankfurt-importance-what-we-care-about.pdf), explores caring, right and wrong, what is important in life, making decisions.
I am away much of January, and therefore invite you to gather once again on Sunday, February 2nd at The Common at 10 am.
I guess that’s a wrap for 2024. Best wishes to everyone for a safe and happy holiday season.
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