Lyceum: Philosophy Reading & Discussion Group

All are welcome!
BYOB (no hard liquors)
Donations Appreciated but Not Required
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Venue: Alachi Masala, 488 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024, USA

RULES for In-Person Meeting:

1. GROUP PROMOTION: Each group may bring flyers or posters advertising membership, donations, and meetings.
2. DRINKING: Bring your own booze should be limited to beer and wine, no hard liquors. Everyone should drink responsibly and don't get sloshed. Save the hard drinking for the after parties in outside bars.
3. RESPECT FOR DIFFERENCES: While there is overlap among the groups, not every group is the same and thinks the same. Respect each other's differences and different ideologies. Look for common ground not for things to hate. We're all friends here, treat each other as such.
4. ARGUMENTS: Listen to each other’s opinion completely in good faith. Ask questions about other's points instead of immediately dismissing. Approach taboo subjects--such as sex, religion, and politics--with strangers cautiously; back out if getting heated. Agree to disagree and walk away if necessary.
5. RESPECT FOR THE MEETING HOUSE: Use appropriate trash/recycling cans and clean up after yourselves. Leave the Meeting House better than you found it. Respect the neighborhood, don't act foolishly on the streets when entering and leaving or loitering.
6. NO ELECTIONEERING: Due to tax restrictions for many groups being §501(c)(3) tax-exempt, do not discuss, promote, denigrate, or leave/display/hand out materials for any candidate, campaign, party, or proposition on any upcoming election. No electioneering during the event. Other activities prohibited by tax-restrictions are also not allowed.
7. SELF-RECOGNITION: Try to speak from your own experiences and own your intentions and impacts. Recognize your own privileges and different backgrounds.
8. CONFIDENTIALITY: Meetings are private despite being open to the public. Recordings are prohibited. You may share what you learned, but not direct quotes and identities.
9. MEETING MODERATION: The organizers, hosts, co-hosts, moderators, and discussion leaders will use various methods available to ensure compliance with the rules and maintain decorum.
   Attending any meeting or event implies agreement with the above rules.

Come join us for a BYOB potluck with thoughtful discussion. The first time I’ll be joining this event will be March 29th, if it goes well I’ll attend regularly, probably monthly.
1st & 4th Fridays: 7:00PM-09:00PM
NYSEC Meeting House: Ceremonial Hall
All are welcome!
BYOB (no hard liquors)/Potluck
Donations Appreciated but Not Required
Donate Here via Ethical NYC to Support this Event
https://ethicalnyc.app.neoncrm.com/forms/54
+1 (212) 874-5210
info@nysec.org
https://ethical.nyc/
· Location is subject to change for special events. Check website calendars and Meetup pages for various groups for updates and changes.
· Default room is Ceremonial on the 4th Floor. Room is subject to change depending on capacity or activity. Check for any posted signs.
· Use the wheelchair ramp entrance at the Meeting House NOT the Fieldston School. Press both doorbells if the door is locked. The elevator and stairs are right there to take to the 4th floor.
Our friends at various groups are cross-posting this event. Some groups have after-parties.
RULES for In-Person Meeting:

1. GROUP PROMOTION: Each group may bring flyers or posters advertising membership, donations, and meetings.
2. DRINKING: Bring your own booze should be limited to beer and wine, no hard liquors. Everyone should drink responsibly and don't get sloshed. Save the hard drinking for the after parties in outside bars.
3. RESPECT FOR DIFFERENCES: While there is overlap among the groups, not every group is the same and thinks the same. Respect each other's differences and different ideologies. Look for common ground not for things to hate. We're all friends here, treat each other as such.
4. ARGUMENTS: Listen to each other’s opinion completely in good faith. Ask questions about other's points instead of immediately dismissing. Approach taboo subjects--such as sex, religion, and politics--with strangers cautiously; back out if getting heated. Agree to disagree and walk away if necessary.
5. RESPECT FOR THE MEETING HOUSE: Use appropriate trash/recycling cans and clean up after yourselves. Leave the Meeting House better than you found it. Respect the neighborhood, don't act foolishly on the streets when entering and leaving or loitering.
6. NO ELECTIONEERING: Due to tax restrictions for many groups being §501(c)(3) tax-exempt, do not discuss, promote, denigrate, or leave/display/hand out materials for any candidate, campaign, party, or proposition on any upcoming election. No electioneering during the event. Other activities prohibited by tax-restrictions are also not allowed.
7. SELF-RECOGNITION: Try to speak from your own experiences and own your intentions and impacts. Recognize your own privileges and different backgrounds.
8. CONFIDENTIALITY: Meetings are private despite being open to the public. Recordings are prohibited. You may share what you learned, but not direct quotes and identities.
9. MEETING MODERATION: The organizers, hosts, co-hosts, moderators, and discussion leaders will use various methods available to ensure compliance with the rules and maintain decorum.
   Attending any meeting or event implies agreement with the above rules.

Our schedule for 2024 is every Saturday 2:00pm Pacific (5:00pm East)
Reading and discussing "A Short History of Chinese Philosophy" by Fung Yu-Lan (Feng Youlan 馮友蘭)
Amazon - https://a.co/d/2ENfKPL
Archive.org https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.260423
Please Read The Chapter 5 - Mo Tzu, The First Opponent Of Confucius
There are 28 chapters in this book. Each chapter is an independent article about the Chinese Philosophy. We are going to discuss one chapter per meetup.
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1. The Spirit of Chinese Philosophy (2024-01-20)
2. The Background of Chinese Philosophy (2024-02-24)
3. The Origin of the Schools (2024-03-09)
4. Confucius, The First Teacher (2024-04-27)
5. Mo Tzu, The First Opponent of Confucius (2024-05-04)
6. The First Phase of Taoism: Yang Chu (2024-05-11)
7. The Idealistic Wing of Confucianism: Mencius (2024-05-18)
8. The School of Names (2024-05-25)
9. The Second Phase of Taoism: Lao Tzu
10. The Third Phase of Taoism: Chung Tzu
11. The Later Mohists
12. The Yin-Yang School and Early Chinese Cosmology
13. The Realistic Wing of Confucianism: Hsun Tzu
14. Han Fei Tzu and The Legalist School
15. Confucianist Metaphysics
16. World Politics and World Philosophy
17. Theorizer of the Han Empire: Tung Chung-Shu
18. The Ascendancy of Confucianism and Revival of Taoism
19. Neo-Taoism: The Rationalists
20. Neo-Taoism: The Sentimentalists
21. The Foundation of Chinese Buddhism
22. Ch’anism (Zen Buddhism), The Philosophy of Silence
23. Neo-Confucianism: The Cosmologists
24. Neo-Confucianism: The Beginning of The Two Schools
25. Neo-Confucianism: The School of Platonic Ideas
26. Neo-Confucianism: The School of Universal Mind
27. The Introduction of Western Philosophy
28. Chinese Philosophy in the Modern World

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Playlist for A Short History of Chinese Philosophy
Please see our 2023 meetup recordings and reading materials :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14zML15Ea7IkWHWaqkQjEmmcbPsl6L1kV/view?usp=drive_link
Please see our 2024 meetup schedule, recordings and reading materials:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1moDzDM4xb--hDgw7zXC7Rrayq-GEwQYETyJKa4W9usU/edit?usp=share_link