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Is Sleeping a Waste of our Limited Time?

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Steve S. and Sam Ah W.
Is Sleeping a Waste of our Limited Time?

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9am Gymnasium [Optional in park] - Meetup behind the library near basketball court. Then brisk walk around beautiful New Farm park whilst communing with nature and thinking of philosophical ideas.
Recommended Reading List:
The First Physical Culturists: Ancient Greek Athletics, Training and Competition by Alex Daulat, 2020.

10am Academy [ in Library]-“Asleep, man is useless, he may as well be dead.”- (Plato). Is death the endless sleep? Discussion about the Philosophy of Sleep and dreams from ancient to modern viewpoints.
Recommended Reading List:
(Philosophy of Mind) Owen J. Flanagan - Dreaming Souls: Sleep, Dreams and the Evolution of the Conscious Mind-Oxford University Press, USA (1999)

11.30am Symposium [Optional at cafe] - fellowship, dialogue, food and drink at MK Cafe across from New Farm park.
Recommended Reading List:
Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens by James Davidson,2016.

Venue for the 10am Philosophical Discussion is in small building adjacent to New Farm library. It is airconditioned and has small kitchen with plenty of free nearby parking. Close to public transport.

Please deposit a gold coin donation in the piggy at the door entrance to help pay for meetup.com fees.

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135 Sydney St · New Farm, QL
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