Practical Philosophy Meetup - Cologne

Dear folks,

in our meeting we ll discuss about ' what 's Reality and its opposite :

PART 1

a)- What's REAL in your opinion? Is Reality based on physical existence, or can metaphysical things or ideas be real ?
b)-Is it better to determine what is real through logic or trust our *intuition?

c)-Ayn Rand famously said “You can ignore reality but you can’t ignore the consequences of having ignored reality”. What does this mean?

d)-Is there a difference between truth and reality?

PART 2 (45-1 hr):
a- What s the opposite of reality for you : simulation, illusion , falsity,?
and how you would find or believe that something is unreal, untrue etc. ?

b)- What role does language play in shaping reality? What about internal thought?

c)- Is reality objective or subjective? How do our relationships, background influence our reality?

Ps: just for this session we are trying to use a rotation format :)
see u soon ,
cheers
Guido

Ps: keep in mind our different opinions are neither right nor wrong , are just the way we decide to interpratate our experience so far; so can be changeable by new social experiences/exchanges as well :)
So enjoy exchange
Guido

The goal of the Practical Philosophy Club is to create a community that is open to discussing ideas that can be used practically in everyday life. this group isn’t aligning necessarily with the specific scope that „philosophy“ and „practical philosophy“ may have in the academic world **We don't have topics that are off-limits and look to discuss all sides of a topic in order to:

1. help you understand your point of view,
2. Give you different perspectives, and
3. realize that we all have some common ground and just because someone isn't on your "side" doesn't mean they are your enemy.**

We value communication, simplicity, balance, honesty, and discernment as values to live by, and look to build a community around these values. The typical meeting is about 10-15 minutes of banter to warm up before we move to introduce the weekly discussion topics. If the group is large we will split into separate groups so as to maintain a conversational tone within the discussions. With about 15 minutes left in the time, we bring all of the groups together and conclude.