What we’re about
We casually banter about sometimes controversial philosophical concepts. You are encouraged to submit your own rants, disagreements, arguments, etc!
Some good things to know about the group :
1 : You are free and encouraged to email us topics at : philosophyrenegade@gmail.com
2 : We don't believe in waitlists. However many people show up, we'll figure it out.
3 : Moderation is done only lightly. The iron fist must be covered in a velvet glove.
4 : Passionate opinions need to be encouraged.
5 : Topic selection is not a democratic process. However, essentially no topic is forbidden from its proper time and place.
6 : Quality over quantity.
7 : Tacos.
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Red Pill? Blue Pill? THE THIRD PILL!! (The Commons)The Commons, San Francisco, CA
Welcome back!
Topic :
We will discuss the important topic of the falsity of "red pill" thinking, and not in the toxic neo-manospherism sense, but in general relation to the value of epiphanies granted under the presumption of finding some "big truth".
As always, please read the following before the event!
This topic is more or less about a bit from The Perverts Guide To Cinema by Slavoj Zizek (who we will see in person later this year!).
Very briefly you can hear Zizeks argument here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23b-WTpFqoA
You can find the complete Perverts Guide To Cinema here :
https://archive.org/details/the-perverts-guide-to-cinemaThe discussion involves the first 5 minutes or so of the film.
Logistics :
You can also find this event on Luma : https://lu.ma/beadgn0e?tk=aqoTf8
Please register on both platforms if you could be so kind.Groups will get about 20 minutes per scramble to discuss, with a 5 minute intro a debrief.
Afterwards we will get Tacos! (There is a good taco place in Hayes not far from The Commons)
Cheers,
-Daniel - CARL SAGAN DAY : A COSMIC JOURNEY TO MONTEREYDolores Park, San Francisco, CA
November 9th is CARL SAGAN DAY.
For those who are unfamiliar, Carl Sagan was this really awesome astronomer who wrote profoundly poetically. He had a TV show called "Cosmos" which to this day, in my opinion, is the greatest TV science documentary ever made. It received cosmic cultural as well as critical acclaim. However, Cosmos is not merely a scientific documentary. Cosmos is more importantly; a profoundly philosophical, poetic, and spiritual work. There is a reason it was so wildly successful.
Cosmos opens up with this stirring scene.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8k48bXJDDc)The specific cliffside that Sagan is speaking on, is actually not that far from us. It's right off a small road south of Monterey.
Its located here :
(https://www.quora.com/Where-is-the-location-that-Carl-Sagan-stood-at-the-opening-of-Cosmos)So here is my wild idea : We will have a "Pilgrimage", road trip, whatever all the way down there! If you're in South Bay I'll pick you up on the way down. We can spend the day eating various types of food and contemplating the cosmos.
My car can only transport five people, so I'm setting the limit to 5 people for now. Only sign up if you are SERIOUS! If we get more people to volunteer to drive we can transport more people.
Also, the place is technically privately owned. So unless if we find out who owns it and asks pretty please : We probably won't get too close to it. The journey matters more than the destination!
By the way, I'm considering making this a two day event. Let me know if y'all would be interested in Carl Sagan party.
See you!
-Daniel
