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Seattle Philosophy Club

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Seattle, WA, US

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What we’re about

We're a community that practices and discusses philosophy, being free and open to all levels and backgrounds. We offer seminars, a variety of discussion formats, and the occasional lecture / guest speaker.

Many meetings will have fewer RSVPs than people who actually attend. This is because overtime people stop making use of Meetup.com and instead communicate with their groups via Discord, Slack, Zoom, E-mail, or similar You can think of the list of events hosted on this Meetup as advertisements for groups seeking new participants.

Our philosophy offerings are organized and facilitated by volunteers. If you have a philosophy offering - or an offering that compliments the study of philosophy, such as in literature, the sciences, and so on - that you'd like to advertise through this Meetup, please contact the organizer. We're grateful to those who want to enrich Seattle with study and discussion!

Participants must speak, write, and act in a considerate, professional, and respectful manner, and be prepared for the meetings that they attend, having reviewed the materials to the degree necessary to participate. If you haven't reviewed the materials but still wish to attend an event, please consult the event facilitator regarding the best manner for you to be present.

We look forward to studying philosophy together!

Upcoming events

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Sat, Dec 6 · 6:00 PM PST
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🔴the Culprits behind UN-HAPPINESS!📌 Psychology& philosophy of suffering
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- 🔴 CAMERA and MIC MANDATORY
  https://www.meetup.com/mindshearts-without-borders/events/tdfdssydcfbqb/
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- Zoom link posts 15 to the meeting.
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📌No need for preparation. You’re welcome to join from any walk of life.
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This Saturday at Marathon Discussions, we will take a look at the Philosophy and psychology of UN-HAPPINESS.————
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We will explores causes, such as ;
- Believing or Disbelieving in GODS,
- Skipping on “ present” and living in the past or future(Kierkegaard),
- Negative or unnecessary thoughts & judgments (Eckhart Tolle, Stoics), ,
- Societal factors such as;
-Ffear of boredom and competition (Bertrand Russell),
- Mysticism and universal consciousness & necessity of compassion and love (Rumi, Bidel, Jung,..) .
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We will also also investigate the potential value of unhappiness in fostering resilience and growth and will include the role of MATERIALISM vs SPIRITUALISM and the possibilities In between which could contribute to experience life with joy or heartache!
As the critical goal of the group, we will as well suggest, examine and propose solutions such as cultivating necessary resistance and experimenting prosperity through a variety of practices.
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Join us my friends and come and go as you wish.
Meet incredible thinkers and enjoy an evening of noise free collective exploration by individuals.
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SOCIALIZE with FRIENDS from AROUND the GLOBE @ our MARATHON SATURDAYS!
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Discussions for 10-16 hours✨✨💥
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Bring your Topic, concerns, questions, thoughts..

nonestop however, there would be no more new entrees after the first 8 hours. ( 5:00am EST)

If you crave stimulating conversations, discussions, debates, socializing with interesting international friends, and/or .. You feel lonely,Are an insomniac,
join us!
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Discussions will include a variety of topics presented by our members;💥💥

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- life discussions
- philosophy
- Politics
- psychology & Human behaviour
- science , artificial Intelligence & etc.
- metaphorical philosophy & Poetry
- metaphysics
And more

- happy Room! Meet intelligent International friends,

And.. there’s always more. Come and go as you wish.

It is meant to lift our spirits and help us forget about all the serious issues we deal with during the week.
We engage in life’s matters in productive comprehensive ways suitable for almost all curious.

Whether you enjoy the every day language of tackling life dilemmas OR analytical philosophyor maybe just need some company to engage in meaningful conversations, you may join and enter a breakout room with .. the other birds.. of a feather!

We cover everything from politics to spirituality, body to soul and.. all else.

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31 attendees
Sun, Dec 7 · 1:00 PM PST
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Pain and Pleasure -- Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
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December 7 - Having finished the major part of Book VII on "Troubleshooting the Virtues," we are now in the part on the mechanism for discerning the bad and the good--reading chapter 12 of NE VII. Everyone knows what pain is, what pleasure is, right? So what can we learn from Aristotle?
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Let's follow his train of thought starting at 1152b25.
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Our main translation from here on will be by Adam Beresford (Penguin Classics, 2020), but we will occasionally dip into other older English translations to get more insights and interpretations.
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Bring your own questions about the text if you are interested in joining this Sunday's meeting.
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We are live-reading and discussing Aristotle's ~Nicomachean Ethics~, book VII, which is about troubleshooting the virtues.
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The prerequisite to this book is our answering for ourselves these questions from the prior books, to which we will briefly review:
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1. What is a virtue of character {ēthikē aretē}?
2. How does one come to acquire it? (E.g. [Aristotle’s], ambition, bravery, gentlemanliness, generosity, candor, …)
3. From a first-person perspective in being virtuous, how does one feel and what does one see (differently, discursively) in a given situation of everyday living?
4. From a third-person perspective, how is the virtuous person (of a specific virtue) to be characterized?
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The project's cloud drive is here, at which you'll find the reading texts, notes, and slideshows.
3 attendees
Sun, Dec 7 · 1:00 PM PST
Gossip (Robert presents)
Graduate Seattle, 4507 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA, US
"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." variously attributed

"There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." Oscar Wilde

“If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody come sit next to me.” Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Symptom-free people with the capacity to listen considerately to diverse viewpoints are invited to attend after successfully RSVPing.

We begin the discussion at 1:00 pm sharp in the mezzanine above the lobby of the Graduate Hotel. Feel free to come up to 30 minutes early and hang out with us beforehand.

From the front Hotel entrance go to the right around the corner to enter through the north valet entrance. If the valet questions you just say you're here for the philosophy group. Go straight to the main lobby and turn right behind the large bookshelves before the elevators. Go up the stairs to your left and through the first door you encounter to enter our meeting room.

OPENING ROUNDTABLE FORMAT (ORF):

The topic presenter begins the discussion by explaining why they are interested in the topic and some introductory thoughts on it.

Each participant in turn going clockwise from the presenter describes their general thoughts on the topic.

If one is not ready to speak they can just say “pass” and the next person speaks.

After we've gone around once anyone who passed will get a second chance to comment.

Once everyone has given opening remarks or passed twice, Opening Roundtable is completed and the meeting shifts into its main format.

TIMED DIRECTION FORMAT (TDRF>5):
If there are more than 5 people present we will use the format below.

We will divide up the timed direction discussion time by the number of participants plus one (for a buffer). A timer will be set for this amount of time.

Each participant in turn will become a Discussion Director and lead the group discussion.

If one is not ready to direct they dimply say “pass” and the next person becomes the Discussion Director.

Anyone who arrives after step 1 (above), may participate but will not get a turn as Discussion Director.

The Discussion Director can make statements or ask questions, or interrupt or redirect the discussion at their discretion.

The discussion participants can state their own opinions only when asked by the Discussion Director, not Interrupt others and accede to the Discussion Director’s interruptions or redirections.

When the timer goes off the person speaking finishes their thought and then the next participant clockwise becomes the next Discussion Director.

After we've gone around once anyone who passed will get a second chance to direct.

At the end of the meeting, participants will have an opportunity to vote on the topic and format for the following meeting.
10 attendees
Sun, Dec 7 · 3:00 PM PST
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Short Meditation then Chat
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We do a short meditation via Buddhist Monk Professor B Alan Wallace or Sam Harris podcast, then casually discuss our experience (optional)

Excellent free resources
https://soundcloud.com/emotionalbalance/sets/alan-wallace-guided-practices
https://dynamic.wakingup.com/shareOpenAccess/SC3D92926?share_id=440D041D
https://beherenownetwork.com/joseph-goldstein-insight-hour-ep-216-satipatthana-sutta-series-pt-13-mindfulness-of-mind/
excellent resources here also - with weekly group lessons
https://member.coreyjackson.com.au/share/ZYZLarLoPH8Fu3Ak?utm_source=manual
1 attendee

Past events

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Richard Pope and 83 others

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