Let's Read Philosophy... Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality
Details
The Examined Life, "Let's Read Philosophy..." session is an open discussion reading group held regularly (about once month) concerning a single work of philosophy.
For each session, members read a piece of philosophy. The main request is to learn the key points from the text (which will form the basis of the discussion), with optional extra background material/depth.
This session: A Discourse on Inequality by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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The format of the meetup will be:
4.30pm - Free flow group discussion explaining key concepts brought up by the text.
5.10pm - Initial free flow discussion with thoughts and critiques of concepts.
5.30pm - Break.
5.45pm - Going around the group with optional individual uninterrupted input (about 4 or 5 minutes each).
6.30pm - Break.
6.45pm - Final free flow group discussion with thoughts and critiques of concepts.
7.30pm - End of official meetup and if room is still available attendees can stay and continue discussing.
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If you haven't read the The Examined Life rules (or need a refresher), which can be found here, please do so before the meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/The_Examined_Life/messages/boards/
The Hoop & Grapes serves teas, coffees, alcohol and food. It has a comfortable function room on the first floor and second floor for private discussions and events. The bar is on the ground floor.
We will be in the room on the 2nd floor.
NB.
Please RSVP if you can commit to attending and change your RSVP if something comes up. Inaccurate RSVPs can make it difficult to plan for room sizes and bookings.