Let's Discuss... Is Disobedience a virtue?
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When conformity is the norm, disobedience becomes a heroic act.
“The opposite to courage is not cowardice: that, rather, is the lack of courage... The opposite to courage, as one endeavor to understand the problem in our particular age, is automaton conformity.” Rollo May - Man’s Search for Himself.
“Monsters exist, but they are far too few in number to be truly dangerous; the most dangerous monsters are ordinary [men and women] ready to believe and obey without asking questions.”
Primo Levi, The Truce
Useful videos
https://youtu.be/zOJLGpfnX34
https://youtu.be/OWMkmljltvo
Please ask the questions you wish to discuss related to this topic in the comment section.
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The Examined Life, "Let's Discuss..." session is an open discussion.
The format of this event will be:
*The duration has got shorter due to the booking requirements. but this will not change anything.
14:00 - Free flow group discussion.
15:00 - Splitting to smaller groups for more engaging discretion.
17:00 - End of the official meetup. Most often attendees stay and continue discussing up to around 18:00.
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