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Thursday, November 21, 2019

Next Meeting 11/22/2019

Our next meeting, for Fall 2019, we will be at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library, 9:45am-11:45am, November 22, 2019.  The place is on Palumbo!

Our topic(s) this week will continue from the list:
 -- Environmentalism
 -- Ageism
 -- Wealth Distribution
 -- Philosophical epiphanies from the day-to-day
 -- Patricia Churchland https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Churchland
 -- Daniel Dennett https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett
 -- Douglas Hofstadter https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Hofstadter
 -- David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest   http://www.davidfosterwallacebooks.com/ 

You are implored to make suggestions, and when you want to add to the list, please write me -- jimmonomoy@gmail.com

Visit our SIG WWW Page at reasonockhammencken.blogspot.com

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Will These Winds Be So Mighty?


Subtopics discussed 9/20


Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Mafia

The Sopranos

Religion

Guilt, The gift that keeps on giving. -- Garrison Keillor

Jonah

Will there be a revolution?

Big Brother

Actual Philosophers -- were they happy?

The role of dissatisfaction.

Virtue = Happiness?

Youthful protest

Evolution of the language.

Our next meeting, for Fall 2019, we will be at the Eastside Branch of the Lexington Public Library, 9:45am-11:45am, November 15, 2019.  The place is on Palumbo!

Our topic(s) this week will continue from the list:
 -- It's good to be the King
 -- Environmentalism
 -- Ageism
 -- Wealth Distribution
 -- Philosophical epiphanies from the day-to-day
 -- Patricia Churchland https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Churchland
 -- Daniel Dennett https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett
 -- Douglas Hofstadter https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Hofstadter
 -- David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest   http://www.davidfosterwallacebooks.com/ 

You are implored to make suggestions, and when you want to add to the list, please write me -- jimmonomoy@gmail.com

Visit our SIG WWW Page at reasonockhammencken.blogspot.com