The Irishman
Spring 2020
This is a shared interest group organized under OLLI at UK (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kentucky).
Friday, November 22, 2019
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
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
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
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