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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:At our last meeting we discussed the book\, What Would Nietzsche Do?: Philosophical Solutions to Everyday Problems\, by Marcus Weeks. This book took various problems that people may encounter in everyday life and offered solutions to them that some well-known philosophers would have presumably given. Since that book covered just about every major aspect of philosophy\, we decided to zero in on one or two of the problems and examine them a bit closer. \n  \n \nThe one chosen is on page 51: “I’m nearly 50\, FFS! I’m fed up with being an accountant – should I follow my dream of being a rock star?” The philosophical problems the author says he’s covering are\, “How can we find meaning in our lives? Does what we do define who we are? How far are we in control of our own destiny?”You are expected to do some supplemental readings to prepare yourself for this meeting\, but you are free to decide what those readings are. Needless to say\, for this topic they’re legion. Our usual online sources of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP)\, the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP)\, and Wikipedia do not disappoint. Here’s a couple of recommendations. \nWikipedia has an article covering answers to the meaning of life from an exceptionally broad array of angles\, though it’s rather long.\nThe SEP has an intriguing-looking article on recent philosophical approaches to the meaning of life. \nIf we manage to finish off this topic\, we’ll go on to the problem on page 79: “Is it OK to believe in homeopathy?”\, which the author says addresses the philosophical questions of\, “Is belief less valid than scientific evidence? Is there a foolproof way of proving something is true? What is “scientific method\,” and can it be trusted?” \nAgain\, you are free to choose your own readings\, though you will find once more that they’re so numerous that you’ll need several lifetimes to finish reading them. Try this article on epistemology from the IEP. \nAnd if we should finish determining how everyone should live their life and what Truth is\, I think that will probably be good enough. \nI would also like to apologize for the lateness of this notice. My wife and I decided to defer our tax return to October 15 this year and\, as a result\, I have been spending many hours scrambling to finish this while ignoring just about everything else. I would not only prefer to be reading philosophy\, I would rather be chained to a wall and starved than have to track down 1099’s and understand arcane financial terms. Maybe we’ll just give away our assets – all $3.72. \nCurt
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-74/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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SUMMARY:Cohousing--Living in an Intentional Community
DESCRIPTION:Becca and Lynn will share with you a housing model unfamiliar in the USA\, Cohousing. \nIt is a type of intentional community that will reduce our carbon footprint\, reduce loneliness and get us a lot more fun in the process.\nThere are examples of about 180 cohousing communities across the US and we will share views of them. \nA key element is that the residents form a group intending to be good neighbors\, they participate in the planning\, and run the community after it is built.\nThe idea came from Denmark\, which always places in the top three happiest countries according to the Gallup   World Happiness Report. \n \nBecca Brackett  retired MD\, president of a local Cohousing project ” CedarCohousing LLC”. The Cedar Cohousing project wants to be for all generations\, and locate in an area urban enough for good transit and with amenities within walking distance. They hope to build an energy efficient building with about 30 households. \nLynn Engund currently serves as the treasurer of Twin Cities Cohousing Network. She has had a lifelong interest in the formation of intentional communities. She was a founder of Hearth Communities\, a group of families and single adults who\, despite not living together\, declared themselves to be an intentional community over 30 years ago. Lynn was also one of the instructors who taught “Philosophy Camp”\, a U of MN 3-week residential experiential philosophy course held near Windom MN during May term.
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/cohousing-living-in-an-intentional-community/
LOCATION:Maplewood Library\, 3025 Southlawn Dr\, Maplewood\, MN\, 55109
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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