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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:The MISF Philosophy Study Group is going to have their next meeting on Wednesday\, November 12\, at 7:00 pm via Zoom. We will conclude our discussion of the book\, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents\, by Isabel Wilkerson. In the last parts of her book\, Wilkerson discusses the more subtle\, unconscious ways caste can impact society; the resilience of caste; and what can be done to counter this.\n \nAt this point I planned on including a really clever comment designed to make everyone smile. However\, considering the gravity of the topic and our current political climate\, saying something amusing didn’t seem appropriate. Even if you don’t attend our meeting\, I hope you can still read this excellent book as well as other writings concerning our current situation. I regard today’s circumstances as an existential threat to our democracy\, fueled by scapegoating and racism. But the MISF Philosophy Study Group is doing their part by eliminating all of our hereditary positions. (Sorry\, couldn’t help it.)\n\nCurt
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CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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SUMMARY:Mystery in the Midwest
DESCRIPTION:Is the modern American mystery novel the most important literature being written today? Why do private eyes and\nfictional detectives continue to fascinate us? Do we want all our problems neatly solved or see proof that crime\nreally doesn’t pay? Or do we just want to have fun? Maybe we should ask the expert or have a chance to see how\neven Minnesota can be a place where dark alley ways\, seedy dives\, and the homes of the rich and famous can be a\ngateway to a sinister world. Do we want to find out? Of course\, we do.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nA past President of the Private Eye Writers of America\, David Housewright won a prestigious Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America and three Minnesota Book Awards for his Rushmore McKenzie and Holland Taylor private eye novels as well as other tales of murder and mayhem in the Midwest. He has published 31 novels including Them Bones (St. Martin’s Minotaur) and Girl In A Dumpster (Down and Out Books).  He earned an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America\, a Shamus nomination from the PWA\, and three Minnesota Books Awards. A reformed newspaper reporter and ad man\, he also taught at the University of Minnesota and Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. He was recently added to “Minnesota Writers on the Map” by the Minnesota Historical Society and Friends of the St. Paul Public Library. www.davidhousewright.com”
URL:https://mnindependentscholars.org/event/mystery-in-the-midwest/
LOCATION:Shoreview Library\, 4560 Victoria St N\, Shoreview\, MN\, 55126
CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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