Focus: “Ethics” |
July 15, 2019 |
John Stuart Mill’s “Utilitarianism” |
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June 5, 2019 |
Immanuel Kant’s “Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals” |
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Focus: “Human Understanding.” 18th c. Epistemology and Metaphysics. |
April 3, 2019 |
Immanuel Kant’s “Critique of Pure Reason” |
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March 6, 2019 |
David Hume: Book 1, Parts 1 and 3, of “A Treatise of Human Nature” |
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February 6, 2019 |
David Hume: Book 1, Parts 1 and 3, of “A Treatise of Human Nature” |
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December 5, 2018 |
John Locke: Exerpts from: “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding” |
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Focus: “Know thyself.” Exploring American Philosophy. |
September 5, 2018 |
John Locke: Book 2 of “Two Treatises of Civil Government” |
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July 3, 2018 |
Ayn Rand: “The Fountainhead” |
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May 2, 2018 |
Henry David Thoreau: “Civil Disobedience” |
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April 4, 2018 |
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essays: “History” and “Self-Reliance” |
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March 7, 2018 |
William James’ “Pragmatism” (lectures 2 and 6) |
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February 7, 2018 |
John Stuart Mill’s “On Liberty” |
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January 3, 2018 |
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” |
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Focus: Thought leading up to the Protestant Reformation |
December 6, 2017 |
Desiderius Erasmus’ “In Praise of Folly” |
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November 01, 2017 |
Desiderius Erasmus’ “Manual of a Christian Knight” |
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October 4, 2017 |
Machiavelli’s “The Prince” |
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Focus: Understanding Rationalism and Idealism. (set topic aside for later) |
August 2, 2017 |
Renee Descartes’ “Meditations on First Philosophy” |
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Focus: To create a Utopia, you need good people. |
July 7, 2017 |
Plato’s “Republic Books 6-8” |
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May 16, 2017 |
Plato’s “Republic Books 1-5” |
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March 21, 2017 |
Thomas More’s “Utopia” |
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February 7, 2017 |
Francis Bacon’s “The New Atlantis” |
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Focus: Frequently misunderstood philosophies. |
December 6, 2016 |
Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” |
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September 20, 2016 |
Sun Tzu’s “Art of War” |
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Focus: Pythagoras and “Sacred Geometry” |
August 2, 2016 |
Hosted a workshop on Geometry featuring the use of compass and straight edge. |
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Focus: Stoicism is alive and well. |
May 17, 2016 |
Marcus Aurelius’ “Meditations” |
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April 19, 2016 |
David Burns’ “Feeling Good” |
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Focus: Happiness and Friendship. |
March 15, 2016 |
Aristotle’s “Nicomachean Ethics Book VIII (Friendship)” |
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March 1, 2016 |
Aristotle’s “Nicomachean Ethics Book I and II |
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Focus: Examination of philosophical ideas present as Christianity organized. |
February 16, 2016 |
“The Kyballion” by Three Initiates |
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February 2, 2016 |
“The Kyballion” by Three Initiates (Introduction to the 7 Hermetic Principles) |
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September 15, 2015 |
Brian Brown’s “Wisdom of the Egyptians” |
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August 18, 2015 |
Plutarch’s “Isis and Osiris” |
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August 4, 2015 |
Iamblichus’ “On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans and Assyrians” |
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July 21, 2015 |
Plotinus’ “6 Enneads” |
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June 30, 2015 |
Porphyry and Neoplatonism. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. |
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Focus: Finding your personal legend. |
June 16, 2015 |
Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist” |
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