Greetings, Below are a couple of readings and notes for the upcoming DSPC, about which see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Davis_Sq_Philosophy_Cafe/ and...
For what it's worth, based on the quotes here, I don't think either Rushdie or Cupitt have much (if any) idea of what Rorty meant by "foundationalism." I...
Hello, If anyone wants an invite to zaadz.com, send me a note offline. It seems to be a myspace.com for people who think :) and I see a lot of the names and...
Thought some of you might be interested... http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/07/10/psychedelic.research.ap/index.html Mystic mushrooms spawn magic event Findings...
Thanks Ron, interesting stuff. See msgs 109 and 110 for the cafe we did on the control of consciousness, which raised the issue of whether the use of...
... This provides a very nice segue to remind people that PKD's A SCANNER DARKLY is now out on a limited number of screens. It's at the Kendall, Coolidge and...
McIntyre & Moore Booksellers hosts Embryos and Abortion: When Does Personhood Begin? September's topic of the Davis Square Philosophy Café moderated by Tom...
A few readings below for our 9/19 topic on "Embryos and Abortion: When Does Personhood Begin?" Also, a reminder of our upcoming Cafe Scientfique, September 12...
Greetings, Below are the topic description and readings for the next Davis Square Philosophy Café, 7:30 pm, Tuesday November 21. The meeting details are at...
Dear Philosophy Café List, As you know, the Center for Naturalism, along with McIntyre & Moore Booksellers, sponsors the Davis Square Philosophy Café (DSPC),...
December's topic, "Cognitive Responsibility: Should Faith Ever Trump Facts?," will focus on the following: In our open society, freedom of religion is an...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/02/science/02free.html?ex=1325394000&en=7d7a58876163384d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (Not related to this month's topic, but...
Here's the topic again, plus a few readings below. January's topic, "Self vs. Other: How Altruistic Should We Be?," will focus on the following: It's largely...
Greetings, Below are some readings for our next philo cafe discussion on "Evolution extended: what kind of creatures should we become?". For time, place, etc,...
You may have heard of the community dialogue project, the Somerville Conversations--now participate! Be the voice of your community. Tell your own story and...
Below's the topic description and a few readings for our next meeting on March 20. Don't forget the free lecture by Marc Hauser on "The Natural Foundation of...
Thought some would be interested. I heard about this on the 1/19/07 "Point of Inquiry" podcast (a great, great, GREAT podcast). It was an interview with John...
Below are a few readings for our April topic. First, here's the thumbnail: How do you know you're not dreaming? Why are you sure the sun will rise tomorrow?...
