Philosophy Night

Schedule

Thu, 16 Jun, 2016 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

395 Adams St. | Oakland, CA

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Middle Circle's monthly philosophy night creates a place for friends or strangers to dig into the topics that mean the most in our lives.
About this Event

This Month's Topic: Bring Your Own God (Or None at All)

Discussing divinity across history and culture

Conversation Leader(s): Tayo and Lia

Host: Anders and family are hosting at their place in Oakland for the locals. Online: If you are joining online, you can do that via Zoom. A link will be sent to you after registration and before the event.

Schedule:

In Person: Folks are welcome to arrive after 6:30 pm. A shared conversation will start at 7pm. Food and drinks will be provided.

Online: Bring your own food and drinks to our discussion that starts at 7 pm PT online.

Introduction to Topic & Suggested Preparation for Discussion:(Folks are always welcome to join the conversation no matter how much prework has been completed):

  • Religious and non-religious paths to meaning in life by International Society for the Science of Existential Psychology (Article)
  • The Meaning of Life by School of Life (5 min video)
  • Everyone Worships Speech by author David Foster Wallace (2 min video)
  • God and Other Ultimates by Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Article)
  • Lists of deities by cultural sphere by Wikipedia

What is Philosophy Night?: Middle Circle's monthly philosophy night creates a place for friends or strangers to dig into the topics that mean the most in our lives. Each gathering is hosted and facilitated by Middle Circle community members and centers on an age-old philosophical question. There is always food, beer & wine, and non-alcoholic beverages available.

Cost: Please plan to contribute $10-20 to Middle Circle to support hosting the gathering. You can donate at the event, right now through Venmo (@middlecircle), through PayPal's Charitable Giving Portal, through your works giving program, or while signing-up below. Donations are tax deductible. Donating is important to Middle Circle's vitality however no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

What If I Haven't Studied Philosophy?: You don't need to be well versed in philosophy to participate. Philosophy literally means love of wisdom. All that's needed is an interest in having a great conversation about a meaningful topic with good company.
***Note this event is listed as private but the information is sharable. Feel free to share this invitation with friends and acquaintances that you think would like to participate!***


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