Aesthetics: Philosophy for People Who Art
What is the place of art in society?
Session 7 of 8
Aesthetics: Philosophy for People Who Art
What does it mean to be creative?
Session 8 of 8
Aesthetics: Philosophy for People Who Art
Why respond emotionally to art?
Session 6 of 8
Why do we Need Meaningful Work?
Wit and Wisdom Talk Series
Why do we Need Meaningful Work?
We all have to work to make a living, but why do we care whether or not that work is meaningful? What, exactly, is work & what makes it meaningful? Who gets to decide what counts as meaningful work & how might they do it? And, of course, what difference does it make whether our work is meaningful or not?
Aesthetics: Philosophy for People Who Art
What is an “artist” and can it be defined?
(session 3 of 8)
What can costumes teach us?
Scoundrels Discussion Group
Kickoff by: Gad Perez Tichenor
The questions keeping you up at night are worth exploring with others who wonder too. Each session starts with a kickoff introducing one meaningful question, then a philosopher thinks alongside you—not lecturing, just exploring together where curiosity leads. Neighbors of all ages gather to think carefully about what matters. No arguments to win. No credentials required. Just the satisfaction of ideas taken seriously and the connection that comes from thinking deeply with people who actually listen. Free and open to all. Try one session. Most people tell us it's the intellectual companionship they didn't know they were missing.
Is thinking about utopia worthwhile?
Scoundrels Discussion Group
Kickoff by: Seth Tichenor
The questions keeping you up at night are worth exploring with others who wonder too. Each session starts with a kickoff introducing one meaningful question, then a philosopher thinks alongside you—not lecturing, just exploring together where curiosity leads. Neighbors of all ages gather to think carefully about what matters. No arguments to win. No credentials required. Just the satisfaction of ideas taken seriously and the connection that comes from thinking deeply with people who actually listen. Free and open to all. Try one session. Most people tell us it's the intellectual companionship they didn't know they were missing.
How much thinking do we want machines to do for us?
Wit & Wisdom Talk Series
We can ask machines to do tasks for us that might’ve taken weeks and it’s done in seconds. What does it mean to say a machine is thinking or thinking for us? Do we lose anything when a machine does work that we used to do for ourselves?
Doors open at 6pm, talk starts at 7pm, Questions at 7:45pm. Food and drink available. All ages welcome and it’s free!
What is technology for?
Scoundrels Discussion Group
Kickoff by: Seth Tichenor
Questions keeping you up at night are worth exploring with neighbors of all ages who wonder too. Scoundrels is a free philosophical discussion group where a trained philosopher thinks alongside you—no lectures, no debates. Just careful exploration where ideas get taken seriously. No background needed. What participants say: "The intellectual companionship I was missing." in Clatsop County. Come once. See why you'll return.
Wit & Wisdom
Why Bizarro?
May’s Wit & Wisdom talk features a conversation with Wonderland Award winning author Kevin Donihe - a founding force in Bizarro fiction.
Preservation Scoundrels
Preservation Scoundrels
(Part 3/3 in collaboration with LCPS)
Chat groups Last Refuge of Scoundrels and Topics in Preservation join together to reflect on ideas sparked by the collaborationnbetween Philosofarian and LCPS in March and April.
Wit & Wisdom
Why do We Preserve?
Featuring Rachel and Eric from the Lower Columbia Preservation Society.
(Part 2/3 in collaboration with LCPS)
Historical preservation starts with the idea that preserving the past protects something for today and the future. How is it we came to this idea? How do we decide what should be preserved? Who gets to make these decisions? We know our lives are changing all of the time. Who we are and how we live changes on a daily basis - so how do we reconcile preserving the space where all of this change his happening. Is it possible to both preserve in a way that also embraces change?
