Wit & Wisdom

Nonviolence gets invoked as moral high ground, as strategy, as identity, even as an accusation. But what does it actually require? And does it work?

Philosofarian's Seth Tichenor returns to Fort George for the next Wit & Wisdom talk to ask: Is nonviolence the most evolved response to injustice, or is that just a story we tell ourselves? How is it different from pacifism? And in a world saturated with violence at every scale, is nonviolence a genuine option?

Nonviolence has its own demands, its own discipline, its own internal logic — and serious thinkers have disagreed sharply about what it requires and whether it's even coherent as a concept. This conversation takes that disagreement seriously.

This isn't a conversation about current events or political positions. It's a philosophical look at what nonviolence actually means, what it asks of us, and whether the ideas hold up under scrutiny.

Seth Tichenor has been leading public philosophy conversations in Clatsop County for over a decade. Wit & Wisdom is his monthly talk at Fort George — free, public, and open to anyone curious enough to show up.

Come with questions.

Thursday, March 12 | Doors at 6pm, Talk at 7pm Fort George Brewery, Astoria Free and open to all

This talk will also be live streamed on Facebook.