Yorgo

We are very active, yes I just didn't log in here for months ...

Just a quick note to the effect the server is very active and open to new people.

Coming event in late October https://old.reddit.com/r/PhilosophyEvents/comments/y15g7u/graeber_on_progress_thursday_october_27_2022_at/

The bookclub is very active and growing - we are now in close association with the Toronto Philosophy Meetup https://www.meetup.com/the-toronto-philosophy-meetup/

Week 28 (11-17 July) Monday • 19.30 GMT Hannah Arendt's Human Condition on Zoom WEDNESDAY • 19.00 GMT Stirner with Timothy THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT Native American Religion (Discussion based on Deloria's book God is Red) on Zoom SATURDAY • 14:30 GMT Plato's Timaeus on Zoom • 17:30 GMT Aristotle with Constantine: Nicomachean Ethics • 19:00 GMT Movie night: The Brothers Karamazov SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT Stoicism with Luciano: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • 18:00 GMT History of Science: Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (currently looking into Day 2) The link to the server can be found on the first paragraph of the very first post. The Zoom link (only for Deloria, Plato and Arendt) is: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/2018595025

July 9: Brothers Karamazov (USSR, 1969): a great opportunity to discuss Dostoyevsky's work and its reception in the USSR. July 16: Taste of Cherry (Iran, 1997): Palme d'Or for Kiarostami. July 23: Stalker (USSR, 1979): the slowest and possibly the best movie you'll ever watch. July 30: La Promesse (Belgium, 1996): the film on working class racism that made the Dardenne Brothers famous. August 6: Dekalog: One (Poland, 1988): the first of Kieślowski's movies on the Ten Commandments. August 13: Viridiana (Mexico, Spain, 1961): recently re-voted as Spain's best movie ever; a criticism of religion that has been called "blasphemous" by the Vatican. August 20: Godfather II: - August 27: Persona (Sweden, 1966): Bergman's existentialist masterpiece. September 3: Short Silent Film Night: films TBD September 10: El Norte (UK, USA, 1983): an independent film about Guatemalan refugees to the USA. September 17: Winter Sleep (Turkey, 2014): adapted from a Chekhov story it explores class relations in modern Turkey. September 24: Touki Bouki (Senegal, 1973): included in Sight and Sounds top 100 movies, it's a movie about the dream of travelling. October 1: L'Atalante (France, 1934): Arguably the best film of all times. October 8: Blue Velvet (USA, 1983): a controversial neo-noir, one of David Lynch's best. October 15: La noire de ... (Senegal, France, 1966): one of the first African films to get critical attention, it's a denunciation of racism. October 22: Perfect Blue (Japan, 1997): a thriller by the director of Paprika for Halloween. October 29: Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Japan, 1986): Japanese cyberpunk horror to continue our Halloween theme. ... November 19: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (France, FRG, 1964): a romantic musical with Catherine Deneuve that won Palme d'Or.

Stoicism won't take place on July 10 but will resume normally on July 17.

Week 27 (4-10 July) TUESDAY • 19.30 GMT Hannah Arendt's Human Condition (a first meeting to discuss the day, time and other practical details of future meetings) WEDNESDAY • 19.00 GMT Stirner with Timothy THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT Native American Religion (Discussion based on Deloria's book God is Red) FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT Nietzsche with Andrew SATURDAY • 14:30 GMT Plato's Timaeus • 17:30 GMT Aristotle with Constantine: Nicomachean Ethics • 19:00 GMT Movie night: TBC SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT Stoicism with Luciano: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • 18:00 GMT History of Science: Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems The link to the server can be found on the first paragraph of the very first post.

Week 25: June 20 to June 26 Week 26: June 27 to July 3 • 19.00 GMT Stirner with Timothy THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT Native American Religion FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT Nietzsche with Andrew SATURDAY • 14:30 GMT Plato's Timaeus • 17:30 GMT Aristotle with Constantine: Nicomachean Ethics • 19:00 GMT Movie Night: A man with a movie camera (USSR, 1929) SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT Stoicism with Luciano: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • 18:00 GMT History of Science: Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems The link to the server can be found on the first paragraph of the very first post.

Week 25: June 20 to June 26 • 19.00 GMT Stirner with Timothy THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT Aztec Metaphysics FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT Nietzsche with Andrew SATURDAY • 14:30 GMT Plato's Timaeus • 17:30 GMT Aristotle with Constantine: Nicomachean Ethics • 19:00 GMT Movie Night: Tokyo Story (Japan, 1953) SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT Stoicism with Luciano: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • 18:00 GMT History of Science: Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems The link to the server can be found on the first paragraph of the very first post.

Reading Groups for Week 24 (June 13 - June 19) WEDNESDAY • 19.00 GMT Stirner with Timothy THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT Aztec Metaphysics FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT Nietzsche with Andrew SATURDAY • 14:30 GMT Plato's Timaeus • 17:30 GMT Aristotle with Constantine: Nicomachean Ethics • 19:00 GMT Movie Night: Belle de Jour (France, 1967) SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT Stoicism with Luciano: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • 18:00 GMT History of Science: Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems The link to the server can be found on the first paragraph of the very first post.

Summer schedule for our Movie Nights We meet on Saturdays (15.00 EST) on Discord - the link can be found in the first post. June 11: Waking Life (USA, 2001) June 18: Belle de Jour (France, 1967) June 25: Tokyo Story (Japan 1953) July 2: Man with a movie camera (USSR, 1929) (will be preceded by the 6 min long "Vincent" by Tim Burton) July 9: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (France, 1964) July 16: Taste of Cherry (Iran, 1997) July 23: Stalker (USSR, 1979) July 30: Blue Velvet (USA, 1986) August 6: La Jetée (France, 1962) and Kieslowski's Dekalog: One (Poland, 1988) August 13: Viridiana (Mexico and Spain, 1961) August 20: Godfather II (USA, 1974) August 27: Persona (Sweden, 1966)

Reading Groups for Week 23 (June 6 - June 12) WEDNESDAY • 15.00 GMT Hobbes's Leviathan with Citrine • 19.00 GMT Stirner with Timothy THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT Islamic Philosophy: Avicenna's Argument for the existence of God (part III) FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT Nietzsche with Andrew SATURDAY • 14:30 GMT Plato's Timaeus • 17:30 GMT Aristotle with Constantine: Nicomachean Ethics • 19:00 GMT Movie Night: The Godfather (USA, 1972) SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT Stoicism with Luciano: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • 18:00 GMT History of Science: Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems The link to the server can be found on the first paragraph of the very first post.

Thank you Liam! Yes, it went pretty well. We hope to have another event on de Beauvoir in the summer, I'll let you know.

Reading Groups for Week 21 (May 30 - June 5) TUESDAY • 19.30 GMT Simone de Beauvoir, Selections from the Second Sex WEDNESDAY • 15.00 GMT Hobbes's Leviathan with Citrine • 19.00 GMT Stirner with Timothy THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT Islamic Philosophy: Avicenna's Argument for the existence of God (part 2) FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT Nietzsche with Andrew • 19:00 GMT Film Night: The Godfather (USA, 1972) SATURDAY • 14:00 GMT Plato's Timaeus • 18:00 GMT Aristotle with Constantine: Nicomachean Ethics SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT Stoicism with Luciano: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • 18:00 GMT History of Science: TBD The link to the server can be found on the first paragraph of the very first post.

Reading Groups for Week 20 (23 - 29 May) TUESDAY • 19.30 GMT Simone de Beauvoir, Selections from the Second Sex WEDNESDAY • 15.00 GMT Hobbes's Leviathan • 19.00 GMT Stirner with Timothy THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT Islamic Philosophy: Avicenna's Argument for the existence of God FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT Nietzsche with Andrew • 19:00 GMT Film Night: Dog Day Afternoon (USA, 1975) SATURDAY • 14:00 GMT Plato's Timaeus • 18:00 GMT Aristotle with Constantine: Nicomachean Ethics SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT Stoicism with Luciano: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • 18:00 GMT History of Science: The Middle Ages pt II The link to the server can be found on the first paragraph of the very first post.

Reading Groups for Week 19 (16 - 22 May) WEDNESDAY • 15.00 GMT Hobbes's Leviathan: Chapter 11 "Of the difference of Manners" • 19.00 GMT Stirner with Timothy THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT Islamic Philosophy: Averroes's Commentary on Plato's Republic FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT Nietzsche with Andrew • 19:00 GMT Film Night: Paprika (2006, Japan) SATURDAY • 14:00 GMT Plato's Timaeus • 18:00 GMT Aristotle with Constantine: Nicomachean Ethics SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT Stoicism with Luciano: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • 18:00 GMT History of Science: The Middle Ages pt I The link to the server can be found on the first paragraph of the very first post.

Back fifteen years ago when I was doing my PhD, checking and re-checking your email was all the rage. Then FB became really big and it took procrastination to a whole different level.

Reading Groups for the 2nd week of May (9 - 15 May) WEDNESDAY • 15.00 GMT Hobbes's Leviathan: First meeting of the group • 19.00 GMT Stirner with Timothy: The Unique and Its Property THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT Islamic Philosophy FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT Nietzsche with Andrew • 19:00 GMT Film: 8 1/2 (Italy, 1963). We watch the second part of Fellini's classic. SATURDAY • 14:00 GMT Timaeus: this is the third meeting of our group • 18:00 GMT Aristotle with Constantine: Nicomachean Ethics SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT Stoicism with Luciano: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius The link to the server can be found on the first paragraph of the very first post.

Reading Groups for the 1st week of May (2 - 8 May) WEDNESDAY • 19.00 GMT- Stirner with Timothy: The Unique and Its Property THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT - The Ontological Argument: We'll look at the original text and Gaunilo's reply FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT - Nietzsche with Andrew • 19:00 GMT - Film: 8 1/2 (Italy, 1963) SATURDAY • 14:00 GMT - Timaeus • 18:00 GMT - Aristotle with Constantine: Nicomachean Ethics SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT - Stoicism with Luciano: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Two new groups will start in May: Hobbes's Leviathan and Feminism. The link to the server can be found on the first paragraph of the very first post.

Reading Groups for the fourth week of April (18 - 24 April) WEDNESDAY • 19.00 GMT- Stirner with Timothy: The Unique and Its Property THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT - William of Ockham on the problem of Universals (part II) FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT - Nietzsche with Andrew: CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEK • 19:00 GMT - Film: The Passion of Joan of Arc (France, 1928) SATURDAY • 14:00 GMT - Iamblichus (text TBD) • 18:00 GMT - Aristotle with Constantine: Nicomachean Ethics SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT - Stoicism with Luciano: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • 18:00 GMT - Charles D. Lindberg,The Beginnings of Western Science. We discuss the chapter on Aristotle. The link to the server can be found in the very first post.

Reading Groups for the third week of April (11 - 17 April) WEDNESDAY • 19.00 GMT- Stirner with Timothy: The Unique and Its Property THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT - William of Ockham FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT - Nietzsche with Andrew: Beyond Good and Evil • 19:00 GMT - Film: The Wind Rises (Japan, 2013) SATURDAY • 14:00 GMT - Iamblichus,The life of Pythagoras • 18:00 GMT - Aristotle with Constantine: Nicomachean Ethics (6.8-6.11) SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT - Stoicism with Luciano: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • 18:00 GMT - Charles D. Lindberg,The Beginnings of Western Science The link to the server can be found in the very first post.

Reading Groups for the second week of April (4- 10 April) WEDNESDAY • 19.00 GMT- Stirner with Timothy The Unique and Its Property THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT - Metaphysics Extract from Eriugena + the problem of universals from Copleston's book FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT - Nietzsche with Andrew Beyond Good and Evil • 19:00 GMT - Film: The Fate of a Man (USSR, 1959) SATURDAY • 14:00 GMT - Platonism: Continuation of our convo on Julian (PM me for precise info on the readings) • 18:00 GMT - Aristotle with Constantine Nicomachean Ethics Book VI SUNDAY • 16:00 GMT - Stoicism with Luciano The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • 18:00 - History of Science (Reading TBD)

Reading Groups for the last week of March (28 March - 3 April) WEDNESDAY • 19.00 GMT- Stirner with Timothy The Unique and Its Property THURSDAY • 19:00 GMT - Metaphysics with Yorgo The Carolingian Renaissance and Eriugena (from Copleston) FRIDAY • 14:00 GMT - Nietzsche with Andrew Beyond Good and Evil • 17:00 GMT - Film: Spoorloos (Netherlands, 1988) SATURDAY • 14:00 GMT - Platonism: Julian's Hymn to Helios and Beard Hater • 18:00 GMT - Aristotle with Humphrey Nicomachean Ethics Book VI SUNDAY • 17:00 GMT - Stoicism with Luciano The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • TBD - History of Science

Reading Groups for the 4th week of March (21 March - 27 March) WEDNESDAY • 19.00 GMT - Stirner with Timothy The Unique and Its Property THURSDAY • 20:00 GMT - Metaphysics with Yorgo Gregory of Nyssa (To those who have slept) FRIDAY • 15:00 GMT - Nietzsche with Andrew (confirm the hour with Andrew pls) Beyond Good and Evil • 18:00 GMT - Solaris by Tarkovsky (Part II) SATURDAY • 14:00 GMT - Plato's 7th Letter • 18:00 GMT - Aristotle with Humphrey Nicomachean Ethics Book VI • 20:00 GMT - Problems of Philosophy with Ezra (pls confirm with Ezra first) Russell's Problems of Philosophy (last meeting of this group) SUNDAY • 17:00 GMT - Stoicism with Luciano The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius • 20:30 GMT -Meaning of Life with Sergio Plato's Phaedo with Ezra