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  • On the Effects of Curiosity

    Do you want to know “what is happening”? Cannot resist peeking behind that curtain, over that fence, clicking that link?  Join our Philosophical Happy Hour in this member-led discussion of curiosity. Curiosity Aristotle starts his Metaphysics with the claim that “All men naturally desire knowledge.” (1.1.1.980a21-2, Tredenick Translation). To modern eyes he seems to be…

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  • We All Dress Like the Emperor

    I would dare to say that everyone raised in the Western world has taken “privacy” for granted as a natural right: such that, aside from voluntary participation in the public, each of us is protected from our activities being known.  Is this a fairy tale?  Join our Philosophical Happy Hour as we pry back the…

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  • What is “Reality”?

    We often say that things are or are not real.  But what does this really mean?  Though a common conception upon which we all rely, “reality” proves rather slippery to describe.  Join our Philosophical Happy Hour as we try to grasp it. What do we mean when we call something “real”?  It sounds simple—almost embarrassingly…

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