Upcoming Philosophy Events (dates might vary depending on your timezone)
April 4, 2025
Movie Discussion: Alexander Nevsky (USSR, 1938)
April 9, 2025
Kierkegaard: Papers and Journals
Past Events (hosting on Meetup since 2021)
March 15, 2025
Movie Discussion: Waterloo (1970) β Could Napoleon have won?
March 1, 2025
The Fool (2014): What is wrong with Russia?
February 14, 2025
Full Metal Jacket: War experienced in the first person
January 28
The Destiny of World History by Oswald Spengler
January 24
The French Revolution in Film: Danton by Andrzej Wajda (France/Poland, 1983)
January 23
"The 'I' Problem and Genius" by Otto Weininger
January 22
The Grand Strategy of Nazi Racial War
January 17
Historical Revisionism in Film: Das Boot by Wolfgang Petersen(Germany, 1981)
December 14
The unsavory side of Italian culture: Ugly, Dirty, and Bad (Italy, 1976)
December 27
The Leopard (Italy and France, 1963)
December 5
John Mearsheimer: The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (2001)
November 26-27
Asceticism and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber
November 25-26
Unleashing Absolute War: Clausewitz and Hitler's Philosophy of War
November 23-24
Macho militarism in film: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
21-22 November
The Origins of the Blood Libel: the Murder of William of Norwich
15-16 November
Tarkovsky's Least Known Movie
13-14 November
Ethnic Diversity and Social Solidarity
7-8 November
Stalin's Best Interview
4-5 November
Sartre warns: "Elections are a trap for fools"
31 October - 1 November
Triumph of the Will (Germany, 1935)
24-25 October
Eisenstein's October (USSR, 1927)
18 October
The Prince: Machiavelli's Secrets to Power and Influence
10-11 October
Schopenhauer on Women
4 October
Birth of a Nation (USA, 1915)
26-27 September
Universal Basic Income: A Path to Equality or a Step Toward Dependence?
20-21 September 2024
Come and See (Soviet Union, 1985)
12-13 September
Mastering Languages: Is Comprehensible Input the Ultimate Hack or a Hidden Scam?
6-7 September
Stalin Collectivization in Film: Earth (1930) by Alexander Dovzhenko
29-30 August (Date Change)
Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" (1968) β How immigration divides Britain
19-25 August
Can We Justify Crime? Exploring Ethics in "Crimes and Misdemeanors"
12-18 August
- How would your life be under Communism?
- Grave of the Fireflies: How Did War Shape Japan's Most Heartbreaking Film?
22-28 July
- Harvard Mathematician shocks: Industrial Revolution a Disaster for Human Race
15-21 July
- Varoufakis: The 2008 Financial Crisis & the Future of the World Economy
- How Good was Sex before Machines? Historian makes Shocking Revelations
8-14 July
- Discussion of the concept of Economic Growth (based on the book: "Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era")
- Discussion of the NYT essay "Why women have better sex under socialism?"
- Discussion of the film "Being John Malkovich"
1-7 July
- Varoufakis on Techno-Feudalism
10-16 June
- Movie Discussion: Threads (1984), on Nuclear Warfare
17-23 June
- Movie Discussion: AlmodΓ³var's Directorial Debut
24-30 June
- Are markets a false religion? "The Red Guide to the Neoliberal Playbook"
- Mark Fisher on Hope