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

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) – How immigration divides Britain

19-25 August

Can We Justify Crime? Exploring Ethics in "Crimes and Misdemeanors"

12-18 August

  1. How would your life be under Communism?
  1. Grave of the Fireflies: How Did War Shape Japan's Most Heartbreaking Film?

5-11 August

  1. David Graeber asks: Do you have a BS job? (Pre-read)
  1. Kaczynski against wokeism

22-28 July

  1. Harvard Mathematician shocks: Industrial Revolution a Disaster for Human Race

15-21 July

  1. Varoufakis: The 2008 Financial Crisis & the Future of the World Economy
  1. How Good was Sex before Machines? Historian makes Shocking Revelations

8-14 July

  1. Discussion of the concept of Economic Growth (based on the book: "Degrowth: A Vocabulary for a New Era")
  1. Discussion of the NYT essay "Why women have better sex under socialism?"
  1. Discussion of the film "Being John Malkovich"

1-7 July

  1. Varoufakis on Techno-Feudalism

10-16 June

  1. Movie Discussion: Threads (1984), on Nuclear Warfare

17-23 June

  1. Movie Discussion: AlmodΓ³var's Directorial Debut

24-30 June

  1. Are markets a false religion? "The Red Guide to the Neoliberal Playbook"
  1. Mark Fisher on Hope

πŸ”— Full Calendar(accessible only to members)