Every Second Tuesday at 7:30 pm
Fair Trade Coffee Company
33 Glebe Point Road, Glebe
What's coming up.....
August 19 Peter Bowden: Naked Children, Moral Philosophy and Photographs
Peter Bowden examines the moral and ethical issues behind the recent photos of naked children in the light of the beliefs of moral philosophers over the centuries - Mill, Bentham, Kant, Socrates as well as today‘s philosophers. The Bill Henson and Olympia Nelson photographs in particular will be discussed.
Peter teaches ethics at Sydney University and is on the National Committee for the Australian Association of Professional and Applied Ethics. He is one of the founding members of Philo Agora.
September 2 Caroline Brem: The Philosophy of Education
Ivan Illich first told us that education and schooling were very different, one from the other. The children of the poor are schooled while the children of the upper classes – and yes, Australia is not a classless society – are educated. The talk will examine education/ schooling from the viewpoint of rights/responsibilities on the parts of both the parents and the children.
Caroline is a long time education junkie and a writer who enjoys doing research. A regular attendee at Philosophy Café, she is currently seeking a supervisor for a PhD.
September 16 Maria Contempree: The Subjective Experience of Self - Kierkegaard
Soren Kierkegaard was a scholar whose life and work is much admired by our speaker Because he lived so radically and sincerely the combination of poet philosopher and Christian, she became addicted to trying- firstly to understand him fully in writing a PhD and then to bring his understanding of the world to the world. This talk is another such attempt-
Maria teaches for a living but lives for her scholarship into the zeitgeist:- the ideas prevalent in a period and place, particularly as expressed in literature, philosophy, and religion
September 30 Cara Ghassemian: Plato's reflections on love in "The Symposium"
Cara is a solicitor and trade marks attorney who likes learning Italian and French. She is also one of the forum administrators on our website.
Further talks scheduled until the end of the year, so keep in touch...
