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Planned 2008 Encounters
May
Parmenides & Greek Philosophy. Venue: Elea
La Fisica moderna e le sue implicazioni filosofiche rivoluzionarie. Venue: Elea
June
Nicola Abbanagno: Salerno's existentialist philosopher of the first order. Venue: Salerno
Soren Kiekergaard: The father of existentialism. Venue: Elea
Nov/Dec
Olive picking and some talks on Thales. Venue: under some olive trees near Elea

The 2008 Wish List

Free Will: Epiphenomenalism's greatest trick?
Consciousness: What is it, and is it a good thing?
Friendship & Money: Like water & oil
2+2=4: Does it really, and why?
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Parmenides to Wittgenstein
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Painters' Retreats - Elea Artist's Club
 
 
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Delights of Philosophy

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Well, this is the serious page. Not everyone makes it here, but of those who do they soon realise that philosophy, far from being the stuffy, difficult and quotidianly irrelevant pursuit it is commonly held to be, is in fact inspiring, uplifting and extremely liberating.

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The Summer Play: Plato's Parmenides
The Autumn Play: David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
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Philosophical Pursuits 2008
Knowledge. Nature. Cuisine - Philosophy in The Cilento is probably a good idea.
Next philosophy encounter
30th May - 1st June 2008
Parmenides and Ancient Greek Philosophy till the Atomists. A sound introduction to ancient philosophy
Next Think & Trek week
28th June - 5th July
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Primordial Existential Question
"Why does something exist rather than nothing?" If this has ever bothered you, as it did Parmenides and also Leibniz, then we'd like to meet you. The Challenge
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