Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Love of Wisdom Philosophy is defined as the love of wisdom. Traditionally, philosophy originated from the anxiety of Greeks as an approach towards understanding that used reason as a primary means to make sense of things. Wisdom is a larger category than

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Organizational Growth The participation of each member in the philosophy society is valuable and important. Each person has their own growth in learning the content, applying it in their own lives, communicating with other members in the group and learnin

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Realistic Goals It is important that we develop realistic expectations and goals so that we do not become disappointed or frustrated. Focusing on the process of our learning and making sure that the goal is realistic. The future is highly unpredictable so i

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Trans Activism Cancel culture is not necessarily a means for justice. The trans activist groups have unjustly canceled people, like a well respected professor and clinical psychologist who teaches the psychology of human sexuality. He and his colleagues have

7.12.22 PSN 2(35) - Group Purpose, Peaceful Warrior, Gut Feelings, Reflection, Fate, FG Ch5 Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Group Purpose We began our discussion today with an overview of the purpose of the group since we had new members in attendance. The best way to envision attendin

Hello Philosophy Society! Philosophy Academy: Feeling Good Chapter 4: Begin by Building Self-Esteem Today we began with finishing chapter 4 in Feeling Good, pages 67 - 80. One of our members asked how long it generally takes to identify cognitive distortions. The speed of identifying cognitive dis

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Self-Help The self-help industry does not have the best reputation for being a sound scientific field. Many books and writers use unverified anecdotal evidence, pseudoscience or language that is filled with logical fallacies. This is not to say that the idea

Hello Philosophy Society! Philosophy Academy: Distortion Review This week we began with a review of David Burns Cognitive Distortions. It is important to know these patterns of thought so that we can detect them in ourselves and others if they ever come up. We can then make an effort to understan

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Logical, Physical and Technological Possibility We can evaluate the plausibility of an idea based on these three criteria. For something to be logically possible, it would not contradict Aristotle’s laws of thought which are: The Law of Identity A = A

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Grief One of our members expressed how someone very close to them just recently died. They were having trouble sleeping and were wondering what they could do. We compose a narrative of our life, including ourselves, other people and events that are within i

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: The Right to Life This week I was called to an emergency situation and could not attent the weekly meeting; someone close to me was considering suicide and called me on my way to the meeting. It is very important that we respond to situations where a person

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Family Boundaries Our first discussion was about the nature of our relationship to our family. In an ideal world, the family unit is a source of love and support. We have instincts that bond us to our caregivers. It is from them that we expect a certain de

Hello Philosophy Society! Whatsapp Chat: Pythagoras, Monads and Hoffman. Reggie: I assume the conversation was probably around mathematics and how the monad, as 'one', was the source of everything. For completeness, in his Monadology, Leibniz describes a world made up of monads -- fundamental c

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Philosophy and Meaning of Life Our first topic was the concept of Philosophy itself and how the determination of meaning is an essential part of what it means to be philosophical. We then transitioned into the meaning of life. Life itself is a cycle of dec

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Zarathustra We began this week with a summary of one of the major writings of the philosopher Fredrick Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. This book is about Zarathustra, a philosopher who cannot live in the city with the people there. He finds their way o

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Creating Boundaries Some relationships will require more stringent boundaries than others due to the other person not being of sound mind. They may act in ways that are harmful unintentionally and for our own self-preservation, it is important for us to es

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Philosophy is a Way of Life We began this week's discussion with a review of the purpose of the group for the two new members in attendance. Philosophy is defined as the ‘love of wisdom,’ Philo, the love of, and sophia, wisdom. Conceptual analysis or making

Hello Philosophy Society! I am proud to say that this is the 38th consecutive newsletter. One was written for every week since March of 2022. This is the last newsletter for Volume 2, 2022, for the Philosophy Society. Next newsletter will be the beginning of Volume 3, 2023. PSN 2(38) - 28.12.22

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Wellbeing The purpose of the Philosophy Society is to work on the skills necessary to facilitate an understanding of what it means to develop wellbeing. This means we work on skills of being philosophical and learning to be scientifically minded so that we c

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Social Growth Today’s discussion started with how to prune our social circle so that we only allow certain people in our lives that are good for us. It is important to develop the ability and capacity to be critical of our social relationships and not allow

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Journaling Today we began our discussion on the role of journaling in our ability to process and function. When we put it on paper, it gets out of your head and leaves room in your mind to think about other things. We read through the Reflective Mind Map ch

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Plato’s Forms The first discussion was about Plato’s abstract world of forms. This world is the ideal world which our physical world is analogous to. The ideal world of forms is where our understanding of mathematics and number comes from. It is puzzling ho

PSN 2(28) - 19.10.22 Organizational Mandate, Content vs Interpretation, Mindset, Navigating the Cave of Belief, Objects and Properties, Socratic Method, Social Self-Defense Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Organizational Mandate Today we went through the entirety of the organizational m

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Boyfriend/ Girlfriend The title of boyfriend and girlfriend are socio-political roles. They come with expectations and implications of those who are designated as such. There are social implications to what it means to be someone’s boyfriend or girlfriend.

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Biases and Heuristics Our first discussion was based on our cognitive biases. A cognitive bias is a shortcut form of processing that leads to systematic errors in reasoning. Our brains do this because it is efficient and uses less energy but creates proble

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: About Our first discussion was in regards to what the group was about. We had a new member at our in person meetings and the other members offered their perspectives on why the meeting was valuable. The members discussed how the group was very spiritual and

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: State Our current state is composed of several factors which contribute to it. As seen from the philosophy of CBT, our thoughts are a large contributing factor to the current emotional state we are experiencing. Those thoughts produce a certain neurochemi

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Trumpism Our first discussion began with the recent political phenomena of ‘trumpism,’ where ignorance and fascist charisma have taken over a significant percentage of the U.S. popular vote. How is this phenomenon possible in a time of access to the intern

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Housemaster Our first discussion was in regards to Aristotle's concept of developing practical wisdom, which occurs predominantly by specific roles; one of which is the housemaster. Managing a house has many elements. You have to screen new roommates who m

Hello Philosophy Society! Discussion 1: Group Discussion Mechanics Learning to communicate in a group setting is very important. People are able to contribute to a meta perspective, where everyone that is participating listens to the speaker and interjects at certain points where they have som