New Philosophy Discussion Group

By popular demand, I have created a another Phiosophy Meetup Group for those wanting more discussion, or a location closer to home. It's the Long Beach Philosophy Meetup. The first meeting will be Friday, Nov. 2, at 7:00 p.m. at the Mirage Coffee House located at 539 E. Bixby Road, Long Beach. I am suggesting for a first topic: Do we live in a secular age, and if so, is that positive or negative?

The suggested reading is:

http://www.hup.harvar...

For those interested in the activities of the sister city Long Beach Philosophy Meetup, the next meeting is scheduled for:
Thursday, Dec 6, 2007, 7:00 PM at The Mirage Coffee House, 539 E. Bixby Rd, Long Beach, CA 90807
The topic will be:
How do we choose our highest good (or summum bonum, as Aristotle called it) and what does it mean to have a highest good? What if any role does evolution play in that choice and can cognitive neuroscience shed any light on the topic?

The suggested readings are:
For the second meeting, after having consulted with Michael S., I'd like to suggest the topic: How do we choose our highest good (or summum bonum, as Aristotle called it) and what does it mean to have a highest good? What if any role does evolution play in that choice and can cognitive neuroscience shed any light on the topic? Suggested readings to follow. If you don't like that topic, feel free to suggest a different one.

The following are some suggested readings for the next meetup. Feel free to read some of them, all of them or none of them.

General
http://www.newadvent....
http://en.wikipedia.o...

Intermediate
http://en.wikipedia.o...
http://www.mises.org/...

Advanced
http://www.press.uchi...
http://www.press.uchi...


If you don't like these, simply show up and say what you think. Or feel free to suggest other readings.