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(formerly Campbell/San Jose Freethinkers) Freethinkers are those that have the courage to question commonly held beliefs. Whether you call yourself a believer, non-believer, atheist, agnostic, philosopher, scientist, artist, seeker, or scholar yo

3 miles away
San Jose, CA
181
Freethinkers
4.50 4.5023

(This statement is borrowed from the blog on which this group is based http://www.overcomingbias.com/welcome.html) How can we obtain beliefs closer to reality? Over the last several decades, new research has changed science's picture of how we

9.9 miles away
Mountain View, CA
163
Aspiring Rationalists
5.00 5.004

This is a group for everyone who believes that Thinking Different makes all the difference. We often find ourselves in situations where a thought from a different angle can make the situation look so different. It is not always that easy to thi

13 miles away
Fremont, CA
12
Members
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Meet with others interested in the life and ideas of Bertrand Russell. Those interested, can checkout the website of the Bertrand Russell Society at http://users.drew.edu/~jlenz/brs.html for information on Russell and the Society.

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14.2 miles away
Palo Alto, CA
49
Philosophers
5.00 5.0013

We meet second and fourth Sundays every month to discuss AI topics such as: - Symbolic and SubSymbolic Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Life, and Artificial Intuition - Complexity theory, Model theory - Semantic Web, Ontology based systems - R

16.3 miles away
Menlo Park, CA
705
People interested in AI
5.00 5.0047

Explore by sharing knowledge and experiences with others and by traveling to European ancient sites. My passion is for Celtic culture but I welcome enthusiasts for all the world's mythologies. My current projects involve several documentaries abou

26.2 miles away
San Mateo, CA
34
mythology enthusiasts
4.50 4.503

The Santa Cruz Salon is a bunch of excellent people enjoying tea and some stimulating discussion on art, science, philosophy, technology, world events, internet culture, anything interesting! History: The Santa Cruz Salon has existed for over a ye

29 miles away
Santa Cruz, CA
27
Members
5.00 5.004

An informal philosophy group who will have discussion focused on readings selected by participating members.

37.7 miles away
Berkeley, CA
255
Philosophers
4.50 4.5014

This is your chance to converse with other San Franciscans in interesting venues - our great cafes, bars, public places - about things that interest you - politics, art, sex, history, pop culture, the economy, the future, music, movies, books, photog

38.4 miles away
San Francisco, CA
93
Conversants
4.00 4.0010

No philosophical background needed. We throw out topics with a philosophical bent and then we vote on which one to discuss. Some may have also heard of it as 'Socrates Cafe'. This is about our own philosophies of life and not necessarily what other p

38.6 miles away
Berkeley, CA
151
Philosophers
5.00 5.0020

Note: As of 12/12/09 I have the flu so if you don't see meetups it's because the plague is upon me. I'll be better in a week or two. Thanks! ***** I had another meetup for quite some time. It was a film group and I really enjoyed it. The o

38.9 miles away
Berkeley, CA
76
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Our Charter: Philosophy fostered plainly and simply as the persistent examination of thought, and hence a basic human art. Conversations are framed to be generally relevant, and open to all who value good reasoning. Requirements of special eruditio

39.6 miles away
San Francisco, CA
373
Philosophers
4.50 4.5022

Let's discuss the ideas of Wittgenstein and Nietzsche! We'll probably mostly alternate between Philosophical Investigations and Thus Spoke Zarathustra.

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40 miles away
San Francisco, CA
15
homo sapiens
4.50 4.509

Meet other singles who are intellectual yet physically active, who have a wide range of interests including but not limited to tea, coffee, food, drinks, conversation, politics, the arts, nature, outdoor sports, travel, books, dating, and people in g

40.6 miles away
Albany, CA
552
aints
4.50 4.5018

Meet other local fans of author Ayn Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism -- a philosophy of Reason, Purpose and Self-Esteem that holds human life on this Earth as the standard of all values and *your* life as an end in itself.

41 miles away
San Francisco, CA
75
Ayn Rand readers & Objectivists
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