We all philosophize. Whether it’s when we are asked for our ethical/moral opinion, or we ask ourselves “Why..?” or “What if..?” Never studied philosophy? Haven't read Nietzsche or Kierkegaard? Don't even know who they are? Then Socrates Café may be the philosophy group for you. It's an approach that takes philosophy "out of the ivory tower and back into the lives of ordinary people, where it belongs." It's where people from different backgrounds get together and exchange thoughtful ideas and exp …

  This group is about the evolution of human and humanism, bridging secular humanism, new creative humanism, spiritual humanism, emerging trans-humanism, and beyond. We focus on future oriented humanisms, culture, science, and technology that benefits human and society. We attempt to bridge between science and religion through philosophy, creativity, and spirituality. Community building among members and doing demonstrative trans-human level creative projects together are important for this grou …

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.

This group is for all of the atheist/agnostics (whatever you would like to think of yourself as) this side of the Puget Sound. This is a group for open minded people to get together at a coffee shop (after all this IS Washington) and talk about their views of the world, recent news, philosophy, or whatever their cup of tea (or coffee) happens to be. This is also a group for atheists/agnostics who just want to be around other atheists/agnostics for a little while because they spend all day at wor …

We are a group of students who study and practice Buddhism together in the Seattle area. Our teacher, Younge Khachab Rinpoche, visits Seattle several times a year to give teachings and meditation instruction. We invite anyone who is interested in learning more about Buddhism philosophy or meditation to join us.  

Join us as we meet to learn about and explore a wide variety of philosophical ideas related to the human experience. Our Leadership Team consists of monks and members of the Vedanta Society of Western Washington, an accredited branch of the Ramakrishna Order of India.  Vedanta, the essence of Hinduism, was expounded by sages of ancient India who had come to understand certain divine truths about the meaning and purpose of human life. Vedanta teaches that all our problems stem from being ignorant …

This is a gathering of like-minded folks in the Seattle area who are passionate readers of the author and thinker C.S. Lewis. The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, the Chronicles of Narnia, Perelandra, the list goes on and on of works that have already become heritage classics in religious philosophy and Christian thought (not to mention a few that have been overlooked!). In a desire to explore his books and his world, Narnian or otherwise, we're attempting to focus on one book for each time …

… Working from the NCGR's Education Curriculum and Study Guide and other texts, we will broaden and deepen our knowledge of astrology, its historical and modern use, and its relationship to other fields such as astronomy, psychology, philosophy, and the liberal arts. The Seattle Astrology Study Meetup is organized by Shannon Bowman, a practicing astrologer and founder of the highly-rated South Florida Tarot, South Florida Artist's Way, and Seattle Tarot Meetups.

Why human life makes sense: The ultimate answers for the ultimate questions Have you longed to make sense of human life? Have you wondered if the arduous, unceasing struggle for survival serves a meaningful purpose? Have you wondered if the suffering and death to which humans are subject makes any sense? The purpose of this meetup group is to provide space for a fair discussion of these questions and to allow all participants to contribute in the effort to answer the fundamental questions of hum …

… Drawing from a wide array of treatment modalities and concepts such as reality/encounter therapy, hypnosis, mind reprogramming (now called NLP), psychodrama, psychomotor, sensitivity training, bioenergetics, Gestalt, Transcendental meditation (TM), Eastern philosophies, and conventional psychotherapy, NV exemplified the 1970s-era philosophy of different strokes for different folks. Over the years, he also worked with war veterans, inmates in state prisons, people in mental institutions and insti …

Thanks for your interest in Tots on the Town! Tots on the Town is the cooperative homeschool of [url=http://meetup.com/eastsideap]Eastside Attachment Parenting[/url]. We started it as an alternative to traditional preschool with the comforting knowledge that we were starting an educational playgroup with friends who share a common parenting philosophy. While our educational needs and wants vary, we have a shared parenting philosophy. Some of us participate in TOTTs to experience some of the joys …

The Kadampa Temple is located in Ballard and offers a complete range of meditation courses and retreats for all levels of interest: weekly drop-in classes, day workshops, short and long retreats and in-depth study programs. There are also numerous branch locations around the Puget Sound area offering weekly introductory classes. Kadampa Buddhism is a special tradition of Mahayana Buddhism founded by Atisha (982-1054 CE) an Indian Buddhist Master largely responsible for the reintroduction of Budd …

… Ethical frameworks from philosophy. Giving getting and using inspiration. Statistics studies and the hard numbers. Show-and-tell your favorite cause/charity/project! How do we fit our philanthropic goals into our lifestyles? Which incentive structures are missing and how can they be implemented? How do we take into account future technologies? How do we evaluate charities/causes? How do we find relevant data to answer the questions above?

… Our Philosophy about music and playing in an ensemble: Come experience our day of church. Yes, that's right church. We begin our church by learning and understanding some of the basic and universal concepts of rhythm and time. Then using simple coordinated group movement we combine hand - vocal exercises to facilitate and genrate energy. Our bodies from a physiologic stand point are electrochemical in nature and produce charge. That's right, we produce a field of electrical energy or charge th …

This group is setup for anyone who is lookig to promote special events in the Puget Sound area. The main idea is to allow others to post their events without the need to create a new meetup for every event. We only ask that all events be secular in nature.  Before you begin we request that you read the rules of the site.  http://www.meetup.com/Puget-Sound-Secular-Events/boards/thread/17736472?added_watch=0&uid=11800679

… Our philosophy Build lasting relationships and connections by adding value to the lifes of others without asking for anything in return. We believe that your business will grow naturally over time if you focus on building relationships and not "selling".   "You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want." - Zig Ziglar   Cross-posting with other Meetups,   Facebook, LinkedIn and other Networking Groups We are building a large network of professiona …