Philosophy - a variety of philosophic forums all within the area
Issue date: 2/24/09 Section: Feature
For more information, visit http://dallassocraticsociety.homestead.com/DSS.html.
The Dallas Aristotelian Society
Similar to the Socratic Society is the Dallas Aristotelian Society, which was just started recently. DAS meets at the same location as DSS, but holds its meetings on every fourth Monday of the month from 7:30 to 10 p.m. According to their website, a typical meeting is a group discussion about readings selected before hand, which are expected to have been read before the meeting. The website states, "DAS participants place a premium on close and careful reading of philosophical texts-keeping an eye open to the cultural, personal and historical contexts of the texts." The texts lined up for discussion this year are Descartes' "Meditations on First Philosophy" for February through April, Kant's "Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals" during May, June, and July, and Plato's "Republic" August through next January. The website hints that snacks might be available as well. For more information, visit their website at http://dallassocraticsociety.homestead.com/DAS.
Philosophy for a nominal fee: The Dallas Philosophers Forum
The Dallas Philosopher's Forum has been assembling for the past 20 years. Board member Mr. David Drumm shared that the Forum has "always been purely trying to serve an interest in people who enjoy philosophic conversation in all walks of life." He said that the Forum attracts not only professional philosophers but also cab drivers, doctors, entrepreneurs, lawyers and more. College students attend as well, but are not typically consistent members.
Meetings are held at various restaurant settings twice a month. For this winter and spring, the meeting place is at the Addison International House of Pancakes (IHOP) on Beltline. Each meeting consists of an invited speaker, who addresses a philosophic topic. Drumm said that "eight out of ten are college professors, mostly philosophy professors, but sometimes we have others-psychology, English professors, [etc] but we ask them to give [their topic] a philosophic slant. On occasion, we have a non-professor." He added that he has twice presented, and that he is a lawyer by profession, and that once a reporter from the Dallas Morning News presented a lecture. Each talk is structured to be non-technical, allowing for scholar and layman alike to appreciate.
The Dallas Aristotelian Society
Similar to the Socratic Society is the Dallas Aristotelian Society, which was just started recently. DAS meets at the same location as DSS, but holds its meetings on every fourth Monday of the month from 7:30 to 10 p.m. According to their website, a typical meeting is a group discussion about readings selected before hand, which are expected to have been read before the meeting. The website states, "DAS participants place a premium on close and careful reading of philosophical texts-keeping an eye open to the cultural, personal and historical contexts of the texts." The texts lined up for discussion this year are Descartes' "Meditations on First Philosophy" for February through April, Kant's "Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals" during May, June, and July, and Plato's "Republic" August through next January. The website hints that snacks might be available as well. For more information, visit their website at http://dallassocraticsociety.homestead.com/DAS.
Philosophy for a nominal fee: The Dallas Philosophers Forum
The Dallas Philosopher's Forum has been assembling for the past 20 years. Board member Mr. David Drumm shared that the Forum has "always been purely trying to serve an interest in people who enjoy philosophic conversation in all walks of life." He said that the Forum attracts not only professional philosophers but also cab drivers, doctors, entrepreneurs, lawyers and more. College students attend as well, but are not typically consistent members.
Meetings are held at various restaurant settings twice a month. For this winter and spring, the meeting place is at the Addison International House of Pancakes (IHOP) on Beltline. Each meeting consists of an invited speaker, who addresses a philosophic topic. Drumm said that "eight out of ten are college professors, mostly philosophy professors, but sometimes we have others-psychology, English professors, [etc] but we ask them to give [their topic] a philosophic slant. On occasion, we have a non-professor." He added that he has twice presented, and that he is a lawyer by profession, and that once a reporter from the Dallas Morning News presented a lecture. Each talk is structured to be non-technical, allowing for scholar and layman alike to appreciate.
Be the first to comment on this story