Wed, Jan 15 at 7:30 p.m. | 2 hours | BYOB
Paths: Revisiting the same theme with a professor on a recurring basis. But each session comes at the idea from a new angle and stands alone.
This month's philosophy path will explore Government and Social Contracts. Join philosopher, Jeanne Proust to discuss some questions like: Do humans need a government? Is the government's use of force legitimate?
After studying in Bordeaux, Berlin, and Paris, Jeanne Proust has been teaching Philosophy, Art History and French Literature for the last 10 years in the US. her research has focused on the pathologies of the willpower, both in philosophical and psychological perspectives, but her interests are wide: among many fields, she does research in Ethics, Philosophy of Technologies and Aesthetics.
Hosted at a member's living room in Prospect Heights. Address will be sent upon RSVP.
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