Philosofarian

What exactly is meant by the term G.O.A.T?
Let's talk about it 5:30 at Scoundrels!

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Last call for presale tickets!

At noon today, Pop Quiz: Plato & Pizza tickets go from $25 to $30 at the door.

Join us tonight for philosophy-themed trivia, pizza, drinks, prizes, costumes, and a room full of curious people willing to risk public embarrassment for a good cause.

Pop Quiz! Plato and Pizza — Philosofarian Buy tickets, team tables, and add-ons for Pop Quiz: Plato & Pizza, Astoria's philosophy-themed trivia night fundraiser featuring pizza, prizes, and fun.

It’s Toga and Tickets time! Drop by Scoundrels philosophy club tonight at Bridge and Tunnel if you wanna claim your place on Saturday.
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Have an awesome discussion with thoughtful people. Tonight we discuss, “How do we know how well someone knows us?”

We asked why do we hold onto zombie ideas?

Asha's head almost exploded when I told her psychopathy is a zombie concept. Jim said capitalism is a zombie idea, then found out the group really wanted to explore that

We covered bixonomania making it into Nature, cognito hazards, McChrystal's Robert E Lee portrait, Marx's exploitation and alienation, and Jane saying zombie ideas come from hope.

This is my zombie face.

Why Do We Hold On to Zombie Ideas? — Philosofarian Why hold onto disproven ideas? Scoundrels at Bridge and Tunnel, Astoria, OR explores capitalism as zombie idea, hope underground, not wanting to feel stupid. Bixonomania in Nature, McChrystal's Lee portrait, heuristics in a world we can't comprehend. Cognito hazards and wisdom in a post-truth, post-

Tonight in Astoria, Wit & Wisdom asks: What is Home?

What turns a place into home? A dwelling, a memory, a relationship, a longing, a way of being in the world?

Join us tonight at Fort George for a public philosophy talk on one of the most familiar and difficult words in human life.

Doors open at 6pm
Talk begins at 7pm
Fort George Brewery, Lovell Showroom

Last week at Scoundrels, we asked what is community?

Jan wanted us to say our names first. Tim prepped a rant. Jim is here because of the fish people and he's not apologizing for calling it philosophy club. Cameron brought Galileo, who kept his mouth shut and kept his community.

We covered shared myth, rockfish living 150 years, the Catholic Church, squirrels planning ahead, and whether a cult still counts.

This is my kissy-fishy face.

What Is Community? — Philosofarian A Scoundrels philosophy discussion on community — what defines it, who decides, and whether rockfish qualify. Featuring Tocqueville, Parfit, and a rant about shared myth.