JTCC Philosophy Club

Thank you to everyone that came out this semester. We had a lot of fun and a lot of great talks. I hope everyone is now thinking about the world in a new way. See you next year.

Hello Philosophy Club. Quick reminder that our next meeting will be Wednesday, March 22, at 12:45-2pm in room M227.

Thanks to everyone who came out today, we had an excellent turnout and discussion. Our next meeting will be on March 8th in room M227 at 12:30.

Hello Philosophy Club. Our first meeting of the semester has finally been scheduled for 2pm in room M229 on Wed. Feb. 8th.

Today was our last meeting of the semester and it was a great one. We are not sure yet when the meetings will take place next semester but you will know as soon as you know. Until then, keep examining life.

Reminder that tomorrow will be Philosophy Club's last meeting this semester. At 12:30pm, E-223, we will be discussing the Tractatus and Wittgenstein's life. See you there.

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Next week Philosophy Club will hold its last meeting of the semester: "Tractatus Talks." We will be (casually) discussing Wittgenstein's Tractatus. We will meet Wednesday, Dec. 7th at 12:30pm in room E223.

If you would like to read the Tractatus before then, here is an excellent link containing both the original German and two English translations:http://people.umass.edu/klement/tlp/tlp.pdf

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Tomorrow, room E223, 12:30pm. Ian Bodkin will be joining us to ask the question, "What Happens When Our Heroes Don't Die?" Interesting question for sure. Hope to see you all there.

Tomorrow at 12:30 in room E-223 Philosophy Club will be hosting Prof. Benjamin MacKinnon to discuss the Philosophy of Math. Hope to see you all there!

This is a reminder that our next meeting will be Wednesday, Nov. 9, 12:30pm in room E-223. The subject matter will be the Philosophy of Math with Prof. Benjamin MacKinnon. Hope to see you all there.

Thank you to all who came out today and a special thanks to Sergeant Mocello for talking with us. The next meeting will be Wednesday, November 9th at 12:30pm room E-223.

Hello all! Sorry we have been inactive over here but it has been a busy week.

First, thanks to all who came to Rick and Morty, it was a great time.
Second, our next meeting will be Monday, Oct. 24th, 12:30-1:50, room E223 featuring Homicide Detective Sergeant Mocello giving a talk on interrogation so don't miss out!

JTCC Philosophy Club will be watching an episode of Rick and Morty on Wednesday, Oct. 12th in room E-223 at 12:30pm. Join us for both viewing and a discussion afterward guided by the essay, "The Origin of the Work of Art" by Martin Heidegger.

Attention all fans of Rick and Morty and philosophy:

Our next meeting is being rescheduled to take place on Wednesday, Oct 12th at 12:30pm in room E-223.

We will be watching an episode of Rick and Morty and the having a discussion after guided by "The Origin of the Work of Art" by Heidegger. If you are interested but do not have a copy of the essay please let us know.

Thanks to all who came to the meeting today, it was a lot of fun. A special thanks again to Sean Castleberry for his talk.

Our next meeting will be October 10th, 12:30-1:50pm in room E-223. We will be watching an episode of Rick and Morty and having a discussion afterward guided by the essay "The Origin of the Work of Art" by Martin Heidegger. If you don't want to read it that is fine but the more people that read it the better the discussion will be! We will be sending out a pdf tomorrow so that we all have the same copy to reference.

Until then, keep examining life.

Philosophy Club Presents: "The Promotion of Philosophy in Everyday Life" by Professor Sean Castleberry! A talk (and then discussion) about how philosophy can benefit the individual in "everyday life" will take place in room E-223, Monday, September 26th, 13:30-1:50pm!
(There will be food)

Thanks to everyone who came to our first meeting today it was a lot of fun. Our next meeting will be Sept 26th E-223 12:30-1:50. Sean Castleberry has agreed to give a brief lecture on something he is working on and then there will be discussion after.

More information about both that talk and the snacks that will be provided still to come.

In less than 24 hours the JTCC Philosophy Club will be meeting for the first time this semester! If you would like to join us for discussion and snacks we will be in room E-223 from 12:30-1:50 (Sept. 12)

Friendly reminder that the first Philosophy Club meeting will be next Monday, September 12th, from 12:30-1:50pm in room E-223. There will be great questions, great discussions, and great snacks! What more could you want?

Hello Philosophers! Our first meeting is now officially scheduled to take place on Monday, September 12th in room E-223 from 12:30-1:50!

Hello JTCC Philosophers! Though nothing is official yet we are taking the necessary steps to get the Philosophy Club back to having regular meetings this semester. Keep a lookout here and on posters around campus for the official date/time/location of our first meeting. The currently unofficial but still very likely date/time is Monday, September 12th from 12:30pm-2pm on the Midlothian campus. A room number is to be determined. As more information becomes available we will pass it along to you. Until then, keep examining life.

Join us for a movie day watching Fight Club! This coming Tuesday (October 13th) at 4pm on the Midlothian campus in room H105!
"When nothing matters... Punch me in the face!" -Professor Castleberry

Hello, philosophers! Just a reminder, this coming Monday (the 23rd), we'll be discussing the rules and begin practicing for our Ethics Bowl! If you would like to participate in this big debate, please email me (Allison Kramer) and I'll assign you to a team.
Meeting in E302 at 2:00 pm.
Sharable snacks welcome. (:

Reminder about our meeting tomorrow, Monday the 9th, at 2:00 pm! We're in E309 now!

It's important to attend if you want to go on the DC Spy Museum trip!

Hope to see you there!

Hey everyone! The first philosophy club meeting of this year will be on Monday February 9th at 2 pm on Midlothian campus in Eliades Hall room 309.. We will have meetings there every other week (unless the college is closed) Mondays 2-4:30 for the rest of the semester. Topics for the meeting 1) headcount and permission slips for the Washington DC trip 2) topics for the semester and 3) plans for the JTCC Fool for Art event! Bring a friend, advertise, plan for a fun & cheap excursion and help organize and guide our club!

Monday the 1st of December at 2 p.m. in room E101 on Midlothian Campus Philosophy Club will host a Holiday Party and a talk given by Adam Moody about the ethics of archaeology including information on "Unwrap a Mummy" parties, looting practices and other such nefarious activities. Adam Moody is working on his PhD from University of Oklahoma focusing on Native American studies and is (full disclosure) Prof. Emswiler's brother .

Want to know more about Phi Club or philosophy in general? Curious about what the ten basic things you should know about philosophy are? Attend our next meeting and find out!
Snacks and drinks provided.
Monday, November 17th
2:00 pm
Room E101

Our meeting is today at 2:00 pm in room E101. This Halloween-themed meeting will be covering death, dying, souls, and more spooky stuff. If you want to bring a creepy-looking snack, then please do! See you all soon!

Hello everyone! This Monday, October 20th, Philosophy club will be hosting a debate between Nick and Professor Emswiler. The debate is between the two meta-ethical positions of realism (objective morality) and anti realism (subjective or nihilistic morality). These moral theories attempt to answer the questions: Are there objective moral truths? Can we know these truths? Is it possible to even make a moral claim, and, if so, can it be determined as true or false? I hope to see many of you there.

Hey all! We're watching Blade Runner tomorrow, Monday the 6th, at 2:00 pm in room E101! You definitely won't want to miss it! If you want to bring a snack to share, feel free! (:

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Back to the old grind! Hope everyone's having a good first day of classes!
Phi Club will start back up on Monday, September 8th, the Monday after Labor Day. We will be in room E101 from 2:00pm-5:00pm EVERY OTHER MONDAY. (this is a change from what we planned last semester.) Can't wait to see you all again!
As always, shoot me an email at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

Much love,
Allison Kramer

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Thank you to everyone who came out to a Philosophy Club meeting and participated in a discussion and had fun with us! You guys make this club what it is. (:
Unfortunately, we don't have any more meetings this semester, but we will resume meeting in the fall semester. Good luck to everyone who has exams to take, and enjoy your summer!
-Allison Kramer