Book Group

Daniel Duffy December 14, 2023 at 11:45 1125 views 5 comments
Hello everyone,
I was wondering if anyone would like to start a Book Group, where we read chapters/books etc on various philosophical areas of interest, and meet intermittently to discuss. I have friends that do this kind of thing socially with fiction books, but I thought it would be interesting to broaden perspectives and learn some new material.
Please let me know if anyone is interested and if there is sufficient interest I will have a think on the logistics :)
Daniel

Comments (5)

javi2541997 December 14, 2023 at 12:58 #861362
Reply to Daniel Duffy Hello Daniel!

I am interested in taking part in this Book Group. Please consider me for this activity (or project).
Daniel Duffy December 14, 2023 at 13:00 #861364
Reply to javi2541997

Hi Javi,
Excellent! Judging by the number of comments you have made on this site you will clearly be more learned than I am! I look forward to your insights :) do you lean to a particular type of philosophy?
javi2541997 December 14, 2023 at 13:51 #861377
Quoting Daniel Duffy
do you lean to a particular type of philosophy?


I am interested in the Philosophy of Language. I have read a bit of Wittgenstein (specifically the work and study on him by David Pears) and discussed J.L. Austin with fellow members of this site.

Despite having a high number of posts, most of them are in the shoutbox, so I am not that learned at all. :smile:
Daniel Duffy December 14, 2023 at 14:43 #861391
Reply to javi2541997
Good stuff! I have read some of the usual Stoics - Aurelius, Epicurus, Seneca. A little bit of Bertrand Russell and recently some Nietzsche. There is so much out there haha
Jamal December 14, 2023 at 16:56 #861419
Reply to Daniel Duffy Cool. Note that there's a reading group section here:

https://thephilosophyforum.com/categories/16/reading-groups