Wisdom and World Affairs
Join us for philosophical discussions focusing on today’s headlines, covering a wide variety of subjects, including the fate of humanity, world affairs, humanism, and more. Free! 1st and 3rd Tuesdays...
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Stoa Nova: Seneca’s “On the Firmness of the Wise Man”
Adler Study (514) 2 W 64th St., New York, NY, United StatesOn the Firmness of the Wise Man is one of Seneca's classics on a very peculiar topic in Stoicism: the nature of the wise person, or sage. Do sages exist?...
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Great Literature Discussion Group – Awaiting Trespass: A Passion by Linda Ty-Casper
FeaturedElliott Library (507) 2 W 64th St, New York, NY, United StatesTy-Casper recounts the breaching of the walls around the private lives of an affluent Filipino family responding to the reality of suffering and injustice in their native land — using...
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Lunchtime Roundtable: Issues Worth Talking About – Education in America: 2020 Presidential Election Preview?
FeaturedElliott Library (507) 2 W 64th St, New York, NY, United StatesA conversation this week--no reading, just thinking. Super Tuesday is March 3 and results from fifteen Democratic primaries will be in. They are a leading indicator of the Democratic nominee....
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Ethics, Fair Trade, and You
FeaturedEthical NYC Member Andrea Reyes, leader of the NYC Fair Trade Coalition, will connect how our everyday choices and purchases affect the many environmental and social issues facing the world...
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Ethics in Film: Greenberg
FeaturedCeremonial Hall (4th Floor) 2 W 64th St, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us every 1st Friday for film screenings followed by a lively discussion of the ethical issues explored. Lurching between comedy and agony, Noah Baumbach’s film appears to be the...
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Colloquy: Anger
Room 508 2 West 64th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThis month's colloquy, led by Leader Dr. Richard Koral, will focus on anger. FREE Monthly, first Mondays. Colloquy is an opportunity to share personal reflections on a chosen topic based...
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Young Ethical Explorers: Tree Heroes
FeaturedAdler Study (514) 2 W 64th St., New York, NY, United StatesThis week, let's look at, and become, some tree heroes! This month's theme: Mindful March. We will delve into the healing lemniscate linking earth and self. Ethics for Children is...
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Sunday Platform – Joe Chuman: Man Plans and God Laughs
FeaturedCeremonial Hall (4th Floor) 2 W 64th St, New York, NY, United StatesWe have all had the experience: Our best laid plans, large and small, don't turn out as we anticipated and hoped. Indeed, there is a gap built into the human...
