The Philosophy Club meets Friday afternoons at Lake Miona Recreation Center in The Villages, FL. Meetings start promptly at 4:00PM and end at 5:30PM. Presenters usually speak for 25 to 35 minutes, followed by a Discussion Period where the Leader and Audience Members ask Questions and express their opinions, and the Presenter replies.
Friday, 10/1 Mark Welton "The Rule of Law in the United States"
Coming Attractions
Friday, 10/8 George Lyons "Free Will as Deterministic: Less Known Philosophy"
This lecture reviews the position in philosophy popular in academia but less known generally that free will and determinism are consistent, or compatible, instead of opposites, called compatibilism. How this seeming contradiction is resolved will be explained.
Friday, 10/15 Scott Roberts "What Every Lay Person Should Know About the Life of Jesus of Nazareth and His Alleged Resurrection.”
Scott says that the purpose of his talk is to study, as an historian, the arguments for and against the alleged resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. He approaches this topic not as a believer or disbeliever of the Christian tradition but as a trial lawyer regarding the pro and con arguments regarding the historicity of this critical occurrence. Come, be part of the jury to decide this critical issue and have fun.
Friday, 10/22 Joe Frost "The not - so - sweet Truth"
Friday, 10/29 Drake Shepard "He Said / She Said - It's About Sex"
This talk will detail in humorous and in social science ways how men and women each think, feel and act. We will discuss attraction, flirting, sex appeal, intimacy, aging, what sex does better at what and why. Insight is provided about hormones, brain wiring, evolutionary traits and societal norms that contribute to make both sexes separate but equal.
Notes and Asides
Possible change in meeting times: At the start of our September 17th meeting, Bob Brooke announced that he would appreciate comments, both pro and con, on the possibility we might change our meeting times from the current 4:00PM thru 5:30PM to one hour earlier, namely 3:00PM thru 4:30PM.
If you have an opinion on this matter, please email it to Bob (bnbrooke @
aol.com) and Ira (bigira @
yahoo.com). [NOTE: Google Groups does not allow me to show fully functional email addresses. To send an email to Bob and Ira, copy the email addresses as shown and then delete the space before the @ symbol].
We are in need of speakers for future meetings. If interested, contact Bob Brooke (bnbrooke @
aol.com). Please specify the short Title of your proposed talk as well as a description/outline, your special interest/knowledge/qualifications in the subject area.
When a talk is scheduled, the Presenter should email a paragraph or two to Ira (bigira @
yahoo.com) for inclusion in our weekly Villages Philosophy email to pique interest and increase attendance [NOTE: Google Groups does not allow me to show fully functional email addresses. To send an email to Bob or Ira, copy the email address shown and then delete the space before the @ symbol].
