What we’re about
P&G is more than just a group of people. It is a community. A community of philosophers, thinkers, book readers, paper readers, and folks that ask the foundational questions. What is the meaning of life? How do we know what we know? What makes us human? These are some of the questions that P&G members explore together through lively discussions and debates. But P&G is not only about intellectual pursuits. It is also a community of thoughtful people coming together to hike, and hangout. Whether it's enjoying the beauty of nature, sharing a meal, or playing games, P&G members bond over their common interests and values. P&G is a community where you can find friends who challenge you to grow and support you along the way.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Huw Price | the end to the naturalism without mirrorsLink visible for attendees
Reading is sent via Email instantly: By simply adding your email to our form, you'll be subscribed to P&G's weekly philosophy reading materials. You can expect to receive next week 's read on Tuesday PTS-time, with the reading materials sent via email immediately after you enter your email.
https://forms.gle/biYrDyLPa8xZHvo96The Readings we have done so far and other past meetings:
https://opaque-artichoke-859.notion.site/Phil-Gamblers-Events-Reading-List-a8ec151f63c045808c5faa4f25aeb554?pvs=4Our Discord Group:
https://discord.gg/Ee6FwrNmjaPodcast:
You can also learn about this paper using our podcast.
Please watch the videos HERE to get a review of the paper so far. The videos in the playlist cover the paper so far. During the next meeting, we will go straight to the live reading section and text-based discussion.
This academic text, "Naturalism Without Mirrors" by Huw Price, serves as a draft collection of essays focused on naturalism within philosophy. It explores various facets of this philosophical stance, particularly examining its relationship with representationalism and semantic theories. The book addresses complex philosophical problems, such as truth, judgment, and metaphysics, often drawing on and responding to the work of other prominent philosophers. The included table of contents indicates that the essays engage with topics like metaphysical pluralism, semantic minimalism, pragmatism, and quasi-realism, offering a multi-faceted perspective on how naturalism operates without relying on representational "mirrors" of the world.
- Aristotle's On Interpretation - Live-Reading--European StyleLink visible for attendees
Organon means "instrument," as in, instrument for thought and speech. The term was given by ancient commentators to a group of Aristotle's treatises comprising his logical works.
Organon
|-- Categories ---- 2023.02.28
|-- On Interpretation ---- 2023.12.12
|-- Prior Analytics
|-- Posterior Analytics
|-- Topics
|-- On Sophistical Refutations
|-- Rhetoric*(* Robin Smith, author of SEP's 2022 entry "Aristotle's Logic," argues that Rhetoric should be part of the Organon.)
Whenever we do any human thing, we can either do it well or do it poorly. With instruments, we can do things either better, faster, and more; or worse, slower, and less. That is, with instruments they either augment or diminish our doings.
Do thinking and speaking (and writing and listening) require instruments? Yes. We do need physical instruments like microphones, megaphones, pens, papers, computers. But we also need mental instruments: grammar, vocabulary words, evidence-gathering techniques, big-picture integration methods, persuasion strategies. Thinking while sitting meditatively all day in a lotus position doesn't require much instrumentation of any kind, but thinking and speaking well in the sense of project planning, problem-solving, negotiating, arguing, deliberating--that is, the active doings in the world (whether romantic, social, commercial, or political)--do require well-honed mental instruments. That's the Organon in a nutshell.
Are you an up-and-coming human being, a doer, go-getter, achiever, or at least you're choosing to become one? You need to wield the Organon.
Join us.
- FTI: Tribalism: When is it good/bad?Link visible for attendees
Humanity spent more time in tribes than out of them… Tribalism seems ingrained in us. Is that a bad thing? I’d argue if you have the right tribe, tribalism can be good, but there’s a catch to what the right tribe means. Let’s discuss and you can let me know if you agree on what the right tribe means.
Format: Lecture and discussion
Note: social time for our community 15 minutes before the presentation.
To get familiar with our past events, feel free to check out our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmixGB9GdrptyEWovEj80zgAfter registering via zoom, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
We publish our event recordings on our Youtube channel to offer our help to anyone who would like to but can’t attend the meeting, so we need to give this clause. If you don’t want to be recorded, just remain on mute and keep your video off.
Here’s our legal notice: For valuable consideration received, by joining this event I hereby grant Free Thinker Institute and its legal representatives and assigns, the irrevocable and unrestricted right to use and publish any and all Zoom recordings for trade, advertising and any other commercial purpose, and to alter the same without any restriction. I hereby release Free Thinker Institute and its legal representatives and assigns from all claims and liability related to said video recordings.
