Thank you to Lenny Eckhardt of Dead Dino Films for capturing our 2nd Annual Brew-Wine-Chu Fundraiser event & the Helena community so beautifully!
“Ever since I was a teenager,” says Max Tegmark, “I felt that the two greatest mysteries of science were the mystery out there, our universe, and the mystery in here, in our heads, the mind.” In this interview, Ariel Conn (of Future of Life Institute), talks with Tegmark — MIT…
Our Community Night at The Windbag on Tuesday, August 22nd was a huge success! Thank you to The Windbag & Helena for supporting philosophy in the community and helping us to raise $1,463!
Last year we were pleased to release our inaugural newsletter, highlighting the various philosophy services and activities that we hosted & participated in 2016. This year, we have decided to do an bi-annual newsletter — not because we want to clutter up your in-boxes but, rather, because we were excited to share with you what has been going with our org this year and give you a preview of what’s on the radar for the rest of summer and fall.
Anger is an emotion that has (sadly) seemed to imbue our politics and culture. Thankfully, claims Martha Nussbaum — Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago — philosophy can help guide us out of this “dark vortex.” In this timely article, Nussbaum considers…
Our Community Night at The Windbag on Tuesday, August 22nd was a fabulous! Thank you to all of our friends who came out to support Merlin and to the community members who were not familiar with our organization who stopped to chat with us about who we are and what…
Our August Philosophy Walk took place on Sunday, August 20th at Dump Gulch and featured special guest speaker/philosopher-on-trail, Carroll College student Jacob MacDuff who explored a critical & very timely topic — i.e., the democratic institution. A small crew of 4 — we set off for a hike, took in…
After a brief hiatus in June — for our 2nd Annual Brew-Wine-Chu Fundraiser & in July (for a much-needed escape into nature) — our monthly Think & Drink was back on the scene. And what a delightful gathering it was! Our group convened in our normal spot (i.e., the wine…
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