Our Spring 2018 Silent Weekend Retreat at Deep Bay Center on Flathead Lake was magical. Mother Nature gifted us in so many ways. The weather and views were beautiful…and very much in keeping with the hearts and kindness of our retreat-goers. Included below are some retreat reflections and a not…
As humans, we are a part of nature…not separate from it. This is important to remember, especially if we are concerned about the environment, feel disconnected in important ways, and wish to reconnect. So how might we do this? Both biomimicry and philosophy offer some valuable insights. Please join us…
Our May Think & Drink was lovely. In keeping with our ridiculous issues with taking pictures during our think & drink sessions (we have found it somewhat uncomfortable to sneak a pic and/or ask people to say cheese during “deep thoughts”), we have opted out of pics for this month. We have, however, captured the gist of our discussion here. Beginning with a riveting discussion about llama poop (thanks Thomas & Marie!)…seven questions — all worthy of pondering — were posed. Check out what we landed upon and some of the philosophical things involved here!
Our May Philosophy Read-In was so very special! Much like our maiden philosophy walk in October of 2015 (which consisted of a small but mighty crew), we were honored to have embarked on our maiden philosophy read-in voyage with a wonderfully insightful and kind young lad, named Thomas, and his mother, Janet.
Our March Think & Drink (squared) was lovely. We enjoyed a lively discussion about a topic near and dear to our hearts — empathy. Specifically: the value, role and evolution of empathy and its relationship to “Good & Evil” and (a closely related area of exploration) the neuroscience of free-will. Click here to view what articles we read to prepare for our philosophical discussion and some other resources!
Our February-April Think & Drinks were a blast! So much so that our archive collecting skills became lax — what can we say? We were caught up in the moment? Philosophy is so much fun! Check out some of the things that we talked about and explored here!
Our April Philosophy Drive-In was amazing! A packed house…our ecclectic group of philosophy & movie-lovers enjoyed a “night under the stars without the cars,” good snacks, great conversation, and a viewing of the intriguing autobiographical account of the life and work of Eric Kandel in In Search of Memory. Some…
Please join us on Sunday, March 24th from 10am-1pm for the third in our Fall-Winter philosophy walk series in conjunction with our Fall-Winter Philosophy Symposium Series about the environment, ethics & conservation stewardship. This walk will explore the topic of current & future environmental and conservation challenges. Guest Speakers/Co-Philosophers-on-Trail: Thomas Baumeister,…
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