What we’re about
This is a study group, or book club if you will, for the thoughtful reading and discussion of the great classic literature in philosophy, psychology, sociology and related areas throughout history.
Each event will have a syllabus of reading that should be done before the event, and the participants are expected to have done the reading and prepared for a discussion.
Depending on the members in the group, we can branch out into related topics and/or media forms.
The event will be free of charge and are not affiliated with any organization. The place can vary, but will likely be at some café of choice. In order to have good discussion while giving everyone the time and space to talk, we prefer the discussion groups to be a maximum of 10 people. If an event has more attendees, we'll split into smaller sub-groups.
That said, we are here to have fun and any guideline can be changed if we want it to!
Note
Currently, the organisation of this group, as well as member discussions, happens on Discord. Join us there using this link if you'd like to participate.
Upcoming events
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Compassion and Terror, by Martha Nussbaum
ilcaffè, Södermannagatan 23, Stockholm, SEHow should we respond to acts of evil committed against us? Philosopher Martha Nussbaum's essay Compassion and Terror was published two years after 9/11 and shortly after the beginning of the Iraq war. In it she argues against the feelings of fear and vengefulness that she sees in US politics at the time. Instead, she uses her philosophical training to argue for a politics of compassion, drawing on thinkers from Aristotle to John Rawls to make her case.
Martha C. Nussbaum (1947) is an American philosopher known for her work in ethics, political philosophy, emotions, and the humanities, currently a professor at the University of Chicago. She has written extensively on justice, human development, and the role of emotion in public life. She is widely regarded as one of the most important philosophers of our time.
The essay is 18 pages and can be found here
Come join us as we discuss the politics of emotion!
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Stockholm Philosophy Study group is a group for thoughtful discussion on philosophical topics. Everyone is welcome regardless of previous philosophical experience, but we strongly encourage you to read the text ahead of time as the conversation will revolve around it. This is a space were we learn from and listen to each other, our focus is on deliberation, not debate. If we are a large group, remember to leave room for everybody's voices to be heard. We read all sorts of philosophical texts, some are easier and some are difficult. If you don't understand everything, don't worry, we will make sense of it together.
Please note that this is a cross-post for an event being arranged via the Discord server. While you're free to sign up here, bear in mind that discussion between meetups happens on Discord, and this group may be unmonitored. If you join the server you also get to vote on our coming readings, so please consider joining the server.
Hope to see you at the meetup!22 attendees
Carl Jung's Modern Man in Search of a Soul
ilcaffè, Södermannagatan 23, Stockholm, SECarl Gustav Jung (1875–1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and influential thinker in early modern psychology. Originally a close collaborator of Freud, he eventually broke away to develop analytical psychology, a framework that emphasizes the symbolic life of the psyche, the role of myth and dreams, and the lifelong process of becoming a more integrated self.
Modern Man in Search of a Soul (1933) is one of Jung’s most accessible works and a great entry point into his ideas. Jung argues that the anxieties of modern life stem not only from external pressures but from an inner disconnection: we’ve lost touch with the symbolic, imaginative parts of the psyche that give meaning to experience. His essays invite readers to look inward, take dreams seriously, and consider how ancient wisdom might help us navigate modern dilemmas.
An online copy of the book can be found here.
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Stockholm Philosophy Study group is a group for thoughtful discussion on philosophical topics. Everyone is welcome regardless of previous philosophical experience, but we strongly encourage you to read the text ahead of time as the conversation will revolve around it. This is a space were we learn from and listen to each other, our focus is on deliberation, not debate. If we are a large group, remember to leave room for everybody's voices to be heard. We read all sorts of philosophical texts, some are easier and some are difficult. If you don't understand everything, don't worry, we will make sense of it together.
Please note that this is a cross-post for an event being arranged via the Discord server. While you're free to sign up here, bear in mind that discussion between meetups happens on Discord, and this group may be unmonitored. If you join the server you also get to vote on our coming readings, so please consider joining.
Hope to see you at the meetup!15 attendees
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