Morality

[close] Our discussions mostly center on ancient and modern sources, and resembles book reviews of ancient, classical, and modern works. Reflections on Morality, from all reputable Judaeo-Christian traditions and moral philosophers. Reflections on Moral Philosophy, starting with the Stock and Greco-Roman moral Philosophers, including Plato and Cicero, and modern moral philosophers, in particular Immanuel Kant. Reflections on ancient and modern history that help us to understand the ancient and modern world, and the various religious and philosophical texts, or is just plain fun to study. We have a YouTube Channel and YouTube Group by this same name, we host discussion groups to practice our YouTube scripts before we record our videos, and feedback from the participants is welcome, as discussion is always enjoyable.

[close] Intersection of philosophy and science. Fiction and non-fiction.

[close] This is the group is intended for anyone interested in philosophy. It is just starting, but when I searched the public groups, I didn't find anything like this. I intend to take polls on what we will be reading in the future and never to dwell on one topic extensively but cover a broad amount of philosophy. I don't want this to be overly time consuming group, and I would like to direct it more toward those who want a bit of side reading, discussion, and social interaction with other philosophers but perhaps will have a number of books going at once to offer more variety. I'll try to set up a system of discussion on topics as well as readings.

[close] Study and discussion of the important questions of ethical and political philosophy from Confucius and Socrates to the present. Rules (see also the Rules and Housekeeping topic): Subject to copyright law and these rules, posters may cite, link, or quote any publication, including their own. Posts linking to outside sources must contain a brief explanation of the nature of the linked material and, unless obvious, how it is relevant to the topic being discussed. All posts and linked material must be in English. Posts and any linked material should be polite and not degenerate into ad hominem attacks. The purpose here is to seek light, not heat—rational discourse, not shouting matches. Leave your cable news persona at home and put on your philosopher's mantle when entering this group. Rational argumentation and Socratic questioning are welcome. Hectoring, intimidation, insult, and presumptuous condescension toward other group members are cause for immediate removal from the group. Internet "trolls," advocates of violence, and posters failing to comply with these rules will be removed from membership, as will posters who persist in raising issues that are outside the scope of the subject matter of this group. New members may introduce themselves in the New Member Introductions topic. See posts 4-5 here regarding the creation of new topics. Photo credit: Socrates sculpture at Louvre (CherryX per Wikimedia Commons [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)