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Cutting to the Chase: Beauvoir in Five Easy Pieces
Cutting to the Chase: Beauvoir in Five Easy Pieces
<p>Simone de Beauvoir wrote on an immense scale, so this two-hour talk-seminar offers a focused way in. Through five accessible themes, you’ll explore key ideas from her life and work without getting
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Philosophy Club: The Flourishing Life - Perspectives on Eudaimonia
Philosophy Club: The Flourishing Life - Perspectives on Eudaimonia
<p>This 10‑week Philosophy Club explores the concept of a <em>Flourishing Life.</em> Few philosophical questions have proved as enduring—or as relevant—as this: <em>What does it mean to live a
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Writing for All-Comers: A Practical Workshop (Including AI Tools)
Writing for All-Comers: A Practical Workshop (Including AI Tools)
<p>Writing is a practical skill that anyone can develop. Whether you want to write clearer emails, begin a memoir, explore creative writing or simply enjoy expressing yourself, this supportive
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Coming of Age after 60: Reframing the Afternoon Stage of Life
Coming of Age after 60: Reframing the Afternoon Stage of Life
<p>Longer lives are changing what it means to grow older. This interactive symposium explores new ways of thinking about life after 60, drawing on the work of Australian thinkers Hugh Mackay and Ian
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Are Intellectuals and Philosophers at All Useful?
Are Intellectuals and Philosophers at All Useful?
<p>What role should intellectuals and philosophers play in public life? Should they simply interpret society, or actively seek to change it? Using Simone de Beauvoir's award-winning novel The
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Philosophy Club: Revolutions of Mind and World