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Philosophy Study Group
Philosophy Study Group
Because this is an election year, we have decided to read what many say is the first modern political treatise: The Prince, written in the early 16th century by Niccolò Machiavelli. Being a classic, this book is readily available just about anywhere at a reasonable cost, and may even be in your own library. A downloadable copy…
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History Study Group
History Study Group
We will conclude our book, The Swerve, by Stephen Greenblatt. After reading the first half of the book, we feel that it deserves all the major awards and prestigious endorsements it received. The controversy that it created, however, comes from the second half, and we will discuss whatever feelings we have about that at this meeting.…
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Philosophy Study Group
Philosophy Study Group
Cancelled (to be rescheduled) We will begin a discussion of the book, The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (revised second edition, 1998) by Simon Wiesenthal. This book consists of a story of a German soldier asking forgiveness from the author – a Jew – for an atrocity the soldier had committed. At the…