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SUMMARY:History Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We will be concluding the book\, Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong. In Part III\, Armstrong covers the modern era\, from the Reformation and the voyages of discovery to the religious conflicts of today. \nIf you haven’t had the time to read the whole book\, I have some encouraging news. Not only is Armstrong a good writer and religious historian\, but this is one of those books that\, if you haven’t read the earlier parts\, you could still read Part III and comfortably participate in a discussion about it. Of course\, we would prefer you read the whole book\, but would be happy to see you\, regardless. And there’s no tests\, either. \n 
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LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:History
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Note that April 11 is not the second Wednesday of the month\, the time we have been meeting recently. We will finish discussing the book\, Philosophy in the Flesh: the Embodied Mind & Its Challenge to Western Thought\, by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. \nThis is a long book and we hope that you have been able to read as much of it as possible. If you find that you are unable to read the whole thing\, feel free to explore what interests you the most and browse the other areas for useful tidbits. \nWe do have a couple of suggestions\, however. One person who has already read the book suggests that you read the last chapter (Chapter 25) first. And you should also have read all of Part I\, since this is the foundation of the authors’ arguments. Also try to read as much of Part II as you can\, since this fills in and gives many examples of what the authors are driving at. Part III takes aim at particular philosophers and philosophical schools. Most reviewers have found this the weakest part of the book\, with the exception of the chapter on Noam Chomsky and cognitive linguistics. This is not a great surprise\, since the authors come from the language side of cognitive research\, and Lakoff\, a former student of Chomsky\, has been debating this topic with Chomsky for a long time. We hope to do a bit of debating ourselves: if not about cognitive linguistics itself\, then about some of the other topics alluded to in this book\, such as causality\, cognition in general\, theories of mind\, time\, ontology\, psychology\, classical philosophy\, epistemology\, experimental philosophy\, morality\, metaphysics\, space\, linguistics in general\, early modern philosophy\, objective reality\, analytic philosophy\, religion\, science\, and yesterday’s weather.
URL:https://dev.mnindependentscholars.org/event/philosophy-study-group-47/
LOCATION:via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Philosophy
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SUMMARY:This Was 2020
DESCRIPTION:  \nWhat role can the public library play in publishing community voices and creating communitas? The year 2020 was especially difficult for Minnesotans as we weathered the COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd’s murder amidst a highly volatile political climate. \nLibrarians at Ramsey County Library wanted to help connect our community members with each other and us during lockdowns\, and this book project became a way to focus some conversations around our shared experiences. \nThe book as a published object also serves as documentation of community voices\, offering our future selves and generations to reflect on some of the most challenging moments of recent times. This presentation offers the story of this book project and the various goals of collecting and connecting community voices. \nPaul Lai is a librarian and coordinator of public programs for adults at Ramsey County Library in Shoreview. Previously\, he has worked as an editor and web designer for an online university’s writing center\, as a faculty member in English at the University of St. Thomas\, and in assorted library positions at Hennepin County Library\, Minneapolis College\, and the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota. \nRead the book for free online: \n\nWeb version: https://mlpp.pressbooks.pub/thiswas2020/\nPDF version: https://library.biblioboard.com/content/1c2cba60-332f-485a-a9d7-c6dea438a6d1
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CATEGORIES:Monthly Forum
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