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Philosophy Group in 2008
Philosophy archive


The group is now hosted by Shirley Harrison in Hazel Grove.

Topics covered by the group since its formation:-

Philosophy--its origins and objectives,
Jeremy Bentham--the greatest happiness principle,
Rights--where do they come and who is entitled to them?
Freedom--to do what?
Free will--is there such a thing?
Education--what is it, what is its purpose?
R
éné Decartes--I am awake or dreaming and the proof of God,
Eugenics--origins, purpose and the morality issue, 
The ethics of a child sufering from Diamond Blackfan Anæmia
and the moral issues involved in the subsequent treatment.

 Topics to be covered:
Existentialism,
Jean-Paul Sartre--Hell is other people,
Simone de Beauvoir--The Second Sex,
Nietzsche--God is dead.

Other topics will be decided by the group.

Liam Canavan