So back in High School, I attended a Coffee House, and it was a solitary affair, moving the chairs and tables out of the cafeteria, and assembling an ad hoc stage. Lots of French Presses, bring your own mug, to help the environment, live music, and good conversation. That image has stayed with me to this day, and listening to Dr.Sadler's videos, I have decided to take a crack at recreating that, using this wonderful online technology that we now have.
What I'm proposing is not an easy arrangement but perfectly doable, if I can find the right person or people. Here's the bullet point agenda:
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Map the development of Modern Philosophy, meaning that when I want to read Kierkegaard, I need to have some familiarity with Hegel, whom he critiqued. This is something that I've been doing as part of my studies, not in Philosophy but in Engineering. The end goal will be a chart that maps all the people I need to have read up on, or explored before I can continue with said thinker.
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Literary Analysis, I want to discuss some of the novels, and plays that these thinkers sometimes wrote. I love stories about people, and especially those that characterize our own emotions so well. I'm partially a huge anime nerd, and my genre of choice is Drama/SOL, stories that capture feelings that are so difficult to describe, but when done correctly we too can feel them. We can discuss this later on, but a lot of authors wrote works are Philosophical, though not in the precise sense, but help us understand a great, and mysterious world, that of human social interaction.
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Finally, to progress through the chart, along the branches and see where it takes us, maybe to reading Kant's CPR or the Prolegomena, or maybe even Hegel or Heidegger, if we're very committed. The goal of this exercise is to understand what these "guys" were saying, and that in itself is a great accomplishment. I want to read something like Sartre's Being and Nothingness, as a culmination, or Maurice Merleau-Ponty's great work. And to understand ourselves in the process. Continental Theory is very exciting, but so is Analytic Theory, again we can decide this later on.
But what do you want to start with ? I want to start with the Meditations on First Philosophy by Descartes, and then quickly move on to Hume's work, which though both short has a considerable amount of material we can dive into. Maybe even incorporate some Greek Thinkers, in fact this might be even a must, Plato and Aristotle are huge. So as you
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Tonight at 8pm at Avoca Coffee we will be having our last discussion on our December book Geek Love by Katherine Dunn.
Even if you have not read the book you are more than welcome to come and check out the club so you can be on course and ready for our February book. We include everyone in the conversations. It is a really relaxing and fun time with great conversation. I will put a baseball on the table so you know which table is us if you decide to come.
Come join us whether you read it or not! We always have a good time and make double sure to include everyone in the conversations!
I'll put a baseball on the table so you know who we are.
Inspired by a recent thread, where many of the responses said that there is nothing much to do in Bangalore, or that it does not have a thriving cultural or literary scene, I'm putting together some suggestions for people who may not be familiar with all the things this city has to offer.
This is not a definitive list- there will be things I haven't included, things that may be out of date, things that may not be relevant any more because of the lockdown, and other errors. Go ahead and correct me in the comments, or add any suggestions that you may have.
- CUBBON PARK ON SUNDAY MORNING, FOLLOWED BY SUNDAY BREAKFAST
This is one of the easiest, and cheapest things you can do. Some people do this every week, others do it once a year.
The park opens at 6 AM, and it is only walkers. The gates are closed for traffic, and the air is fresh and clean. There are families, senior citizens, and many women have said that they feel safe here. It's a great place to walk run, or do yoga. There are vendors selling juice and maybe coffee. There are also several options for breakfast close by- whether it is Airlines for masala dosa (tip- get here before 8:30 AM, or prepare to wait), Koshys for scrambled eggs and sausages (opens at 9), or you can even splurge and have the buffet breakfast at the Marriott. There are budget -friendly places too- MG Road and Church street are close by, as is Residency Road.
Another option for a Sunday morning walk is Lal Bagh. You need to pay a small entry fee (20/-, I think), and there are places to eat inside.
- SPORTS
For sports like cricket, football, running, and basketball, there are several groups that you can join. I'm not posting links because these are easy to find on Facebook, or through Google. There are women -centric groups for running and basketball, that I am personally aware of.
Bangalore also throws up opportunities for several other sports. Rowing, as an example (contact details in the link, may be outdated). There are riding schools, and the city is teeming with facilities for racquet sports like badminton, tennis and squash, and swimming pools for swimming. One more little known secret is that Bangalore has several golf courses, all of which are open to non-members to play the game (you cannot use the facilities, but you can use the golf green, and you can speak with the coaches about learning to play).
- **OFFLINE INTEREST GROU
I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
> Sayings of Joshu #411: 411
>Joshu was walking with an official in the orchard when they saw a rabbit run past.
>The official said, "The Master is a man of virtue. Why should a rabbit that sees you run away?"
> Joshu said, "Because I like to kill."
There’s your rabbit. But can you follow it to tea time—and kill it without killing it? Eye think naught.
Welcome to the only Kung Fu lesson there ever really is:
How to time a shout properly with current technology.
That’s all Zen really comes down to, isn’t it? The rest is basically just tea and gardening?
“Thank you for putting it that way, Linseed—Eye couldn’t agree more!”
—The Parrot on Linseed’s shoulder
‘Cause look at this:
>Zen Master Yunmen #145: 145
>Instructing the assembly, the Master said:
> "Heaven, earth, and the whole world in all ten directions are shattered to pieces by one blow of my staff.
> "If you abandon the entirety of the written Buddhist teachings as well as Bodhidharma's coming from the West, it won't do. Yet if you hold on to them, you won't be worth a shout."
Yunmen clearly states it: the technology to be worth a shout is contained inside the lineage of Bodhidharma—but must be freed.
He isn’t kidding about shattering the whole world in ten directions with his staff. And do you know what? The audience of (disobedient) monks who (couldn’t help but write down his forbidden words) all knew for a fact that his staff could accomplish this feat.
For what is simpler than breaking through every illusion in mind, in one instant, when you are holding a stick? Swing it, shake it, throw it down…whack someone good and proper with it…. thoughts offer no resistance to sticks.
I see people discuss shouting in r/zen, and I feel the entire planet is walking around wearing a blindfold while attempting to communicate via sign language.
Do you guys… ever shout or get shouted at? I wonder. I really do.
I shouted at u/astroemi—and from my point of view he has been writing little notes complimenting my tea drinking regimen, and proficiency with a gaiwan, ever since.
For someone with my training and literary experience… well, it’sawfully flattering—I’ll tell you what!
So this post is my attempt at a proper response. Tea drinkers are so formal about etiquette, you see. And I have a story to offer u/astroemi that will show him where I am from, and how they shout there. (He already knows I myself shout in frozen salmon—but now he w
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Holy shit, I usually take it when I'm in low stimulatory-type situations (quite literary when at home/before sleep) but the pronounced effects of anhedonia are really showing. Went out with a couple of mates, to my disbelief I just couldn't feel anything. No pleasure in the activity whatsoever. We also went to a band-showing to celebrate my friend performing, and while everyone was up and down enjoying themselves, I physically, mentally, emotionally couldn't. I quite literally remember just literally dissecting the situation ("This is just loud noise, I'm probably going to catch cover etc etc) Just very meh all around. I even drank two cups of coffee, had a shit ton of beers and nicotine plus even (regrettably) a line of cocaine, and I still didn't feel it!
Absolutely insane, I'm definitely stopping for the foreseable future.
Tonight at 8pm at Avoca Coffee we will be having our last discussion on our December book Geek Love by Katherine Dunn.
Even if you have not read the book you are more than welcome to come and check out the club so you can be on course and ready for our February book. We include everyone in the conversations. It is a really relaxing and fun time with great conversation. I will put a baseball on the table so you know which table is us if you decide to come.
So back in High School, I attended a Coffee House, and it was a solitary affair, moving the chairs and tables out of the cafeteria, and assembling an ad hoc stage. Lots of French Presses, bring your own mug, to help the environment, live music, and good conversation. That image has stayed with me to this day, and listening to Dr.Sadler's videos, I have decided to take a crack at recreating that, using this wonderful online technology that we now have.
What I'm proposing is not an easy arrangement but perfectly doable, if I can find the right person or people. Here's the bullet point agenda:
-
Map the development of Modern Philosophy, meaning that when I want to read Kierkegaard, I need to have some familiarity with Hegel, whom he critiqued. This is something that I've been doing as part of my studies, not in Philosophy but in Engineering. The end goal will be a chart that maps all the people I need to have read up on, or explored before I can continue with said thinker.
-
Literary Analysis, I want to discuss some of the novels, and plays that these thinkers sometimes wrote. I love stories about people, and especially those that characterize our own emotions so well. I'm partially a huge anime nerd, and my genre of choice is Drama/SOL, stories that capture feelings that are so difficult to describe, but when done correctly we too can feel them. We can discuss this later on, but a lot of authors wrote works are Philosophical, though not in the precise sense, but help us understand a great, and mysterious world, that of human social interaction.
-
Finally, to progress through the chart, along the branches and see where it takes us, maybe to reading Kant's CPR or the Prolegomena, or maybe even Hegel or Heidegger, if we're very committed. The goal of this exercise is to understand what these "guys" were saying, and that in itself is a great accomplishment. I want to read something like Sartre's Being and Nothingness, as a culmination, or Maurice Merleau-Ponty's great work. And to understand ourselves in the process. Contential Theory is very exciting, but so is Analytic Theory, again we can decide this later on.
But what do you want to start with ? I want to start with the Meditations on First Philosophy by Descartes, and then quickly move on to Hume's work, which though both short has a considerable amount of material we can dive into. Maybe even incorporate some Greek Thinkers, in fact this might be even a must, Plato and Aristotle are huge.
So
... keep reading on reddit ➡Come join us whether you read it or not! We always have a good time and make double sure to include everyone in the conversations!
I'll put a baseball on the table so you know who we are.
More info about the book and meeting here.
Feel free to comment here or message me any questions you may have.
More info about the book and meeting here.
Feel free to comment here or message me any questions you may have.
