Here are some of our recent activities...
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Aristotle: a Great Philosopher (Bryan Magee and Martha Nussbaum)
Aristotle stands alongside Plato as a huge lasting influence on human thought in physics (science) metaphysics (reality and identity), logic and ethics. We sought to understand his key contributions.
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‘The Story of Lucy Gault’ by William Trevor
Divided the group. In favour, the beautiful and succinct writing style, exceptional depiction of characters and picturesque description of locations. However criticism was mainly the despondency and feasibility of the storyline
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Tour of National Trust Coventry Charterhouse
On June 11th, eighteen members of our group thoroughly enjoyed a visit to Coventry Charterhouse.
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Why we have Emotions (continued)
A further session on why we have feelings and where they come from.
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‘The Women’ by Kristin Hannah
We could all relate to the period in which The Women was set but we learned so much and we were shocked by the treatment of military personnel, in particular women, on their return to the USA.
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The Falcon
We had a delightful evening in their Chandelier Room that we had all to ourselves. The food was a selection of Indian and English fare. We all enjoyed our pre-ordered two courses, and some of us even managed a dessert!
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‘Glass Maker’ by Tracy Chevalier
Mixed reviews. Descriptions of Murano, Venice and glassmaking spanning five centuries were informative and liked by all; however, characters seemed 2-dimensional and the shifting timeline was gimmicky and didn't help the plot.
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Meriden
Starting at the Queen's Head public house, we did a figure of eight walk through a varied landscape of fields, woods and open vistas.
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Philosophy Here and Now
The traditional moral theories have omitted morality arising from our close relationships.
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Back to Plato
"Democracy does not contain any force to check the constant tendency to put more and more on the public payroll. The state is like a hive of bees in which the drones display, multiply and starve the workers, so the idlers will consume the food and the workers perish.”