Name: The Big Ideas of Philosophy with Scott Samuelson
Start: 2022-09-17T10:30:00-05:00
Location: Peace Tree Brewing Co. - Des Moines Branch

The Big Ideas of Philosophy with Scott Samuelson

The Des Moines Lyceum

Join Professor Scott Samuelson's Reading group and enter a timeless conversation about the core ideas of human life and the Universe.

Peace Tree Brewing Co. - Des Moines Branch

Join professor Scott Samuelson's Reading group and enter a timeless conversation about the core ideas of human life and the Universe.Scott Samuelson is an expert at bringing philosophical ideas outside of the college campus and into all walks of life. He has taught Plato to prisoners, plumbers, and many other non-traditional students. He is also the author of The Deepest Human Life: An Introduction to Philosophy for Everyone. He has written in the Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune and more.In this reading group, Scott will guide participants through some of the great ancient thinkers from philosophy, including Aristotle, Confucius, the Stoics, and the Daoists. These timeless thinkers will be put into conversation with the timeless human questions we all ask.Sessions will be held Saturdays starting September 17, 2022 at Peace Tree Brewing in Des Moines.

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