Lectures start promptly at 7:30PM
and are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month January 2022
through May 2022. Depending on the Covid situation, we may
go to live meetings in the spring of 2022. Links to the Zoom sessions are
posted below the abstract
of each talk
1-11-2022 The Four Kinds Of Law According to St. Thomas Aquinas
Dave
Palmer, MTh, Philosophy
Instructor and Executive Director-Guadalupe Radio Network
This talk will examine Aquinas’ four types of law
and how they relate to each other. Could a better understanding of these laws
guide us in making wiser decisions on some of the most divisive legal issues
today?
Click on the link below to view the meeting:
Passcode: hJtLA2n?
1-25-2022 I think therefore I am!
Or Am I? The Puzzle of Self-Awareness
Robert Howell,
Ph.D., SMU
Descartes’ famous phrase establishes that there is
an “I” or “self”. Other philosophers say it does not. This talk will examine
the debate of the existence of the self.
Click on the link below to view the meeting:
Passcode: hJtLA2n?
2-8-2022 The Axial Ages: Are We In The Third One?
David Alkek, MD, Board Member, Dallas
Philosopher’s Forum
There
have been two Axial Ages in human history. This talk will review those
and explore the probability that we are experiencing a third age, and
the causes and future implications of it.
Click on the link below to view the meeting :(Passcode: AFX.h@F4)
2-22-2022 After-Words:
Post-Holocaust Struggles with Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Justice
David Patterson, Ph.D., UTD
This
talk examines the problem of forgiveness in Jewish-Christian relations
in a post-Holocaust world. It will also explore in detail the meaning
of justice in this context.
Click on the link below to view the meeting:
Passcode: PZVbF.5%
3-8-2022 Overlaying TikTok and Classical Music
Rodger Bennett, MMus, Dallas College
This
presentation will explore how social media programs like TikTok have
impacted the aesthetics of music. Is the average person being
influenced/manipulated by social media programs?
Click on the link below to view the meeting:Passcode: m%a=c0wj
3-22-2022 The Biology and Psychology Behind Compassion
Charles Barker, MD; Chair, Board of Trustees Compassionate DFW
This
lecture will focus on the evolutionary biology and neuropsychology of
empathy and compassion. Studies support the need for expanding these to
social groups and the world, which will lead to peace and well-being
for all.
Click on the link below to view the meeting:
Passcode: ptce@=0$
4-12-2022 The Life, Times and Philosophy of Friedrich
Nietzsche
Robin Olson, MLA, CPCU, President—Dallas
Philosopher’s Forum
We
will examine how Nietzsche’s work exerted such influence on modern
thinking. This talk will also look at how the Nazis incorporated his
ideas. Would he have agreed with them?
Click on the link below to view the meeting:
Passcode: 333+U7&O
4-26-2022 Laughter, Happiness and Comedy
Bennett Litwin, Founder, Laughing Dragon
Entertainment
This presentation will show why laughing is a
biological adaptation that often involves humor, but not always. It will
present a brief history of the phenomenon of humor.
Click on the link below to view the meeting:
Passcode: 0kar2Pu$
5-10-2022 The Difference That Money Makes
Colin drumm, Ph.D.
What is money? Is it a substance (a piece of metal) or a sign (the stamp
of a ruler)? In this talk, we explore the philosophical problems posed
by money, from ancient Greece to the present day.
Click on the link below to view the meeting:
Passcode: @Xj4Yru^