Philosophical Studios 2010

STUDIO 1: Death, Love and Fidelity

The only death we experience in life is the death of others. The more we loved the one who died, the greater the pain of loss. It is love that causes the greatest pain to the survivor, and it is also love that holds out the survivor's cure. But - how to trust life and love again after having been betrayed by death? How to walk out of the valley of death without becoming unfaithful to the beloved and without betraying the memories of a shared life?

Join Dr. Kathrin Stengel, award-winning author of November Rose: A Speech on Death, in thinking through these profound questions.

When?	Tuesdays, September 7, 14, 21, 28
	6:30pm - 8pm
Where?	UWSP STUDIO
Fee	$150 (for four sessions)

STUDIO 2: Understanding Prejudice

Why does prejudice have such a strong hold on us? Why is it so ubiquitous and difficult to root out? Do we need prejudice in order to live and function in society, as some have suggested? Is there a difference between preconception, bias, opinion, and prejudice? What exactly is prejudice? How to go about eradicating prejudice?

Join prejudice expert and author of the award-winning book The DNA of Prejudice: On the One and the Many, Dr. Michael Eskin, in exploring the very meaning of prejudice as well as ways of effectively tackling it with a view to rendering it powerless.

When?	Wednesdays, September 8, 15, 22, 29
	6:30pm - 8pm
Where?	UWSP STUDIO
Fee	$150 (for four sessions)

STUDIO 3: Thinking and Being

Are you because you think, or do you think because you are? Join the Upper West Side Philosophers in thinking through the mazes of one of philosophy's most used and abused quotes: "Cogito ergo sum."

When?	Thursdays, September 9, 16, 23, 30
	6:30pm - 8pm
Where?	UWSP STUDIO
Fee	$150 (for four sessions)

Please contact us for all further details concerning joining the studio of your choice. As space is limited to six participants per studio, please join at your earliest convenience.