Hey all, we’re back again to tempt you into digging deeper into upcoming live online seminar proposals in our Not School and Citizen Forum. We have, as El Guapo would say, a plethora of options for you.
June Not School Update: Montaigne, De Beauvoir Aftershow, Film, D&D and the Presidential Candidates
Come to the Intro Readings in Philosophy Seminar on Montaigne on Sun. June 5, 5pm Eastern. Or check out the Citizens’ Forum for proposals on Film as Art and D&D, or join the in-progress group studying the positions of the presidential candidates before that’s old news. Better yet, propose your own group!
Not School April: Dennett and Germans and Aristotle
Come get involved in the coming month with a Not School group, or propose your own!
Is “Hungernachdeutschphilosophie” a made up word? Maybe, but it works.
Not School This March: Hobbes, Nietzsche, Dennett, Plato, Hegel
Something for the Ubermensch in all of us: Hobbes, Nietszche, Dennett, some Intro to Philosophy readings starting with Plato, and don’t forget the Aftershow on Hegel! Get in on Not School’s offerings for March!
Intro Readings in Philosophy Series Starting Now(ish)!!!!
Seminars are now scheduled for Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, and Montaigne, free with your PEL Citizenship You can sign up for all four, and help us develop an Intro readings drinking game.
New in Not School: Niebuhr, Kant, Zizek, Lovecraft
We have group proposals for October on the table, including Zizek’s Contingency, Hegemony and Universality, Reinhold Niebuhr’s The Irony of American History, and Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. The Fiction group will be reading The Call of Cthulhu.
Listen to Philosophical Fiction #16, “The Fall” by Albert Camus
PEL’s Not School Philosophical Fiction group talked about The Fall by Albert Camus. All are welcome to listen to the highlight, and Citizens can listen to the full conversation.
New from Not School this September
It’s September, time to get back to Not School! Check out the great proposals offered up by your fellow Citizens, or make a proposal of your own. Not a PEL Citizen yet? Find out how you can sign up and join in the fun. Plus, you can sign up for the Augustine Aftershow on Sunday 9/6 with Danny Lobell and Wes Alwan.
Our New Citizen Feed, August Not School Doings, and a New Mayor of Not School
Have you hooked up with the PEL Citizens’ feed yet? Listened to the new recordings on C.S. Peirce, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” and Percy Walker’s The Moviegoer? Get in on Not School groups covering Aeschylus’s Oresteia, John Searle, Isaac Asimov, Franz Fanon, and Peirce’s “How to Make Our Ideas Clear.”
Listen to Phi-Fi Discuss ‘The Lottery’ Sunday, July 19th
The Philosophical Fiction group in PEL’s Not School will be discussing Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” on Sunday, July 19th at 12pm(cst), via Google Hangouts
July’s Not School Groups
This July, our Not School groups are reading Walker Percy, Slavoj Zizek, Aeschylus and Charles S. Peirce. Come join us, and don’t forget the ep. 118 Aftershow coming up on 7/12!
Listen or Watch: Episode 116 Aftershow on Freud and Dreams
Listen to the Aftershow for Episode 116 on Freud and dreams, with Danny Lobell and Wes Alwan.
Bonus Discussion: Franz Kafka’s “In the Penal Colony”
The Philosophical Fiction Not School Group read the short story by Franz Kafka “In The Penal Colony” for our conversation in May. It’s about a traveler visiting a penal colony who meets the officer in charge of a justice system. (Saying anything more would spoil it; just read it!) I talked with Daniel Cole, Cezary, Continue Reading …
Come Join Not School in June
Come start a new discussion group during June, or explore Epicurean philosophy with the Fiction Group.
Listen to the Full-Capacity Ep. 115 Aftershow
Danny Lobell was joined by Mark, Jonathan Segel, and a mass of other fellas to chat about Schopenhauer and music.
Join us for the #116 Aftershow on 6/7 (on Freud).
Bonus Recording: The Historical Jesus
Mark was joined by several PEL listeners to discuss Thomas Sheehan’s 2006 Stanford lectures about historical investigations of the life of Jeshua of Nazareth. Citizens can get the recording from the Free Stuff page.
Not School Report: Philip Auslander on Postmodern Theater
Citizens can now listen to the Philosophy and Theater Group’s discussion of Philip Auslander’s From Acting to Performance.
Listen to Ep. 114 Aftershow
Citizens can listen to Seth, Danny, and newcomer Terra Leigh now, and sign up to join us on Sun., 5/17, 3pm Eastern time for the Aftershow for #115. Show up and get a free audiobook!
Not School In May: Levinas, Zizek, Heidegger, Murakami, Auslander
Tackle a trendy continental figure, read an intriguing novel, or propose something of your own! Isn’t it time to stop just listening and get in there and actively read & discuss?
Not School: Thomas Sheehan’s Historical Jesus Stanford Lectures
Featuring Mark Linsenmayer, Michael Burgess, Tara Leigh Bell, John Ludders, Chris Eyre, Benjamin Feddersen. Recorded April 26, 2015, 1 hr., 50 min.
Does Sheehan represent a legitimate academic consensus? What are the outlines of his story about the evolution of these stories by faith communities? Should this denial of the historical accuracy of the traditional story imply a loss of faith?
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