Great job everyone, thank you all to who showed up on the 25th (shame on me for being 40 minutes late).
We had some insightful comments about the books we read.
Pierce had provided some great context onto his book, The Rights of Man, providing how important it was and how influential it became once published. The ideas pronounced within the book came in full force in Pierce's commentary on the book. It seemed as if he was passionate about the subject, and while he admitted it was a dry read, he acknowledged the resonance of the subject.
I, Justin, gave some insight into the philosophy of stoicism. While I may not agree with everything that he states in the book, I sure as hell can respect it and can take some of it into account. My regrets lie within me not reading the biography for historical context...and finishing it to completion (though we're getting there). How Marcus describes his lifestyle, of disassociating yourself from everything - from pain to pleasure - and to dedicate yourself to working onto one thing is still a bit maddening, but is admirable.
Bella perhaps ended the discussion on a high note; talking about how everything is a simulation and nothing is real, and we somehow got to make sense of that crazy sentiment. How anything only exists if we assign meaning to it, or alter it, we change reality by doing it on our own. We can certainly all say that we have never heard of something like that before.
So our discussion was a success, especially for a first time run. It was a lot of fun as it was insightful. Thank you all to who participated or watched us.
We had some insightful comments about the books we read.
Pierce had provided some great context onto his book, The Rights of Man, providing how important it was and how influential it became once published. The ideas pronounced within the book came in full force in Pierce's commentary on the book. It seemed as if he was passionate about the subject, and while he admitted it was a dry read, he acknowledged the resonance of the subject.
I, Justin, gave some insight into the philosophy of stoicism. While I may not agree with everything that he states in the book, I sure as hell can respect it and can take some of it into account. My regrets lie within me not reading the biography for historical context...and finishing it to completion (though we're getting there). How Marcus describes his lifestyle, of disassociating yourself from everything - from pain to pleasure - and to dedicate yourself to working onto one thing is still a bit maddening, but is admirable.
Bella perhaps ended the discussion on a high note; talking about how everything is a simulation and nothing is real, and we somehow got to make sense of that crazy sentiment. How anything only exists if we assign meaning to it, or alter it, we change reality by doing it on our own. We can certainly all say that we have never heard of something like that before.
So our discussion was a success, especially for a first time run. It was a lot of fun as it was insightful. Thank you all to who participated or watched us.
:)