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― Letters to a Young Poet
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The Lucid Garden
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— last activity Jul 14, 2019 05:57AM
For fans of the slightly off-kilter, more in depth variety of fantasy/sci-fi/comics...though by no means limited to specifically those genres. If you ...more
Philosophy
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What is Philosophy? Why is it important? How do you use it? This group looks at these questions and others: ethics, government, economics, skepticism, ...more
Classics and the Western Canon
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— last activity May 14, 2026 10:43AM
This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
Aspiring Writers
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— last activity May 29, 2021 09:47AM
Hey y'all this is just a writing group where we can talk about: - our writing progress - asking for advice - talking to other ppl who are currently w ...more
Sentientism
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— last activity May 04, 2026 11:49AM
"Sentientism is an ethical philosophy that grants degrees of moral consideration to all sentient beings. Sentientism extends humanism by showing compa ...more
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