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Dear All:
Further to our circular about getting together informally to talk philosophy, we are proposing to meet on Saturday, May 23rd, at 4 p.m. at Weiser's (along Spring Garden Highway, on the beach).
Before then, Anthony Fisher is launching his recent documentary film, "Day of the Sangoma", on Thursday, May 21, at 7:30 pm at the Errol Barrow Center for Creative Imagination, at the Cave Hill Campus of the UWI (admission is free to all). It is about the role of traditional medicine in the context of South Africa's HIV-AIDS epidemic. We thought that it might provide a spring-board into questions about traditional medical practices generally - do they count as some sort of knowledge? If so, how should one deal with their variety? etc. etc. We are hoping Dr Fisher will be able to join us for the discussion, but we certainly don't intend it to be restricted to people who have seen the film.
We sent this and the previous message to a large number of people. If you are interested in remaining in touch with this project, please reply if you haven't already - even if you won't be coming on the 23rd. Ideas for topics for future meetings are always welcome.
Further to our circular about getting together informally to talk philosophy, we are proposing to meet on Saturday, May 23rd, at 4 p.m. at Weiser's (along Spring Garden Highway, on the beach).
Before then, Anthony Fisher is launching his recent documentary film, "Day of the Sangoma", on Thursday, May 21, at 7:30 pm at the Errol Barrow Center for Creative Imagination, at the Cave Hill Campus of the UWI (admission is free to all). It is about the role of traditional medicine in the context of South Africa's HIV-AIDS epidemic. We thought that it might provide a spring-board into questions about traditional medical practices generally - do they count as some sort of knowledge? If so, how should one deal with their variety? etc. etc. We are hoping Dr Fisher will be able to join us for the discussion, but we certainly don't intend it to be restricted to people who have seen the film.
We sent this and the previous message to a large number of people. If you are interested in remaining in touch with this project, please reply if you haven't already - even if you won't be coming on the 23rd. Ideas for topics for future meetings are always welcome.
What a blast! The topic was quite controversial. Should an individual have right to use alternative medicine even if his/her life depends on it? With the rise in fatal diseases like Cancer and HIV/AIDS, it is a major moral dilemma for modern philosophers.
ReplyDeleteNext topic discussion- Pleasure!!! Now, this should be interesting! Plato's version is still controversial.:)
Overall, I enjoyed the first gathering. The environment is pleasant and relaxing. Remember to bring a friend.
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ReplyDeleteI thoroughly enjoyed the first session. I like the diversity of though expressed. Although the session was informal there was a respect of views and an order to one's voice to be heard.