30 December 2015

from Lawrence, SUNDAY PhiloMadrid meeting at 6:30pm: The here and now

Dear Friends,

Just to confirm the topic for this coming Sunday: The here and now.

In the meantime have a prosperous new year.

Best Lawrence


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PhiloMadrid Meeting
Meet 6:30pm
Centro Segoviano
Alburquerque, 14
28010 Madrid
914457935
Metro: Bilbao
-----------Ignacio------------
Open Tertulia in English every
Thursdays at Triskel in c/San Vicente Ferrer 3.
Time: from 19:30 to 21h
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from Lawrence, SUNDAY PhiloMadrid meeting at 6:30pm: The here and now

28 December 2015

from Lawrence, SUNDAY PhiloMadrid meeting at 6:30pm: Lecture by Norma tomorrow Tuesday and Topic for Sunday

Dear Friends,

I am writing today to send you news about a lecture which Norma is
giving tomorrow, Tuesday, and I thought you might be interested in:

Dear Lawrence:
The conference about Hoffmann and Chaikovski with scenes of the
Nutcraacker will be this Tuesday 29th at 19:00 in
Centro Cultural Nicolás Salmerón, c/ Mantuano 51 (Metro Concha Espina o
Cruz del Rayo).
Thanks and best wishes,
Norma

In the meantime the topic for Sunday is: The here and now. I will send
out my usual email on Wednesday and if you wish to send me an essay I'll
wait till 10:00pm.

Best

Lawrence


tel: 606081813
philomadrid@gmail.com <mailto:philomadrid@gmail.com>
Blog: http://philomadrid.blogspot.com.es/
<http://philomadrid.blogspot.com.es/>
PhiloMadrid Meeting
Meet 6:30pm
Centro Segoviano
Alburquerque, 14
28010 Madrid
914457935
Metro: Bilbao
-----------Ignacio------------
Open Tertulia in English every
Thursdays at Triskel in c/San Vicente Ferrer 3.
Time: from 19:30 to 21h
http://sites.google.com/site/tertuliainenglishmadrid/
<http://sites.google.com/site/tertuliainenglishmadrid/>
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from Lawrence, SUNDAY PhiloMadrid meeting at 6:30pm: Lecture by Norma
tomorrow Tuesday and Topic for Sunday

23 December 2015

from Lawrence, SUNDAY PhiloMadrid meeting at 6:30pm: The Value of Silence

Dear friends,

I hope you are all ready for a relaxed and good holiday.

This Sunday we are discussing: The values of Silence.

For my essay I will leave you with one of the most important lessons
I've learnt when I was young: What you don't say you won't be sorry
you've said it!

And with that shortest essay ever I look forward to seeing on Sunday

Best

Lawrence



tel: 606081813
philomadrid@gmail.com <mailto:philomadrid@gmail.com>
Blog: http://philomadrid.blogspot.com.es/
<http://philomadrid.blogspot.com.es/>
PhiloMadrid Meeting
Meet 6:30pm
Centro Segoviano
Alburquerque, 14
28010 Madrid
914457935
Metro: Bilbao
-----------Ignacio------------
Open Tertulia in English every
Thursdays at Triskel in c/San Vicente Ferrer 3.
Time: from 19:30 to 21h
http://sites.google.com/site/tertuliainenglishmadrid/
<http://sites.google.com/site/tertuliainenglishmadrid/>
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from Lawrence, SUNDAY PhiloMadrid meeting at 6:30pm: The Value of Silence

17 December 2015

from Lawrence, SUNDAY PhiloMadrid meeting at 6:30pm: Talking too much

Dear friends,

This Sunday we are discussing: Talking too much.

There are various other expressions that also describe this trait:
verbal diarrhoea or compulsive talking. No doubt this is a character
trait of some people, but how much is too much? And what causes such
traits? But we also use this expression, talking too much, to describe
someone who divulges sensitive information when talking to people. Maybe
someone who gets carried away and inadvertently reveals information that
is best kept private. But for us the challenge is to find the
philosophical implications.


Just a quick note to let you know that we won't be stopping this session
since the Centro Segoviano will stay open throughout the holiday period.
However, I will send out the email next week on Wednesday.

Best Lawrence



tel: 606081813
philomadrid@gmail.com <mailto:philomadrid@gmail.com>
Blog: http://philomadrid.blogspot.com.es/
<http://philomadrid.blogspot.com.es/>
PhiloMadrid Meeting
Meet 6:30pm
Centro Segoviano
Alburquerque, 14
28010 Madrid
914457935
Metro: Bilbao
-----------Ignacio------------
Open Tertulia in English every
Thursdays at Triskel in c/San Vicente Ferrer 3.
Time: from 19:30 to 21h
http://sites.google.com/site/tertuliainenglishmadrid/
<http://sites.google.com/site/tertuliainenglishmadrid/>
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from Lawrence, SUNDAY PhiloMadrid meeting at 6:30pm: Talking too much

11 December 2015

from Lawrence, SUNDAY PhiloMadrid meeting at 6:30pm: Alien Life + News

Dear friends,

This Sunday we are discussing: alien life.

By this topic we do not only mean the crazy life we lead in a modern
city otherwise known as the rat race. However, we really do mean life
outside our planet. This is a more interesting candidate for our
discussion since there are issues about biology, language, established
beliefs such as religions and of course the mysteries of the universe
itself.

A more serious approach to the topic would be the modern science
astrobiology. I believe this is the science that will lead us to
discover alien life itself; and by life we mean carbon based life first
and foremost. To start with, you cannot do better than to listen to
these two podcasts from Scientific American. These programmes are about
a new initiative to search for alien life although they speak of alien
civilisation and intelligent life it's all about alien life.

Betting Lots of Quatloos on the Search for Alien Civilizations, Part 1
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/betting-lots-of-quatloos-on-the-search-for-alien-civilizations-part-1/

Betting Lots of Quatloos on the Search for Alien Civilizations, Part 2
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/betting-lots-of-quatloos-on-the-search-for-alien-civilizations-part-2/

In the meantime Miguel has sent us details about a meeting:

Estimado tertuliano:
Te anunciamos la conferencia siguiente:
Título: Leonardo Torres Quevedo, el más prodigioso inventor de su tiempo
Conferenciante: Francisco A. González Redondo. Universidad Complutense
de Madrid
Fecha y hora: Miércoles 16 de Diciembre de 2015, 13hrs
Lugar: Aula Miguel de Guzmán. Facultad de Ciencias Matemáticas.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Saludos cordiales,


Best Lawrence



tel: 606081813
philomadrid@gmail.com <mailto:philomadrid@gmail.com>
Blog: http://philomadrid.blogspot.com.es/
<http://philomadrid.blogspot.com.es/>
PhiloMadrid Meeting
Meet 6:30pm
Centro Segoviano
Alburquerque, 14
28010 Madrid
914457935
Metro: Bilbao
-----------Ignacio------------
Open Tertulia in English every
Thursdays at Triskel in c/San Vicente Ferrer 3.
Time: from 19:30 to 21h
http://sites.google.com/site/tertuliainenglishmadrid/
<http://sites.google.com/site/tertuliainenglishmadrid/>
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from Lawrence, SUNDAY PhiloMadrid meeting at 6:30pm: Alien Life + News

04 December 2015

from Lawrence, SUNDAY PhiloMadrid meeting at 6:30pm: To be or to have

Dear friends,

This Sunday we are discussing; To be or to have.

With this dictum we usually understand either to be a person as an
individual or to be a materialistic person. However, this issue rests on
the assumption of what an individual especially a free individual. But
what if the people who are the top dogs in a materialistic society also
have some say about what and who is an individual? In some societies the
good individual is sometimes defined as the materialist who gives away
his or her wealth to charity; at least the big bulk of it. In other
words in the 21st century it is possible to have and to be!



Best Lawrence



tel: 606081813
philomadrid@gmail.com <mailto:philomadrid@gmail.com>
Blog: http://philomadrid.blogspot.com.es/
<http://philomadrid.blogspot.com.es/>
PhiloMadrid Meeting
Meet 6:30pm
Centro Segoviano
Alburquerque, 14
28010 Madrid
914457935
Metro: Bilbao
-----------Ignacio------------
Open Tertulia in English every
Thursdays at Triskel in c/San Vicente Ferrer 3.
Time: from 19:30 to 21h
http://sites.google.com/site/tertuliainenglishmadrid/
<http://sites.google.com/site/tertuliainenglishmadrid/>
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from Lawrence, SUNDAY PhiloMadrid meeting at 6:30pm: To be or to have