Climate Change Action Theater presents “Art Meets Climate Change”
Philadelphia Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesStop being paralyzed by the specter of environmental collapse! Come for the reading of five climate change plays followed by a discussion of climate change actions, and distribution of the Sustainability Pledge asking people to take responsibility for at least one new climate action. The plays are: Philip Braithwaite – ICE FLOW Jordan Hall – THE DONATION [...]
What’s Love Got To Do With It: Harriet Tubman and Black Power
Philadelphia Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesLorene Cary Author Lorene Cary will speak about Harriet Tubman’s later life, and what it tells us about faith and activism in America--and their consequences. Cary’s books include the most recent memoir, Ladysitting: My Year With Nana at the End of Her Century. Her first novel, The Price of Child was the inaugural selection of [...]
Philadelphia Stoics
Philadelphia Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesJoin the Philadelphia Stoics on February 9 and 23 for their continuing discussion of the lessons and exercises in “A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control – 52 Week-by-Week Lessons by Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez. In preparation for the meeting on February 9, you are encouraged to do the reading [...]
Just Mercy
Philadelphia Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHugh Taft-Morales Leader, Philadelphia Ethical Society With the release of a feature film Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson’s work helping the poor, the incarcerated and the condemned caught up in the criminal justice system will soon be known by millions. Already praised for his book, Just Mercy, and the creation of his Equal Justice Initiative, Stevenson is worth [...]
Presidential Trivia Quiz Game
Philadelphia Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCome for a casual gathering with Hugh Taft-Morales on this Presidents’ Day when he will try out a Presidential Trivia Quiz Game he is making up for the occasion! This is mainly a post-dinner (note the 7:30PM time) social gathering, so BYOB. Cheap munchies provided! RSVP to Hugh at LeaderHugh@phillyethics.org.
Ethical Lunch – On Good Behavior
Philadelphia Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesFebruary's Topic: Is Civility Always Good? Come for a brown bag lunch discussion with Hugh Taft-Morales about this question: “Is Civility Always Good?” In today’s tempestuous times commentators bemoan the apparent loss of civility in social discourse. On TV, radio and on-line, sometimes it seems that people are competing to be rude. Discussion of “hot button [...]
The Ethics of Affirmative Action
Philadelphia Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesA presentation by the Forum for Philosophy, Ethics, and Public Affairs of the University of Pennsylvania in partnership with the Philadelphia Ethical Society. Should universities design admissions policies to increase the representation of racial and ethnic minorities? Some argue that affirmative action is necessary to address inequality; others argue that affirmative action is racist. Come and discuss [...]
Keeping Church and State Separate: Recent developments
Philadelphia Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesAlex Luchenitser Associate Legal Director, Americans United for Separation of Church and State Alex Luchenitser will discuss the recent lawsuit against officials of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, in which he represented the Philadelphia Ethical Society, its late Leader Emeritus Richard Kiniry, and other nontheist groups and individuals that sought equal rights for nontheists to [...]
Think Ethics – What is Science?
Philadelphia Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesAlex Gutierrez, a senior at Haverford College majoring in philosophy, continues the philosophical conversations series with the question, What is Science? In today's society, science is viewed as the primary arbiter of knowledge. But what kinds of things are proper scientific objects? How does science work in producing knowledge? And how does science relate to [...]
Philadelphia Stoics
Philadelphia Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesJoin the Philadelphia Stoics on February 9 and 23 for their continuing discussion of the lessons and exercises in “A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control – 52 Week-by-Week Lessons by Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez. In preparation for the meeting on February 9, you are encouraged to do the reading [...]