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Classes
Ethical development is a lifelong process. To support this development
the Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia offers courses for adults and children
which help participants enhance their sense of meaning and purpose in
life and to improve the ethical quality of their relationships with
family, friends, co-workers and the larger community.
We offer the following classes. If you are interested or need
more information, call the Society Office at 215-735-3456. Except for
the Getting to Know Us Social, you must sign-up beforehand for the
courses.
Come learn about the history and
philosophy of Ethical Humanism. Leader Hugh Taft-Morales
offers about a 30-minute presentation
followed by reflections from members
on what Ethical Humanism means
to them. We will then open it up to
a lively question and answer period.
The evening offers those new to ethical
humanism a chance to learn more
about it in a relaxed atmosphere. Wine
and cheese will be served!
The next Introduction to Ethical Humanism class will be announced before next month.
Open to the public - please RSVP to:
leaderhugh@phillyethics.org.
The “Get-to-Know-Us-Social” offers
interested visitors and newcomers the
opportunity to mingle over wine and
cheese with established members
as we discuss some of the ideas
central to Ethical Culture and the life
of the Ethical Humanist Society of
Philadelphia. After a brief 15-minute
presentation by Society Leader Hugh
Taft-Morales, there will be informal
Q&A and conversation about our
individual and collective journeys
toward more a more fulfilling and
ethical life!
The next Get to Know Us Social will be
on Monday, February 6, 7:30 PM.
Open to the public - please RSVP to:
leaderhugh@phillyethics.org.
Come view and discuss a video series
by James Burke, The Day the Universe
Changed. Burke explores with wit
and wisdom links between knowledge
and reality through stories about the
history of Western Civilization.
Join Ethical Culture Leader Hugh Taft-
Morales for the sixth
installment on Sunday, February 19 at 7:30 PM:
“Credit Where
It's Due: The Factory & Marketplace
Revolution.”
Come even if you missed the earlier
episodes. Open to the public.
James Sloan Allen has created a humanist approach to the Great Books."Worldly Wisdom is made up of good ideas and useful humanism that help
us understand our lives and give meaning to them in this world." The book,
Worldly Wisdom, is a series of commentaries that follow human wisdom from
Homer's Iliad to the works of Sartre and Martin Luther King.
This class is a chance for members and friends of the Society to read and
discuss those books we meant to read earlier in life while following the
course of humanist thinking through the ages. Another advantage will be the
opportunity to examine our own lives in the presence of ideas from around the
world and through the ages.
This is a monthly series with participants taking turns in leading the
discussion. Meets on the third Tuesday in the month at 7:00 PM.
The next class is Tuesday, February 21 at 7:00 PM. This month's reading is Freud’s
"Civilization and Its Discontents." Discussion to be led by Ron Coburn.
Stimulating monthly conversations about some historical American thinkers
connected to humanism and freethought. Hugh Taft-Morales, Leader of
the Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia, hosts a series of dialogues
with local groups and authors, followed by comments and questions from
the audience. Free and open to the public.
The second in this series will be:
“Emerson and the Conduct of Life.” A
discussion with H.G. Callaway,
Ph.D.
Monday, February 20 at 7:00 PM
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