Philosophy - Rochester Wiki

Rochester has a number of philosophical discussion or reading groups, each usually devoted to a particular brand or aspect of philosophy. Among them are:

The Bertrand Russell Society, which meets on the second Thursday at 7 PM each month at Writers & Books. Russell's well-known works are Why I am not a Christian (1927) and Principals of Social Reconstruction (1916). In addition to philosophy, Russell was a mathematician and co-wrote Principia Mathematica (1910-1913). Each month features a presentation relating to Russell, his works, or philosophy in general, after which there is a general discussion of the topic. Monthly topics are available on the group's web site: http://sun1.sjfc.edu/~dwhite/brs
Christian Pathways operates each Sundays from 9-10 AM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church (http://www.stpaulsec.org). In the reading group, participants are expected to read a section of the current book each week, with discussion focusing on the current chapter or chapters. Works often focus on Christian apologists but has included other works such as Freud's Future of an Illusion, which disputes religion. Handouts and related information are available at Pathway's Yahoo group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CHRISTIAN-PATHWAYS. For the current topic or further information, contact David White at <dwhite AT sjfc DOT edu>.
Flower City Philosophy meets alternating Wednesday evenings at The Old Toad at 7:30 PM. The group is usually found in the snug (a/k/a Queen Victoria Room), but on the first Wednesday the snug is reserved so the philosophers can instead be found at the big table in the south east corner of the dining room. Without a particular focus, this group tends to have a wider range of philosophy than other groups; it also tends to be a more pragmatic in that topics are often related to recent events and concerns effecting day-to-day life.
John Dewey Society meets intermittent Sundays. Dewey was fond of Pragmatism, and works included The Public and its Problems (1927), Democracy and Education (1916), and Art as Experience (1934). The group exclusively reads Dewey or works commenting on Dewey. Contact needed.