Philosopher's Cafe with David Goa - Winter 2024
Come join me and your thoughtful neighbors between January and April 2024 to talk about what the conflict between Israel and Palestine can teach us, the place of birth in our society, MAID, the ground of Canadian culture, and the Doctrine of Discovery, Colonialism & Indigeneity. See time and locations below.
Central Lions Seniors Centre
11113 – 113 Street, Edmonton
“The Last Hold of Colonialism”: Thinking in the Midst of War
18 January, Thursday, 1:30 – 3:00
*Please call 780.496.7369 to register to attend.
What has unfolded in Israel and what has unfolded in Palestine, Gaza and the West Bank and beyond, demands our attention. It highlights a long history of impotence and a deep legacy that stretches back to the 19th century. Does it teach us anything?
Natality: Thinking about Birth-Giving
15 February, Thursday, 1:30 – 3:00
*Please call 780.496.7369 to register to attend.
Our philosophical traditions have given lots of attention to the theme of death. What if we turn this around at consider the place of birth-giving in all its forms in society and culture?
MAID: What has Unfolded and Why?
21 March, Thursday, 1:30 – 3:00
*Please call 780.496.7369 to register to attend.
Physician assistance in dying has become a part of Canada’s medical system. Its application is being expanded. What has the last several years of this practice taught us?
“The Love of One’s Own”: Cultivating Canadian Culture?
18 April, Thursday, 1:30 – 3:00
*Please call 780.496.7369 to register to attend.
The Canadian philosopher George Grant talked of the “love of one’s own being the ground on which we stand to love the other.” What is this ground in Canada? Where is it to be found?
South East Edmonton Seniors Association
9350 – 82 Street NW, Edmonton
“The Last Hold of Colonialism”: Thinking in the Midst of War
25 January, Thursday, 1:00 – 2:30
*Please call 780.651.7049 to register to attend.
What has unfolded in Israel and what has unfolded in Palestine, Gaza and the West Bank and beyond, demands our attention. It highlights a long history of impotence and a deep legacy that stretches back to the 19th century. Does it teach us anything?
Natality: Thinking about Birth-Giving
22 February, Thursday, 1:00 – 2:30
*Please call 780.651.7049 to register to attend.
Our philosophical traditions have given lots of attention to the theme of death. What if we turn this around at consider the place of birth-giving in all its forms in society and culture?
MAID: What has Unfolded and Why?
28 March, Thursday, 1:00 – 2:30
*Please call 780.651.7049 to register to attend.
Physician assistance in dying has become a part of Canada’s medical system. Its application is being expanded. What has the last several years of this practice taught us?
“The Love of One’s Own”: Cultivating Canadian Culture?
25 April, Thursday, 1:00 – 2:30
*Please call 780.651.7049 to register to attend.
The Canadian philosopher George Grant talked of the “love of one’s own being the ground on which we stand to love the other.” What is this ground in Canada? Where is it to be found?
Fox and Fable Book & Game Cafe
5017 – 50 Street, Camrose
Everyone is invited
“The Doctrine of Discovery”: Colonialism & Indigeneity, State & Church
11 January, Thursday, 1:30 – 3:00
During Pope Francis’ “penitential pilgrimage”, July 24-29, part of a commitment to healing and reconciliation with the country's Indigenous people he did not mention “The Doctrine of Discovery”. Various commentators brought this “Doctrine” into the foreground. After each gathering, at Maskwacis, the Sacred Heart Parish and the Liturgy at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, the Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage, the Citadelle de Quebec and National Shrine of Saint Anne de Beaupré, his Vespers with Bishops, Priests, Deacons, seminarians and pastoral workers in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, his meeting with various delegations of Indigenous Peoples and his meeting with young people and elders in the primary school square in Iqaluit, commentators asked why he had not repudiated “The Doctrine of Discovery?” On his flight back to Rome he spoke with reporters about it. On March 30th, 2023, a joint statement of the Dicastery for Culture and Education addressed the Church’s historic role in “discovery” and its official position. Join in a conversation about the “Doctrine”, its history and purpose and what we are to make of this official statement.
Natality: Thinking about Birth-Giving
8 February, Thursday, 1:30 – 3:00
Our philosophical traditions have given lots of attention to the theme of death. What if we turn this around at consider the place of birth-giving in all its forms in society and culture?
MAID: What has Unfolded and Why?
7 March, Thursday, 1:30 – 3:00
Physician assistance in dying has become a part of Canada’s medical system. Its application is being expanded. What has the last several years of this practice taught us?
“The Love of One’s Own”: Cultivating Canadian Culture?
11 April, Thursday, 1:30 – 3:00
The Canadian philosopher George Grant talked of the “love of one’s own being the ground on which we stand to love the other.” What is this ground in Canada? Where is it to be found?
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