Why is Greek philosophy fundamental to the history of western civilization? This series will carefully work through the perennial questions these thinkers grappled with: What is knowledge? What is the best way to live a life? What is the best political system? What is the nature of the world? What is the nature of the divine?

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November 13 reading:

Euthyphro by Plato

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Location:

Greater Goods
145 West El Roblar in Ojai

Like the west, the east has its own tradition of influential texts that address the perennial questions of human kind. Centering around the bodies of work from China, Japan, and India, this series will focus on the texts of Taoism, Confucius, Buddhism, and Hinduism.

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November 21 reading:

Tao Te Ching Chapter 3

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Location:

The Ojai Library

111 East Ojai Avenue in Ojai

What are the fundamental principles of our Republic? Are these principles based on a view of objective reality/nature, or simply the "consent of the governed"? Are these principles changeable, and if so on what grounds? What are rights? Are they inalienable?

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November 25 reading:

Federalist Papers 6 and 9

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Location:

The Ojai Library

111 East Ojai Avenue in Ojai