Understanding Racism: A Philosophic Dissection

About this event

What ideas are necessary to understand in order to understand the phenomenon of racism? We'll consider the ideas of race vs. culture, individualism vs. collectivism, and free will vs. determinism in order to analyze racism and thereby answer the following questions: • What is the essence of racism? • How prevalent is it in our culture? • What ideas provide the antidote for racism? After the event, any interested guests will be invited to continue the conversation at a nearby restaurant. After the event, any interested guests will be invited to continue the conversation at a nearby restaurant. \* \* \* \* \* \* \* Our Meetup location, Le Pain Quotidien, is a private business; so that our group remains welcome, please don't arrive with beverages purchased from outside, and please be willing to purchase at least one beverage and/or menu item during the event. AN IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING NO-SHOWS Unfortunately, there is a longstanding problem in our group with large numbers of people who sign up frivolously and neither cancel nor show up, leading to large waiting lists of others who lose their opportunity to attend. Please note that going forward, those who sign up and neither cancel nor show up will be permanently removed from the group. Also, if you need to cancel, please have the courtesy to give at least 24 hours' advance notice rather than canceling immediately before the event, so those on the waiting list have an opportunity to attend.