… No background in philosophy required. Feel free to propose a reading group topic or volunteer to organize one! For a description of Continental Philosophy go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_philosophy...

This group is for deep thinkers and philosophers of most types. Looking for people with their own original ideas and thoughts. Some topics discussed in prospective meetups will be...   - The negative impacts of new technologies on the world - Science and philosophy of parallel universes - Problems with society and the way it is structured - Ideas brought through media, such as the philosophy of 'the Matrix' - Thoughts on metaphysics - Classic philosophers who challenge the norm, such as Nietzsch …

… ." -- Simon Critchley ("Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction", p. 116, [Oxford, 2001]) * * * NYC Philosophical Reading is run in parallel with the NYC Film & Philosophy Meetup [http://www.meetup.com/cinephile ]. Where the latter is for more general discussion, this one is for focused readings & dialog around particular texts. This group should be helpful to students, writers, artists, scientists, etc. looking to make a leap in their thinking. In fact, I'm organizing the group for st …