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SUMMARY:CFIC T.O. - Science & Philosophy Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by CFI Canada member Christine Gagnon\, the goal is to provide a friendly\, free-thinking environment in which to discuss books that inspire rewarding conversation on subjects related to science and philosophy. \nIt takes place at our National Headquarters\, 55 Eglinton Ave E.\, Suite 307\, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Suggested donation is $5. There is also an after-event at a location near the office and everyone is invited. \nTHIS MONTH’S BOOK SELECTION: Gödel\, Escher\, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (PART ONE ONLY) by Douglas R. Hofstadter \nAccording to reviewer Greg Sewell this is not a simple read and many other community reviews on Goodreads would heartily agree. Sewell says the ideas are complex and the logic subtle\, but it is a completely satisfying book\, and reading it is one of those rare experiences when you leave feeling smarter than when you started. \nBy looking at the brilliant minds of mathematician Kurt Godel\, graphic artist M. C. Escher\, and composer Johann Sebastian Bach\, computer-science and cognitive-science professor Douglas Hofstadter ties together the aesthetic gift of pattern recognition and manipulation with theories on artificial intelligence\, human intelligence\, and the essence of self-awareness. Does that do the book justice? Not at all; Godel\, Escher\, Bach cannot be explained without delving deeply into the structure of the book itself and the analysis of self-representation Hofstadter weaves through his appreciation of the art of Bach\, the designs of Escher\, and the theories of Godel.
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/cfic-t-o-science-philosophy-book-club-4/
CATEGORIES:Book Club,CFIC Toronto
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SUMMARY:Banned Books Club: Orwell's Animal Farm
DESCRIPTION:OK folks\, we are trying something a little different with the date and time of our meeting\, though the location is the same. And this round’s book is George Orwell’s Animal Farm. \n \nAnimal Farm is an allegorical and dystopian novel by George Orwell\, published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell\, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalin era in the Soviet Union. (Read more.)
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/banned-books-club-orwells-animal-farm/
LOCATION:Nino’s Fireside Room\, 801 Broadway Avenue\, Saskatoon\, Saskatchewan\, S7N 1B5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club,CFI Saskatoon,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20140728T190000
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SUMMARY:TORONTO: Science and Philosophy Book Club - The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks\, Planets and People\, by Neil Shubin
DESCRIPTION:In his last book\, Neil Shubin delved into the amazing connections between human anatomy—our hands\, our jaws—and the structures in the fish that first took over land 375 million years ago. Now\, with his trademark clarity and exuberance\, he takes an even more expansive approach to the question of why we are the way we are. Starting once again with fossils\, Shubin turns his gaze skyward.  He shows how the entirety of the universe’s 14-billion-year history can be seen in our bodies. From our very molecular composition (a result of stellar events at the origin of our solar system)\, he makes clear\, through the working of our eyes\, how the evolution of the cosmos has had profound effects on the development of human life on earth. (goodreads.com) \nPlease note that there are several books with the title The Universe Within. Be careful to pick up the one written by Neil Shubin! \nThis group is dedicated to providing a friendly\, free-thinking environment in which to discuss books that inspire rewarding conversation on subjects related to science and philosophy. Meetings take place every two months\, on the fourth Monday of the month. All meetings will take place at Scallywags Pub\, 11 St Clair Ave W\, unless otherwise indicated. There is a $4 Recommended Donation.
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/toronto-science-and-philosophy-book-club-the-universe-within-discovering-the-common-history-of-rocks-planets-and-people-by-neil-shubin/
LOCATION:Scallywag’s\, 11 St Clair Ave\, Toronto\, ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club,CFIC Toronto,Discussion,Social Gathering,Toronto
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SUMMARY:TORONTO: Science and Philosophy Book Club - Consciousness Explained\, by Daniel Dennett
DESCRIPTION:Join guest host\, Heider Alward for a discussion on Daniel Dennett’s Consciousness Explained. \nConsciousness Explained is a book from 1991 by the American philosopher Daniel Dennett which offers an account of how consciousness arises from interaction of physical and cognitive processes in the brain. This book can be read with genuine pleasure by a non-philosopher; anyone who picks it up will be swept up in the excitement of Dennett’s project. Even a reader who has never looked into a psychology book\, or taken an interest in computers\, will find herself absorbed in summaries of interesting psychological and physiological experiments\, and in brief but clear accounts of curious computer programs. Dennett integrates all these into the development of his ‘Multiple Drafts’ model of consciousness with great skill\, and moves smoothly back and forth between laboratory results and philosophical generalizations. \n  \nThis group is dedicated to providing a friendly\, free-thinking environment in which to discuss books that inspire rewarding conversation on subjects related to science and philosophy. Meetings take place every two months\, on the fourth Monday of the month. All meetings will take place at Scallywags Pub\, 11 St Clair Ave W\, unless otherwise indicated. There is a $4 Recommended Donation.
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/toronto-science-and-philosophy-book-club-life-at-the-speed-of-light-from-the-double-helix-to-the-dawn-of-digital-life-2/
LOCATION:Scallywag’s\, 11 St Clair Ave\, Toronto\, ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club,CFIC Toronto,Discussion,Social Gathering,Toronto
ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Toronto":MAILTO:ontario@cficanada.ca
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SUMMARY:The Science and Philosophy Book Club - Reinventing the sacred : a new view of science\, reason and religion by Stuart A. Kauffman
DESCRIPTION:This group is dedicated to providing a friendly\, free-thinking environment in which to discuss books that inspire rewarding conversation on subjects related to science and philosophy. \nConsider the complexity of a living cell after 3.8 billion years of evolution. Is it more awesome to suppose that a transcendent God fashioned the cell at a stroke\, or to realize that it evolved with no Almighty Hand\, but arose on its own in the changing biosphere?In this bold and fresh look at science and religion\, complexity theorist Stuart Kauffman argues that the qualities of divinity that we revere—creativity\, meaning\, purposeful action—are properties of the universe that can be investigated methodically. He offers stunning evidence for this idea in an abundance of fields\, from cell biology to the philosophy of mind\, and uses it to find common ground between belief systems often at odds with one another.A daring and ambitious argument for a new understanding of natural divinity\, ‘Reinventing the Sacred’ challenges readers both scientifically and philosophically. \n 
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/the-science-and-philosophy-book-club-reinventing-the-sacred-a-new-view-of-science-reason-and-religion-by-stuart-a-kauffman/
CATEGORIES:Book Club,CFIC Toronto,Toronto
ORGANIZER;CN="CFI Toronto":MAILTO:ontario@cficanada.ca
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SUMMARY:CFI Freethinker's Book Club: When God Talks Back
DESCRIPTION:August’s book is: ‘When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God’ by T.M. Luhrmann \n  \nFrom Amazon.ca: \nA bold approach to understanding the American evangelical experience from an anthropological and psychological perspective by one of the country’s most prominent anthropologists. \nThrough a series of intimate\, illuminating interviews with various members of the Vineyard\, an evangelical church with hundreds of congregations across the country\, Tanya Luhrmann leaps into the heart of evangelical faith. Combined with scientific research that studies the effect that intensely practiced prayer can have on the mind\, When God Talks Back examines how normal\, sensible people—from college students to accountants to housewives\, all functioning perfectly well within our society—can attest to having the signs and wonders of the supernatural become as quotidian and as ordinary as laundry. Astute\, sensitive\, and extraordinarily measured in its approach to the interface between science and religion\, Luhrmann’s book is sure to generate as much conversation as it will praise. \nThe book is available from the Vancouver Public Library; as well as from online sellers such as Amazon.ca and Chapters.indigo.ca . Please make sure to read the book before the meeting! \n \nPlease bring your ideas for future books to the next meeting\, or email them to us (mwelch at cficanada dot ca). \nCFI Vancouver’s Book Club meets every second Saturday of the month at The Grind Coffee Shop on Main Street at King Edward. \n  \nAdmission is free\, however please consider becoming a member of CFI and/or making a donation to help keep this and other programs running\n. \n 
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/cfi-freethinkers-book-club-when-god-talks-back/
LOCATION:The Grind Coffee Shop\, 4124 Main St\, Vancouver \, BC \, V5V3P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club,CFI Vancouver
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20130722T190000
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SUMMARY:Science and Philosophy Book Club
DESCRIPTION:This month’s book club will be a special meeting with well-known author and science journalist Dan Falk\, author of In Search of Time and Universe on a T-Shirt.
URL:https://centreforinquiry.ca/event/science-and-philosophy-book-club/
LOCATION:TBD\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club,CFIC Toronto,Social Gathering
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