Hello everyone,
I am starting a philosophy book club, and I was wondering if anyone here would be interested in joining. We will meet Tuesdays evenings at one of the libraries.
We are going to be reading Nicomachean Ethics. This is a clever book with the clear goal of making the reader into a better person. Towards the beginning of the book Aristotle states, “the purpose of our examination is not to know what [being good] is, but to become good, since otherwise the inquiry would be of no benefit to us.” This is the reason why NE appeals to me—maybe that resonates with you too.
I am reading the Ross translation (Oxford edition), but it doesn’t really matter which translation you read. There are even free PDF versions that can be found online.
By Tuesday (5/12) we plan on discussing just the first six subheadings of the first chapter (or book as they’re usually called). That amounts to only about 10 pages from the book; this gives us a low-stakes chance to meet each other initially.
If this sounds interesting to you, feel free to DM me for more details.
Thanks for reading.