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What: The Informal Philosophy Club is a convocation of kids posing as intellectuals, kids who use words like "convocation" instead of "group".  Occasionally, there will be guest appearances by actual intellectuals.  We discuss topics that would charitably be described as "unpopular in the classroom". Meetings are open to everyone, regardless of political affiliation or economic standing.

 

Meeting

 

Thursday, November 12, 2009

 

5:30 p.m.

Edmund J. Cain Hall, EJCH 108I

 

"Should We Be Brutally Honest"

 

In our society honesty is highly valued. However, brutal honesty often breaks social convention. So should we tell our friends that they can't sing or that their new look is a mess? What is brutal honesty? Is it always wrong? Since it tells people who really need to hear it the truth, is being brutally honest a habit we ought to cultivate? Or should we be brutally honest on a case-by-case basis?

Flyer in pdf format

Updated:  11/09/2009

                          

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