Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Network

Pushing the Boundaries of COntinental Philosophy

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READING GROUP: Weil on Politics and Power

READING GROUP: Weil on Politics and Power

READING GROUP:

This Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once thepublic philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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READING GROUP: Sartre on Marxism

READING GROUP: Sartre on Marxism

READING GROUP:

This Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once thepublic philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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Reading Group: Fanon on Anticolonialism

Reading Group: Fanon on Anticolonialism

READING GROUP:

This Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once thepublic philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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READING GROUP: Sartre on Racism

READING GROUP: Sartre on Racism

READING GROUP:

This Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once thepublic philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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READING GROUP: Sartre on Antisemitism

READING GROUP: Sartre on Antisemitism

READING GROUP:

This Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once the public philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of

continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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READING GROUP: Barthes on Writing

READING GROUP: Barthes on Writing

READING GROUP:

This Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once the public philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of

continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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READING GROUP: Sartre on Literature

READING GROUP: Sartre on Literature

READING GROUP:

This Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once the public philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of

continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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READING GROUP: Fanon on Psychology

READING GROUP:

This Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once the public philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of

continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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READING GROUP: Sartre on Emotions

READING GROUP:

This Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once the public philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of

continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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ONLINE READING GROUP: Camus on the Experience of Quarantine

READING GROUP:

This Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once thepublic philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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Reading Group Goes Digital -- de Beauvoir on Ethics

Reading Group Goes Digital — de Beauvoir on Ethics

READING GROUP:

This Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once thepublic philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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READING GROUP Canceled

Readers,

As promised, we have kept an eye on continuing coronavirus developments in Pittsburgh. in response, we have decided that it is, unfortunately, in the best interest of the group to postpone our meetings for the next few weeks. We will keep y’all updated as we decide when it is safe to begin meeting again.  Keep safe, keep healthy, keep reading.

-JP

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READING GROUP update

Given the current state of health, we are keeping a close eye on things regarding our group. For now, recommendations are primarily targetted toward larger gatherings, and our usual 5 or so people is well below that threshold. So for now, we are tentatively planning to meet this week. That said, if recommendations change or if Crazy Mocha closes we will reassess and let you know asap. Regardless,…

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READING GROUP: de Beauvoir on Ethics

READING GROUP:

This Winter/Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once thepublic philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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READING GROUP: Heidegger on Humanism

READING GROUP: Heidegger on Humanism

READING GROUP:

This Winter/Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once thepublic philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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READING GROUP: Sartre on Ethics

READING GROUP: Sartre on Ethics

READING GROUP:

This Winter/Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once thepublic philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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READING GROUP: Levinas on the Other [UPDATED]

READING GROUP: Levinas on the Other [UPDATED]

READING GROUP:

This Winter/Spring we will be turning to the extensive corpus of Jean-Paul Sartre—who was once thepublic philosopher, but who has more recently become the third-rail of continental philosophy. We will be looking at a wide swath of his work, putting it into conversation with his many contemporaries—from his most well-known interlocutors (such as Simone de Beauvoir and Maurice…

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