Middle Circle's monthly philosophy night creates a place for friends or strangers to dig into the topics that mean the most in our lives.

This Month's Topic: Competition and Collaboration

Conversation Leader(s): Scott & Anders

Host:  Jason is hosting dow the street from Anders' place in Oakland for the locals. Online: If you are joining online, you can do that via Zoom. A link will be sent to you after registration and before the event.

Schedule:

In Person: Folks are welcome to arrive after 6:30 pm. A shared conversation will start at 7pm. Food and drinks will be provided.

Online: Bring your own food and drinks to our discussion that starts at 7 pm PT online.

Introduction to Topic & Suggested Preparation for Discussion:(Folks are always welcome to join the conversation no matter how much prework has been completed):

• Can We Evolve Without Competition? video by Discovery (3 mins)

• Evolution Made Us Cooperative, Not Competitive article by Medium

• Winning and Losing and Stoicism video by Einzelganger (14 mins)

• Myths and misconceptions about evolution video by TED-Ed (4 mins)

• Competition and Cooperation: Evil Twins or Fated Lovers? article by US Department of Education .

What is Philosophy Night?: Middle Circle's monthly philosophy night creates a place for friends or strangers to dig into the topics that mean the most in our lives. Each gathering is hosted and facilitated by Middle Circle community members and centers on an age-old philosophical question. There is always food, beer & wine, and non-alcoholic beverages available.

Cost: Please plan to contribute $10-20 to Middle Circle to support hosting the gathering. You can donate at the event, right now through Venmo (@middlecircle), through PayPal's Charitable Giving Portal, through your works giving program, or while signing-up below. Donations are tax deductible. Donating is important to Middle Circle's vitality however no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

What If I Haven't Studied Philosophy?: You don't need to be well versed in philosophy to participate. Philosophy literally means love of wisdom. All that's needed is an interest in having a great conversation about a meaningful topic with good company.

***Note this event is listed as private but the information is sharable. Feel free to share this invitation with friends and acquaintances that you think would like to participate!***