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Explore the depths of existentialism, ethics, and metaphysics through engaging discussions and debates in philosophy classes in NYC, where participants can gain a deeper understanding of the human condition and the nature of reality.

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A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing: An Introduction to Marx

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ 30 Irving Pl, New York, NY

In the mid-nineteenth century, a young Karl Marx wrote, in the form of a published open letter to Arnold Ruge: “But if the designing of the future and the proclamation of ready-made solutions for all time is not our affair, then we realize all the more clearly what we have to accomplish in the present—I am speaking of a ruthless criticism of everything existing, ruthless in two senses: The criticism must not be afraid of its own conclusions,...

Tuesday Jan 30th, 6:30–9:30pm Eastern Time

 (4 sessions)

$335

4 sessions

Childbirth Basics

Boober @ 257 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Get ready for your upcoming birth journey with our comprehensive childbirth education class. Gain knowledge, confidence, and essential skills to have a safe, healthy birth aligned with your ideals. Join our engaging and intimate setting to connect with other expectant parents and learn from experts with over 20,000 assisted births.

Tuesday Dec 5th, 6–9pm Eastern Time

Childbirth Intensive

Boober @ 15 Warren Street, New York, NY

Prepare for your upcoming birth journey with our comprehensive childbirth education class. Gain knowledge, confidence, and a toolbox of pain-coping skills to approach labor with comfort and ease. Join our expert-led sessions to learn and practice effective techniques for a safe and empowering birth experience.

Sunday Jan 7th, 10am–4pm Eastern Time

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Simone de Beauvoir: Existentialism, Phenomenology, Feminism

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online Classroom

Simone de Beauvoir—activist, author, social critic, philosopher—is considered one of the pioneering figures of existentialist and feminist philosophy. Although her work spans multiple genres and address numerous modern social questions and classic philosophical dilemmas, it was the 1953 publication of The Second Sex that brought the “woman question” into plain and clear light and marked her entry into not only French, but also...

Sunday Feb 4th, 2–5pm Eastern Time

 (4 sessions)

$335

4 sessions

A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing: An Introduction to Marx

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online Classroom

In the mid-nineteenth century, a young Karl Marx wrote, in the form of a published open letter to Arnold Ruge: “But if the designing of the future and the proclamation of ready-made solutions for all time is not our affair, then we realize all the more clearly what we have to accomplish in the present—I am speaking of a ruthless criticism of everything existing, ruthless in two senses: The criticism must not be afraid of its own conclusions,...

Thursday Feb 1st, 6:30–9:30pm Eastern Time

 (4 sessions)

$335

4 sessions

Online Level 1 Intro to Poetry

The Writers Studio

Unlock your most intimate and private stories through persona writing and develop your narrative and lyric voices in this introductory poetry workshop. Broaden your sense of what is possible in your work as you explore various literary styles and approaches. Join us online to deepen your understanding of the technique and receive constructive critiques from both teachers and fellow students.

Thursday Jan 25th, 7:30–8:30pm Eastern Time

 (8 sessions)

$435

8 sessions

HypnoBirthing (Online)

Sakinah Birth @ Online Class

Discover the transformative power of HypnoBirthing - The Mongan Method and learn how to approach childbirth with calmness, joy, and confidence. This evidence-based program will teach you and your partner valuable techniques for a more comfortable and relaxed birthing experience, while also fostering a deep bond with your baby. Uncover the secrets of instinctive birthing with HypnoBirthing.

Saturday Dec 2nd, 11am–2pm Central Time

 (5 sessions)

$350

5 sessions

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What is Analytic Philosophy?

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online, New York, NY

In the early 20th century, a new generation of thinkers came to believe that European philosophy had reached a dead end. Reacting to what they held was the obfuscatory language and non-sensical direction of post-Kantian philosophy, Cambridge philosophers Bertrand Russell and G.E. Moore set out to revolutionize philosophy through a fundamental rethinking of its methods and purposes.  Their work, and its outgrowths in the philosophies of mathematics,...

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$315

4 sessions

Foundations of Modern Philosophy

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ 247 West 37th St, New York, NY

Long before the development of modern academic and scientific disciplines, the early modern scientific revolution was exemplified by “natural philosophers”—polymaths like Rene Descartes, Isaac Newton, Francis Bacon, and Thomas Hobbes who saw no clear distinction between philosophical, scientific, social, and other forms of inquiry. The scientific revolution, born partly from the insights they provided, was also a philosophical revolution,...

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$315

4 sessions

Vedantic View of Western Philosophy

Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center @ 243 W 24th St, New York, NY

Explore the nature of reality and the relationship between the individual and the world from both Eastern and Western perspectives, based on Swami Sivananda’s book Essays in Philosophy.

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Kant’s Critical Philosophy

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ 247 West 37th St, New York, NY

Kant’s “Critical philosophy,” which begins with the appearance of the Critique of Pure Reason in 1781, is an attempt to understand no less than the scope and limits of human reason, science, and morality.  He wrote that the purpose of philosophy is to answer the following fundamental questions: “What can we know? What should we do? What can we hope for?”  In other words: can we really know what reality is like, independent...

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$315

4 sessions

Aristotle: Philosophy, Ethics, and the Order of Nature

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online, New York, NY

Introduction to Aristotle: Philosophy, Ethics, and the Order of Nature For much of Western history, Aristotle was known simply as “the philosopher.” Systematic and extraordinarily wide-ranging, Aristotle’s thought encompasses everything from metaphysics to politics to psychology to logic to poetic tragedy—and even plant biology. A student of Plato, Aristotle originated a philosophy very different in orientation from Platonic idealism, one...

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$315

4 sessions

Ancient Chinese Philosophy for a Better Life

92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, New York, NY

What can we do to live in a fuller and more inspiring way? Ancient Chinese Philosophy provides some inspiring answers. This one-of-a-kind course introduces important Chinese thinkers and explores what we can use from Ancient Chinese Philosophy in our everyday lives to achieve greater awareness, flourishing, and connection to ourselves and others. Together in class we will meditate and do a close reading of Classical Chinese thinkers in translation,...

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$285

6 sessions

Working with the Taoist Philosophy of the Five Elements

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Full Course Name: A Life In Balance: Working with the Taoist Philosophy of the Five Elements The five elements are the basis for many Taoist longevity practices that emphasize harmony and balance. The original Taoist sages who developed them were among the first internal “ecologists,” experimenting with how the different energies of the elements of Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth (and the organs where they manifest) relate to each other....

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Happier Hour: Philosophy To Make Your Life Suck Less

Caveat @ 21-A Clinton St, New York, NY

The Happier Hour is a monthly event series bringing philosophy out of the ivory tower of academia and into our modern day agora: the bar. It’s like the self-help section– only way funnier, smarter, and with booze. And now it’s a podcast too! 

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