This Month's Topic: Euthanasia
Conversation Leaders: Brian & Ted
Host: Rebecca
In Person: Rebecca's Place (Inside). Located near Lake Merritt in Oakland. (There is street parking in surrounding blocks that aren’t labeled residential as well as Kaiser parking garage that’s $1/hr)
Online: Middle Circle via Zoom. A link will be sent to you before the event.
Schedule:
In Person: Folks are welcome to arrive after 6:30 pm. Our conversation will start at 7pm and will end at 9 pm.
Online: Bring your own food and drinks to our discussion that starts at 7 pm PT online. We'll end by 9 pm PT.
Introduction to Topic & Suggested Preparation for Discussion:(Folks are always welcome to join the conversation no matter how much prework has been completed):
Kahn Academy Video on "Euthanasia: Why do people disagree about the ethics of euthanasia?" (6 mins).
Guardian article about mental health and medically assisted death in The Netherlands.
Death with Dignity article on California’s euthanasia law.
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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.
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