A monthly discussion about things philosophic.
Join us for the next meeting on Monday evening, April 12th at 5:00. The topic is: Philosophy of art: Contemplating what is art, its role in our lives, good art and bad art, and why we make it?
Tom Potter chose this topic and Susanne van der Meer has done some research and provided these interesting links to help start the discussion:
An article summarizing John Dewey's philosophy as it pertains to art and artists: https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/02/11/art-as-experience-john-dewey/
Ursula K. Le Guin's thoughts on the writer as artist: https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/01/30/ursula-k-le-guin-walking-on-the-water/
More on the role of a literary artist from Iris Murdoch: https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/07/18/iris-murdoch-existentialists-mystics-philosophy-literature-art/
And here, a link to a short video that Tom found, J. Krishnamurti on what is the role of art?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l99DOMtu-kU
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John Anderson returns on Saturday morning, April 17th from 10 to 11:30 AM, to discuss Native American Prayer Trees of Colorado. A number of Native American tribes, including the Utes, practiced the creation of culturally modified trees. They used the trees in many ways, and they considered it a sacred art and duty to maintain these fascinating artifacts. John has written two books on the subject. His 2016 event at the library was a great success, and now, with the opening of Fisher's Peak State Park, John returns to shed more information on this subject.
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