Philo Agora's talk Next Tuesday, March 16th, Derek
Maitland: Reinvention: A Philosophy for a Second Life
For more than a century, it's been the tradition for us to work
largely in one job until retirement, then be politely shoved on to
the scrapheap with a gold watch and the prospect of a fast death
through boredom. But life is different now -- improved health means
we're living much longer; "retirement" can potentially last two,
three, or even four decades. Old or young, we need
a philosophy which will help us transform our "senior" years into a
challenge worth looking forward to -- a new life, a second time
round. And thus make our lives
far more interesting.
Derek, journalist and author, is one of the founding members of Philo Agora
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Tuesday March 16 at the Fair Trade Coffee House, 33 Glebe Point
Road, Glebe, $6.00 includes a free cup of coffee or tea. Start at
7.30. Finish at 9.00pm. If you want to eat, come early. No
meals ordered after 6.45 pm. All profits from the Fair Trade Cafe
go to support Third World development.
Philo Agora has a talk on a philosophy theme every two
weeks. Philo Agora's website is
<http://www.philoagora.com>www.philoagora.com .
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THE PHILOAGORA ANNUAL AWARD
PhiloAgora has instituted an annual prize of $100 (with apologies
for the size of the award ) . It will be awarded for the essay and
talk that best meets our objectives of relating philosophical thought
to how we act out our lives, individually or collectively .
Papers of 2500 words or so will be placed on the website and judged
at the end of the year. Details on are on our website. Open
to undergrads, postgrads, everybody, except full time academics..
Philo Agora
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