Enjoy Philosophy: ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM or PACIFISM REVISITED

**ENJOY PHILOSOPHY MEETS WEEKLY EVERY SUNDAY BETWEEN 11.30 AND 14.30 AT EDUARDO VII PARK, HERE:** [https://goo.gl/maps/5e3jKFEweXkNvDdK6](https://goo.gl/maps/5e3jKFEweXkNvDdK6)

**ITS THE GARDEN BETWEEN THE “CARLOS LOPES PAVILLION” AND THE “PRAIA NO PARQUE” RESTAURANT AT EDUARDO VII PARK.**

THIS IS A GROUP FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN ENJOYING PHILOSOPHY.

NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED.

ONLY ETERNAL CURIOSITY AND THE PLEASURE OF KNOWLEDGE.

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We will learn, debate, enjoy and investigate philosophers and diverse themes from the philosophical perspective. Each reunion is structured as a conversation among all attendees about that day s philosopher softly moderated by the organizer. The conversation will kick-off from the very brief suggested reading providing easy access to all attendees both to the philosopher and the conversation.

**Let´s be greek and dive today on…**

**ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM (1466 - 1536), the widely known Dutch theologian, satirist and philosopher, who pioneered a worldview which later came to be known as pacifism. Erasmus unprecedented, relentless and unnegotiable criticism of any kind of war remains as a cry for reason in a period where war was considered the most honorable activity. 500 years later, as the realities of war haven\`t changed substantially except for the power of the weapons used, Erasmus gives us the opportunity to re-asses the validity of pacifism in a world that seems to have long forgotten it, under the so-called imperatives of Realpolitik.**

**Let’s think with Erasmus...**