Philosophy Club | Photo by Jessica Fugett | The Wright State Guardian
In college, it’s normal for worldviews and personal beliefs to change; Philosophy Club is the new go-to spot for students to talk about all things philosophical, which includes pretty much everything.
Established about two months ago, Philosophy Club gives students a place to talk about their philosophical thoughts and discuss them in-depth with others. The club isn’t only for philosophy majors.
Student Government Association Treasurer Joseph York encourages anyone who wants to talk about their beliefs to join the club.
“A lot of people will have a lot of philosophical things that they love to rant on and on about, but they don't have a place where [they] find people who want to hear and are accepting and are willing to talk and debate with [them],” said York.
Even if students don’t think that they are interested in philosophy, chances are that they might be, without even knowing. Philosophy can tie in to almost anything in the world, and in philosophy club, nothing is off-limits.
“It’s not hard to be interested in philosophy because whoever you are, you already are interested in philosophy you just [may not] realize it. Because everything is philosophy in some way,” said Tyler Bowshier, member of Philosophy Club.
At meetings, a topic will be decided for the next meeting and one person leads discussion on that topic either by preparing a short introduction or a few questions to get the conversation started.
According to Bowshier, there is never a dull moment during meetings. Even if the group goes off topic, they are still engaged in philosophical thought.
“There’s a good variety of perspectives. We talk about all kinds of things based in philosophy,” said Bowshier.
York and Club President Benjamin Asebrook decided to start Philosophy Club because they wanted to give philosophy majors a place to talk about their ideas outside of class and wanted to give those who aren’t philosophy majors the chance to share their ideas as well.
“There’s not a lot of places for philosophy students outside of our standard curriculum to have discussions about topics” said York.
Philosophy Club meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. in Allyn Hall 126. All students are encouraged to come and take part in deep philosophical discussions and share their own opinions.
