Monthly Meeting of Philosophy Group at Brecksville Library.  Discussion will be: The Meaning of Life: What Gives Human Life Value?

John Fazio "The Elephant Is Still In The Living Room"

This presentation reflects one man's conclusions from his extensive readings on religion, atheism and evolution, with references to recent atheistic books from such authors as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. Humanists will likely find that they will agree on many points John raises, but disagree with some of his thoughts as well. This program promises to be intellectually stimulating and should provoke lively discussion.

John, a CFINO member, lives in Akron and is retired from his career in Public Relations. He has simultaneously practiced law for 42 years, and he is still active in his work as a lawyer. History is John's avocation and he is a member of the Cleveland Civil War Roundtable. He has written extensively about the Civil War and has had articles published in the Civil War Times Illustrated. He also is a thespian and has appeared in numerous plays around Cleveland and Akron.

The meeting will be held at the Independence Library, 6361 Selig Drive, Independence.

Got something on your mind that you want to unleash on the world?  Or at least on a group of your fellow freethinkers?  Then come to the Akron chapter informal socials on the third Monday of every month.  We gather around 6:30 p.m. at On Tap restaurant, 3263 State Road, Cuyahoga Falls.

Got something on your mind that you want to unleash on the world?  Or at least on a group of your fellow freethinkers?  Then come to the Akron chapter informal socials on the third Monday of every month.  We gather around 6:30 p.m. at Panera bread restaurant on Howe Road in Cuyahoga Falls.

Got something on your mind that you want to unleash on the world?  Or at least on a group of your fellow freethinkers?  Then come to the Cleveland chapter informal socials on the fourth Wednesday of every month.  We gather around 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn-Independence restaurant (Rockside Road & I-77).

Farhad Sethna - "Prospects for Immigration Reform in a New Administration."

The meeting will be held at the Stow-Munroe Public Library, 3512 Darrow Road, Stow.

Monthly Meeting of Philosophy Group at Brecksville Library.

Jeremy Genovese, Cleveland State University "Utopia and Human Nature"

From Plato's "Republic" to B. F. Skinner's "Walden Two," humans have speculated about the perfect social order. Some have tried to put these speculations into practice, creating communities that have aspired to utopia. What can we learn from these social experiments? How does the notion of utopia square with emerging scientific views of human nature? These are some of the questions that will be explored in this discussion of utopia and human nature.

Jeremy Genovese earned a BA at Cleveland State in 1991, a master’s degree at Kent State University in 1994, and a doctorate in urban education in 2000 from Cleveland State. His academic career began at Cleveland State as an assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Services in 2001. He was promoted to Associate Professor of Human Development and Educational Psychology in 2006. Dr. Genovese's scholarship spans the physiology and psychology of learning and learning styles, assessment techniques, and implications for policies and procedures in education of children.

Got something on your mind that you want to unleash on the world?  Or at least on a group of your fellow freethinkers?  Then come to the Akron chapter informal socials on the third Monday of every month.  We gather around 6:30 p.m. at Panera bread restaurant on Howe Road in Cuyahoga Falls.

Got something on your mind that you want to unleash on the world?  Or at least on a group of your fellow freethinkers?  Then come to the Akron chapter informal socials on the third Monday of every month.  We gather around 6:30 p.m. at On Tap restaurant, 3263 State Road, Cuyahoga Falls.