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Reading Groups & Seminars

  • 2023–4 Undergraduate Fellowship: Value in a Human Life
    2023–4 Undergraduate Fellowship: Value in a Human Life
    October 4 & 18; November 1, 15, & 29
    October 4 & 18; November 1, 15, & 29
    Palo Alto, 560 College Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    This fellowship is open to undergraduate students at Stanford University. The deadline for applications is Saturday, September 30th.

Past Reading Groups

  • Zephyr Philosophy Club 2024-2025
    Zephyr Philosophy Club 2024-2025
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Jan 14
    Jan 14, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PST
    Atherton, Atherton, CA, USA
    A monthly philosophy gathering for high school students, led by Dr. Molly Oshatz (Zephyr Institute)
  • Zephyr 10-Year Anniversary
    Zephyr 10-Year Anniversary
    Thu, Mar 06
    Mar 06, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM PST
    Stanford Faculty Club, 439 Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    We’re thrilled to invite you to our 10th Anniversary Dinner!
  • Zephyr Philosophy Camp 2025
    Zephyr Philosophy Camp 2025
    Mon, Jun 23
    Jun 23, 2025, 10:00 AM PDT – Jun 27, 2025, 2:00 PM PDT
    Stanford University
    A week-long philosophy summer day camp on "Mind and Machine" for rising junior and senior high school students and incoming college freshmen with Dr. Molly Oshatz.
  • 2023–4 Undergraduate Fellowship: Value in a Human Life
    2023–4 Undergraduate Fellowship: Value in a Human Life
    October 4 & 18; November 1, 15, & 29
    October 4 & 18; November 1, 15, & 29
    Palo Alto, 560 College Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    This fellowship is open to undergraduate students at Stanford University. The deadline for applications is Saturday, September 30th.
  • Zephyr Internship AY 2022-2023
    Zephyr Internship AY 2022-2023
    Academic Year 2022-2023
    Academic Year 2022-2023
    Zephyr Institute, 560 College Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    Stanford undergraduates are invited to apply for an internship at the Zephyr Institute
  • Zephyr Mentorship Program
    Zephyr Mentorship Program
    Open to students and young professionals
    Open to students and young professionals
    Zephyr Institute, 560 College Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    Work better, live better
  • Aquinas on Happiness, Human Action, and Morality
    Aquinas on Happiness, Human Action, and Morality
    Fri, Dec 06
    Dec 06, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
    Palo Alto, 2345 Dartmouth St, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    Join Zephyr Friday afternoons as we read through Aquinas's Summa I-IIae Q. 1–21.
  • Aquinas on Happiness, Human Action, and Morality
    Aquinas on Happiness, Human Action, and Morality
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Nov 22
    Nov 22, 2024, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
    Palo Alto, 2345 Dartmouth St, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    Join Zephyr Friday afternoons as we read through Aquinas's Summa I-IIae Q. 1–21.
  • The Right to Oblivion
    The Right to Oblivion
    Thu, Oct 17
    Oct 17, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Palo Alto, 560 College Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    A Zephyr Salon with Lowry Pressly (Stanford) on the right to privacy as a tool for making life meaningful.
  • The Prison Before the Panopticon
    The Prison Before the Panopticon
    Wed, Oct 09
    Oct 09, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Palo Alto, 560 College Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    A Zephyr Salon with Jacob Abolafia (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) about the history of philosophical debates surrounding incarceration.
  • Politics and Transcendence
    Politics and Transcendence
    Tue, Oct 08
    Oct 08, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Palo Alto, 2345 Dartmouth St, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    A Zephyr seminar with Juan Miguel Matheus (Stanford Constitutional Law Center and National Assembly of Venezuela)
  • Can AI Ever Be Sentient?
    Can AI Ever Be Sentient?
    Wed, Sep 25
    Sep 25, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Zephyr Backyard, 560 College Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    Dive into the arguments for and against the possibility of artificial intelligence ever developing subjective experiences with Stanford's John Etchemendy and Luke Pistol.
  • Zephyr Philosophy Camp 2024: Political Philosophy
    Zephyr Philosophy Camp 2024: Political Philosophy
    Mon, Jul 15
    Jul 15, 2024, 10:00 AM PDT – Jul 19, 2024, 2:00 PM PDT
    Stanford University
    A week-long philosophy summer day camp for rising junior and senior high school students and incoming college freshmen with Dr. Molly Oshatz.
  • Zephyr Study Hall
    Zephyr Study Hall
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jun 08
    Jun 08, 2024, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Zephyr House, 2345 Dartmouth St, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    All Stanford students are invited to come study in community with Zephyr!
  • Shakespeare's "Coriolanus": An Evening Seminar
    Shakespeare's "Coriolanus": An Evening Seminar
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, May 30
    May 30, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Palo Alto, 2345 Dartmouth St, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    Join Zephyr for a five-part reading and discussion of Shakespeare's "Coriolanus", led by Ben Gee (PhD Candidate, Department of English).
  • What is Art?
    What is Art?
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, May 22
    May 22, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Zephyr House, 2345 Dartmouth St, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    Join Zephyr for this exploration of philosophical questions about the nature, purpose, and value of art. We will be reading R. G. Collingwood's "Principles of Art" (1938).
  • Afternoon Tea with Plato's "Euthyphro"
    Afternoon Tea with Plato's "Euthyphro"
    Fri, May 17
    May 17, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Zephyr House, 2345 Dartmouth St, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
    All Stanford students are invited to join Zephyr for this afternoon tea and discussion of Plato's dialogue about piety with Rupert Sparling (PhD Candidate, Philosophy).
  • Zephyr Philosophy Club 2023-2024
    Zephyr Philosophy Club 2023-2024
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, May 14
    May 14, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
    Atherton, Atherton, CA, USA
    A monthly philosophy gathering for high school students, led by Dr. Molly Oshatz (Zephyr Institute)
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