Amoral Sciences Club
The Amoral Sciences Club (ASC) is a philosophical society for undergraduates. It was resurrected after having been neglected for a few years, as can be seen from the multiplicity of Facebook pages in its name, so beware. Here's the link to the one that's maintained by the committee: https://m.facebook.com/amoralsciencesclub/. We also have a mailing list we recommend that you sign up for, by going on the university website (https://lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa) and searching for us. Alternatively, you can drop us a mail and we’ll add you to the list.
Nowadays, our events usually fall into one of three categories:
- Discussion groups
- Undergraduate talks (no presentations of coursework)
- Social events
Our discussion groups are centred around readings, in structure similar to other discussion or reading groups offered by the philosophy faculty and HPS. We choose exclusively readings and often, though not necessarily, topics which fall outside of Tripos syllabus. In the past, we have read works by Simone Weil, Paulo Freire, Nietzsche, Henri Bergson, Jorge Borges, Adorno, Laing, and others; we’ve also done a reading series on The Book of Chuang Tzu, a centre piece of Daoism. We ask participators to come with their own suggestions for readings, preferably by an author they are enthusiastic about, or in an area they have or do actively pursue and want to still learn about.
The undergraduate talks are conducted by students who would like their original but considered ideas subjected to the scrutiny of philosophical peers in an informal setting. We also welcome talks on specialised areas of interest to the community. It’s a great opportunity to sharpen your thoughts and train your argumentative skills. Get in touch if you want to do a talk.
We arrange pub nights or other socials every term. They typically involve interesting and rapidly spiralling conversations.
Our events are not crowded but always attended, and we love to see new people. Most of our attendees are undergraduate philosophers, but, especially for our discussion groups, we have people from all areas of study visiting.
If you want to do a talk, have suggestions for readings, or questions about the ASC, you can contact Nina Fuglsang (nf379) or Ben Blunt (bb633).
