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PhiloQuest 2023: Books & Movies

Painting of the death of Socrates, representing PhiloQuest’s monthly book and film discussions

PhiloQuest 2023 explored existentialism, dystopia, solitude, and classic cinema through monthly online discussions.

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2023 Lineup & Schedule

Citizen Kane (1941) cover
January

Citizen Kane (1941)

Directed by Orson Welles (Film)
God's Debris: A Thought Experiment cover
February

God's Debris: A Thought Experiment

Scott Adams
Triangle of Sadness (2022) cover
March

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

Directed by Ruben Östlund (Film)
Steppenwolf cover
April

Steppenwolf

Hermann Hesse
Cloud Atlas cover
May

Cloud Atlas

David Mitchell
South of the Border, West of the Sun cover
June

South of the Border, West of the Sun

Haruki Murakami
Lord of the Flies cover
July

Lord of the Flies

William Golding
Brave New World cover
August

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley
Whatever Works (2009) cover
September

Whatever Works (2009)

Directed by Woody Allen (Film)
Micromégas cover
October

Micromégas

Voltaire
Existentialism Is a Humanism cover
November

Existentialism Is a Humanism

Jean-Paul Sartre
Frozen (2013) cover
December

Frozen (2013)

Directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee (Film)
Mahmoud Rasmi

Mahmoud Rasmi

I hold a PhD in philosophy with over a decade of experience across academia and industry. I currently run an independent practice helping leaders develop strategies through ambiguity, and clarifying decisions involving competing values.

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