PhiloQuest Discussions | Books & Movies 2025

PhiloQuest Discussions: Books & Movies

The aim of this discussion group is to get together once a month to discuss a movie or book together. So really it's just an excuse to get together once a month and chat over drinks.

These sessions not recorded.

When you sign up, you will be invited to join our Discord community where you will have access to upcoming events, discussions, and Google meet-ups.

We meet once a month to discuss a book and/or a movie (schedule and lineup below).

The virtual meetup is usually on the last Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm CET (Madrid time).

The fees are $120/person, and will be covering the basic costs of hosting the meetings.

About me:

Hi, my name is Mahmoud Rasmi. I am an independent writer, researcher, and marketer with over 10 years of experience. I am currently leading the marketing strategy at Xiva.

My latest book Philosophy for Business Leaders: Asking Questions, Navigating Uncertainty, and the Quest for Meaning explores the value of curiosity, questioning assumptions, and finding meaning in adversity.

I hold a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Salamanca, Spain. 2025

Lineup & schedule:

• January: Her (2013) – Directed by Spike Jonze
• February: Ibn Khaldun: An Intellectual Biography by Robert Irwin
• March: Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) – Directed by Werner Herzog
• April: The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band Who Burned a Million Pounds by John Higgs
• May: The Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa
• June: About Time (2013) – Directed by Richard Curtis
• July: Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick J. Deneen
• August: Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul (2005) – Directed by Nacer Khemir
• September: The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan
• October: The Poverty of Historicism by Karl Popper
• November: Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self by Andrea Wulf
• December: Sunset Boulevard (1950) – Directed by Billy Wilder

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