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Schedule

Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.

Topic Venue Presenter Date Time
Is there such a thing as human nature? The Vernon Arms (City Group) Robert 29/06/2026 13:00
The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. Dale Street, Liverpool City centre
Trillionaires ... Talking Allowed in Leeds (Online) Derrick 29/06/2026 14:00
Introduced by Derrick. Join Zoom Meeting (Copy + Paste) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88426771632?pwd=YL9rhHWHEBwYuczUE5fkAnaM8cBoPp.1 ... Meeting chat link https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/88426771632 ... Meeting ID: 884 2677 1632 ... Passcode: 367826
Fear ? Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) Martin 29/06/2026 19:00
Keith's Wine Bar, 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR
OPEN FORUM Flanagan's Irish Pub The group 30/06/2026 18:30
Flanagan's Irish Pub, Church Road, off South Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river, Church Road is on your left. All welcome!
What do we mean by 'Behave Yourself'? The Rose & Crown (Bebington) Jack 01/07/2026 13:00
The Rose & Crown, a popular community pub: 57 The Village, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7PL ..... Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month ... All welcome!
Chosen on the evening! Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) Michael M 01/07/2026 18:00
What happens at a Café Philo? We choose a topic from among those that the participants propose and we discuss it in an orderly fashion: Reserve and go to the Online Zoom address just before 6pm. Link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6928143463?pwd=L2JsWlJnbmNEc2EraTdjQnJXVkx6... All welcome, Michael.
PIP's Summer Festival Brain Charity (Liverpool) Merseyside committee 04/07/2026 09:30
PIP's Summer Festival will take place at The Brain Charity on Norton Street, Liverpool City centre. Members attending the festival, after hearing short talks, will take part in table discussions. It is a day long event starting at 9.30 ending around 4.30/5pm. There will be a buffet lunch of sandwiches various. Morning tea and coffee, and through the day.
What is the good life? The Vernon Arms (City Group) Sean 06/07/2026 13:00
The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. Dale Street, Liverpool City centre
Choosing future topics! Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) Open forum 06/07/2026 19:00
Keith's Wine Bar, 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR
Post-Humanism The Dee View Inn (Heswall) Open forum 07/07/2026 19:00
(7pm) At The Dee View Inn, 2 Dee View Road, Heswall, Wirral. CH60 0DH ... All Welcome!
Dangerous Pursuits Hightown Hotel Jan 07/07/2026 19:00
Can JS Mill’s ‘On Liberty’ help us determine the ethical balance between liberty and recklessness? Stimulus: https://trillian.tv/pips/dangerous.pdf .... The Hightown Hotel (L38 0BA) is right next to Hightown station. For any enquiries please join the WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Il203LsqbTm9zy5qcFE8Wr?mode=gi_t
Foucault's Panopticon Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) Szepan 07/07/2026 19:00
Michel Foucault used the 18th century Panopticon style prison as a metaphor for modern social control. Keith's Wine Bar, 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR
What is Justice? The Cock Hotel (Wellington) The group 08/07/2026 19:00
The Cock Hotel PIP group will now be meeting on the second Wednesday of the month, with just the odd change of date when we can't book the room
Othering? The Vernon Arms (City Group) Dom 13/07/2026 13:00
The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. Dale Street, Liverpool City centre
Is Love, of all Types, the Meaning of Life?’ The Sportsman (Huddersfield) THINK Huddersfield 13/07/2026 19:00
Is Love, of all Types, the Meaning of Life? To help us think about this topic in advance the videos on YouTube about C. S. Lewis’s The Four Loves radio broadcasts and book would be a good starter. Some YouTube videos are recordings of Lewis’s radio broadcasts; some are in other people’s voices, and some have live cartoon doodles! There is also a free audiobook of The Four Loves. Enjoy! THINK Huddersfield at The Sportsman pub, Monday 13th July (7pm)
Why vote in a post-truth society? The Rose & Crown (Bebington) Open forum 15/07/2026 13:00
The Rose & Crown, a popular community pub: 57 The Village, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7PL ..... Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month ... All welcome!
How far is behaviour over pathologised? The Park Hotel (Eccles) Tom 15/07/2026 19:30
The Park Hotel, 142 Monton Rd, Eccles, Manchester M30 9QD – All welcome!
Moral Outrage: Justice or Aggression? **Saturday@Seven** Dulcie 18/07/2026 19:00
EVERYONE WELCOME TO SATURDAY AT SEVEN. BRING A FRIEND. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223!
Can broadmindedness be a problem? Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) Vince 19/07/2026 19:30
A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel (Robert Frost) - Oats & Honey Coffee Shop, 205 Monton Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 9PN
Do utopias lead to dystopias? The Vernon Arms (City Group) Martin 20/07/2026 13:00
The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. Dale Street, Liverpool City centre
Society of the Spectacle ... The Vernon Arms (City Group) Alan H 27/07/2026 13:00
Society of the Spectacle: is what you see what you get? The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. Dale Street, Liverpool City centre
Is limiting knowledge to merely language based propositions or arguments a profound mistake ? **Saturday@Seven** Gordon 01/08/2026 19:00
'Some people think that language goes all the way down, but I think that language barely scratches the surface, and furthermore those scratches distort the reality of what we experience'. EVERYONE WELCOME TO SATURDAY AT SEVEN. BRING A FRIEND. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223!
The Anxious Generation ... The Vernon Arms (City Group) Bob 03/08/2026 13:00
The Anxious Generation (by Jonathan Haight) The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. Dale Street, Liverpool City centre
What parts of humanity are still natural? The Rose & Crown (Bebington) Open forum 05/08/2026 13:00
The Rose & Crown, a popular community pub: 57 The Village, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 7PL ..... Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month ... All welcome!
Is revolution acceptable in modern society? Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) Trish 05/08/2026 19:30
Oats & Honey Coffee Shop, 205 Monton Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 9PN
Why do we punish people? The Cock Hotel (Wellington) Open forum 12/08/2026 19:00
The Cock Hotel PIP group will now be meeting on the second Wednesday of the month, with just the odd change of date when we can't book the room
Is Belief or Judgement a better guide to life? The Vernon Arms (City Group) Sean 17/08/2026 13:00
The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. Dale Street, Liverpool City centre
Is it healthy how we engage with celebrity? The Park Hotel (Eccles) James 19/08/2026 19:30
The Park Hotel, 142 Monton Rd, Eccles, Manchester M30 9QD – All welcome!
Universal Basic Income? The Vernon Arms (City Group) Open forum 24/08/2026 13:00
Can we survive on universal basic income? The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. Dale Street, Liverpool City centre
How do we spend our 4000 weeks? The Vernon Arms (City Group) Open forum 31/08/2026 13:00
The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. Dale Street, Liverpool City centre
Has progress on AI stalled? The Vernon Arms (City Group) Sean 07/09/2026 13:00
The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. Dale Street, Liverpool City centre
You only live once! The Vernon Arms (City Group) Open forum 14/09/2026 13:00
The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. Dale Street, Liverpool City centre