Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Against Retrospective Reparations | **Saturday@Seven** | Mike | 17/10/2026 | 19:00 |
| Can we retrospectively create guilt? to Join Zoom Meeting (copy + paste) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 ..... Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 ..... Passcode: Pips2223! ALL WELCOME TO THIS ZOOM MEETING | ||||
| Pips A.G.M 2026 | The Vernon Arms | SEE DATE BELOW | 18/10/2026 | 00:00 |
| WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . The Annual General Meeting of Merseyside Philosophy in Pubs will take place on WEDNESDAY 18th of NOVEMBER at the Vernon Arms , 69 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2HJ at 6.30 p.m. All Pips members are welcome to attend. WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . | ||||
| What change will improve where you live? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Tony | 19/10/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, Dale Street, City centre, Liverpool | ||||
| Politics and Religion | Talking Allowed in Leeds | TAil | 19/10/2026 | 14:00 |
| The next meeting of Talking Allowed in Leeds is on Monday 19th of October, 2026 at 2pm. The venue is The Grove Inn, Holbeck Leeds. Today we are discussing to what extent, is Britain a Christian nation? What does it mean to say that? Does it involve other values and beliefs which are shared by those of different religions and of none? | ||||
| Chosen book (see below) | The Vernon (LIPs) | Jim | 19/10/2026 | 18:15 |
| Literature in Pubs meets in the back room of The Vernon Arms, Dale Street, every third Monday of the month. The next two books are Butcher's Crossing by John Williams and Who Will Run the Frog Hospital by Lorrie Moore. | ||||
| Emotions | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Peter | 20/10/2026 | 18:30 |
| Flanagans can be found in Church Road Waterloo L22 – First left if you are coming out of the train station. All welcome to come and take part in interesting dialogue with friendly people. No experience necessary , just a willingness to listen and share your ideas when ready. | ||||
| Comitology? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Rie | 20/10/2026 | 19:00 |
| Comitology relies heavily on closed-door meetings of national experts and bureaucrats rather than elected officials. Critics argue this creates a serious gap in public oversight and democratic legitimacy. Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park | ||||
| What is irrational behaviour? | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Jack | 21/10/2026 | 13:00 |
| What is irrational behaviour? What does it mean when someone's actions, beliefs or decisions appear to contradict reason or logic? The Rose & Crown, 57 The Village, Bebington, Wirral, ..... Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month ... All welcome! | ||||
| Dialectics | Marx Study Group (Online) | Study Group | 21/10/2026 | 18:00 |
| The Marx Theory Study Group will take place at 6pm to 8pm on Wed 21st Oct - on jitsi at: https://meet.guifi.net/NewJitsiLpoolSocialistStudyGroup - (paste + copy) .... At the meeting, we’ll continue our programme of study on Dialectics. Bertell Ollman’s Dance of the Dialectic (available online at https://archive.org/details/dance-of-the-dialectic-steps-i-bertell-ollman/mode/2up). | ||||
| Chosen on the evening | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 21/10/2026 | 18:00 |
| 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every WEDNESDAY. at The ONLINE Philo Cafe Event - https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris/ ... Zoom Link: (Copy and Paste) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6928143463?pwd=L2JsWlJnbmNEc2EraTdjQnJXVkx6Zz09 | ||||
| Does individualism undermine society? (Peter)? | The Park Hotel (Eccles) | Dave | 21/10/2026 | 19:30 |
| The Park Hotel: 142 Monton Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9QD | ||||
| What is Happiness? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | John Sell | 22/10/2026 | 13:30 |
| The Black Toad, a Micro-pub in Hoylake specialising in craft beer and cask ale: 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF. (1.30pm start! - All welcome!) | ||||
| Pips A.G.M 2026 | The Vernon Arms | SEE THE DATE BELOW | 25/10/2026 | 00:00 |
| WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . The Annual General Meeting of Merseyside Philosophy in Pubs will take place on WEDNESDAY 18th of NOVEMBER at the Vernon Arms , 69 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2HJ at 6.30 p.m. All Pips members are welcome to attend. WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . | ||||
| Can social sciences be believed? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Robert | 26/10/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, Dale Street, City centre, Liverpool | ||||
| Open Forum | Flanagan's Irish Pub | The Group | 27/10/2026 | 18:30 |
| Flanagans can be found in Church Road Waterloo L22 – First left if you are coming out of the train station. All welcome to come and take part in interesting dialogue with friendly people. No experience necessary , just a willingness to listen and share your ideas when ready. | ||||
| Power: Master and Slave | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Dom | 27/10/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park. | ||||
| Philosopher or Activist? | The Fat Pug (Leamington Spa) | Mike W | 27/10/2026 | 19:30 |
| Can You Be Both a Philosopher and an Activist? It's argued that philosophy and activism are mutually exclusive positions. The philosopher begins with a question, the activist begins with an answer. Too simplistic? Come and have your say. at The Fat Pug, 23-Guys-Cliffe-Road, Royal Leamington-Tuesday, October 27, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | ||||
| Chosen on the evening | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 28/10/2026 | 18:00 |
| 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every WEDNESDAY. at The ONLINE Philo Cafe Event - https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris/ ... Zoom Link: (Copy and Paste) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6928143463?pwd=L2JsWlJnbmNEc2EraTdjQnJXVkx6Zz09 | ||||
| Pips A.G.M 18. NOVEMBER 2026 | The Vernon Arms | SEE THE DATE BELOW | 01/11/2026 | 00:00 |
| WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . The Annual General Meeting of Merseyside Philosophy in Pubs will take place on WEDNESDAY 18th of NOVEMBER at the Vernon Arms , 69 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2HJ at 6.30 p.m. All Pips members are welcome to attend. WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . | ||||
| Is Nationality Important? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Paul | 02/11/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, Dale Street, City centre, Liverpool. | ||||
| Has IT shaped and enslaved society? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Geoff | 03/11/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park. | ||||
| Censorship | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Open Forum | 04/11/2026 | 01:00 |
| Who gets to decide what we are allowed to see, hear and say? Is censorship necessary to protect society, or does it simply protect people from ideas they find uncomfortable? 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! | ||||
| Do we have the correct balance between risk and reward? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Dave | 04/11/2026 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey Coffee shop. 205 Monton Road, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN | ||||
| If human beings lost the ability to laugh, what would we lose and what might that reveal about the true value of laughter in our lives? | **Saturday@Seven** | Dulcie | 07/11/2026 | 19:00 |
| Everybody is welcome to this Zoom meeting about laughter and consider if we truly understand what laughter is , do we take it for granted? Does it have a purpose ? Zoom Link Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| Pips A.G.M 18. NOVEMBER 2026 | The Vernon Arms | PIPS COMMITTEE | 08/11/2026 | 00:00 |
| WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . The Annual General Meeting of Merseyside Philosophy in Pubs will take place on WEDNESDAY 18th of NOVEMBER at the Vernon Arms , 69 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2HJ at 6.30 p.m. All Pips members are welcome to attend. WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2026 . | ||||
| A philosopher, a politic, and a soldier walk into a pub! | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Mary | 09/11/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, Dale Street, City centre, Liverpool. | ||||
| A human-free company and its implications | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Martin | 10/11/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park. | ||||
| Climate change & Moral Responsibility? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Whatsapp group | 12/11/2026 | 13:30 |
| What moral obligations do we have to future generations regarding environmental preservation? How should we balance economic development with environmental protection? The Black Toad, a Micro-pub and bottle-shop in Hoylake specialising in craft beer and cask ale: 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF. (2pm start! - All welcome!) | ||||
| Is it responsible to be apolitical? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Open forum | 16/11/2026 | 13:00 |
| Is it responsible to be apolitical? Is not saying anything, saying something? (Ed Sheeran) The Vernon Arms, Dale Street, City centre, Liverpool | ||||
| Chosen book (see below) | The Vernon (LIPs) | Jim | 16/11/2026 | 18:15 |
| Literature in Pubs meets in the back room of The Vernon Arms, Dale Street, every third Monday of the month. The next two books are Butcher's Crossing by John Williams and Who Will Run the Frog Hospital by Lorrie Moore. | ||||
| Globalism: good or bad? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Mike R | 17/11/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park. | ||||
| Love | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Open Forum | 18/11/2026 | 01:00 |
| What is love? Is it an emotion, a biological instinct, a social construct, or something we choose? Do we love people for who they are, or for how they make us feel? 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! | ||||
| PIP's AGM (2026) | The Vernon Arms | Merseyside Committee | 18/11/2026 | 18:30 |
| The Annual General Meeting of Merseyside Philosophy in Pubs will take place on WEDNESDAY 18th of NOVEMBER at the Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2HJ. at 6.30 p.m. All Pips members are welcome to attend - sandwiches available | ||||
| How do you judge the strength of a society? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Matin | 23/11/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, Dale Street, City centre, Liverpool | ||||
| Philosophy of Slime! | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Martin | 24/11/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park. | ||||
| Are hierarchies good? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Open forum | 30/11/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, Dale Street, City centre, Liverpool | ||||
| Do we have the right to live anywhere on Earth? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Joanne | 02/12/2026 | 19:30 |
| Should all humans have the right to live anywhere on Earth, without state, borders or boundaries? (Joanne)Oats & Honey Coffee shop. 205 Monton Road, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN | ||||
| Does language limit thinking? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Paul | 07/12/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, Dale Street, City centre, Liverpool | ||||
| Orientalism: Edward Said | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Tracey | 14/12/2026 | 13:00 |
| Orientalism: who gets to define whom? The Vernon Arms, Dale Street, City centre, Liverpool | ||||
| Theodor Adorno on Music | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Alan | 21/12/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, Dale Street, City centre, Liverpool | ||||
| Chosen book (see below) | The Vernon (LIPs) | Jim | 21/12/2026 | 18:15 |
| Literature in Pubs meets in the back room of The Vernon Arms, Dale Street, every third Monday of the month. The next two books are Butcher's Crossing by John Williams and Who Will Run the Frog Hospital by Lorrie Moore. | ||||
| Who else will tell us how to think? (Tom) | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Tom | 06/01/2027 | 19:30 |
| Should all humans have the right to live anywhere on Earth, without state, borders or boundaries? (Joanne) | ||||