Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Basic Income? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Open forum | 17/08/2026 | 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 | ||||
| Hunter / Gatherers | The Cross Keys (Leeds) | TAil | 17/08/2026 | 14:00 |
| The next meeting of Talking Allowed in Leeds is on Monday the 17th of August at 2pm. The venue is The Cross Keys, Water Lane, Holbeck, Leeds. LS11 5WD. https://thecrosskeysleeds.co.uk/ | ||||
| Not by Bread Alone | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Tom | 18/08/2026 | 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 Rd on left. | ||||
| How much change is too much change? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Aurora | 18/08/2026 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Is it rational to fear death? | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Paul | 19/08/2026 | 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 | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 19/08/2026 | 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 | ||||
| What are necessary Traits of 21st Century leader? | The Park Hotel (Eccles) | Dave | 19/08/2026 | 19:30 |
| The Park Hotel: 142 Monton Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9QD | ||||
| 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! | ||||
| (summer break) | The Greyhound (Ormskirk) | 20/08/2026 | 00:00 | |
| back on September 17th | ||||
| What is the good life? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Sean | 24/08/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. Dale Street, Liverpool City centre | ||||
| Topic to be Shared on the Evening | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | The Group | 24/08/2026 | 19:00 |
| Everybody welcome to the twice monthly meetings at the Lock and Quay Bootle. Meetings take place every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month. Come along, bring a friend; listen and share your philosophical thoughts. | ||||
| Open Forum | Flanagan's Irish Pub | The Group | 25/08/2026 | 18:30 |
| This week is an Open Forum so bring a question to set everyone thinking and sharing their thoughts. Flanagan's Irish Pub, Church Road, off South Road, Waterloo. Everyone Welcome. | ||||
| Machine-based intellectual superiority: good or bad? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Martin | 25/08/2026 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Why Philosophy — and Why You? | The Fat Pug (Leamington Spa) | Mike | 25/08/2026 | 19:30 |
| What makes you different from almost everyone else? But is being a unique, self-aware individual a privilege to be celebrated, or a life sentence from which there is no escape? And what does the way you think say about who you are? Join us for an evening of philosophy..... The Fat Pug: 23 Guy's Cliffe Rd, Leamington Spa CV32 5BZ | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 26/08/2026 | 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 | ||||
| To be arranged | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | 27/08/2026 | 13:30 | |
| The Black Toad, Micro-pub and bottle-shop in Hoylake specialising in craft beer and cask ale: 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF. (1.30pm start) - All welcome! | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| What's truth got to do with it? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open forum | 01/09/2026 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 02/09/2026 | 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 | ||||
| Affective altruism? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Chris | 02/09/2026 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey Coffee shop. 205 Monton Road, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN | ||||
| Psycho-politics | Talking Allowed in Leeds | Derrick | 03/09/2026 | 13:50 |
| Derrick asks if we agree with the ideas of Byung-Chul Han regarding contemporary politics and present day capitalism as expressed in his book "Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power" ........ Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81850580566?pwd=c3kFHt9Pz29oMjoJslDvmIrbPMkH30.1 ..... Meeting ID: 818 5058 0566 Passcode: 071788 .... Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/81850580566/invitations?signature=zaTJK-iPAb6ldMM_kyuljhUJrbMVwd2F9e6BU8PQtg8 | ||||
| To Be Confirmed | **Saturday@Seven** | Dulcie | 05/09/2026 | 19:00 |
| Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! EVERYBODY WELCOME | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| FROM SCHOPENHAUER TO NIETZSCHE | 68–74 KEMPSTON STREET | Sean T | 07/09/2026 | 18:00 |
| THE WORLD AS WILL AND REPRESENTATION ... Can we really trust our senses? ... Why do we suffer? ... What drives human behaviour? ... Can art, compassion and philosophy help us overcome suffering? ..... Join us for an accessible and thought-provoking exploration of Arthur Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation — one of the most influential and provocative works in modern philosophy. ..... The course will lead into an in-depth study of Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring how he was initially profoundly influenced by Schopenhauer, before challenging and rejecting many of his central ideas. Together, we will explore philosophy as an ongoing conversation and argument between thinkers. | ||||
| To be arranged | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | 10/09/2026 | 13:30 | |
| The Black Toad, Micro-pub and bottle-shop in Hoylake specialising in craft beer and cask ale: 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF. (1.30pm start) - All welcome! | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| FROM SCHOPENHAUER TO NIETZSCHE | 68–74 KEMPSTON STREET | Sean T | 14/09/2026 | 18:00 |
| THE WORLD AS WILL AND REPRESENTATION ... Can we really trust our senses? ... Why do we suffer? ... What drives human behaviour? ... Can art, compassion and philosophy help us overcome suffering? ..... Join us for an accessible and thought-provoking exploration of Arthur Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation — one of the most influential and provocative works in modern philosophy. ..... The course will lead into an in-depth study of Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring how he was initially profoundly influenced by Schopenhauer, before challenging and rejecting many of his central ideas. | ||||
| Universal Basic Income? | The Park Hotel (Eccles) | Maggie | 16/09/2026 | 19:30 |
| The Park Hotel. 142 Monton Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9QD | ||||
| Socratic Enquiry | **Saturday@Seven** | Tracey | 19/09/2026 | 19:00 |
| Tonight's Topic has been kindly suggested by Tracey. 'Socratic Enquiry - Are we really listening or just waiting to speak?' EVERYBODY AND THEIR FREINDS WELCOME Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| FROM SCHOPENHAUER TO NIETZSCHE | 68–74 KEMPSTON STREET | Sean T | 21/09/2026 | 18:00 |
| THE WORLD AS WILL AND REPRESENTATION ... Can we really trust our senses? ... Why do we suffer? ... What drives human behaviour? ... Can art, compassion and philosophy help us overcome suffering? ..... Join us for an accessible and thought-provoking exploration of Arthur Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation — one of the most influential and provocative works in modern philosophy. ..... The course will lead into an in-depth study of Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring how he was initially profoundly influenced by Schopenhauer, before challenging and rejecting many of his central ideas. | ||||
| To be arranged | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | 24/09/2026 | 13:30 | |
| The Black Toad, Micro-pub and bottle-shop in Hoylake specialising in craft beer and cask ale: 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF. (1.30pm start) - All welcome! | ||||
| FROM SCHOPENHAUER TO NIETZSCHE | 68–74 KEMPSTON STREET | Sean T | 28/09/2026 | 18:00 |
| THE WORLD AS WILL AND REPRESENTATION ... Can we really trust our senses? ... Why do we suffer? ... What drives human behaviour? ... Can art, compassion and philosophy help us overcome suffering? ..... Join us for an accessible and thought-provoking exploration of Arthur Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation — one of the most influential and provocative works in modern philosophy. ..... The course will lead into an in-depth study of Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring how he was initially profoundly influenced by Schopenhauer, before challenging and rejecting many of his central ideas. | ||||
| What is the role of Art? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Maggie | 07/10/2026 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey Coffee shop. 205 Monton Road, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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) | ||||