Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is Marriage Moral? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Charlie | 16/07/2019 | 19:15 |
| Bureaucracy ? | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Matt | 17/07/2019 | 13:00 |
| The Myth of Self-Control | The Royal Clifton Hotel (Southport) | Steve | 17/07/2019 | 19:00 |
| https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/11/3/13486940/self-control-psychology-myth | ||||
| TBA | The Greyhound (Newcastle-under-Lyme) | Linda L | 17/07/2019 | 19:30 |
| Why do we have huge inequalities? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Peter | 17/07/2019 | 19:30 |
| Marx Study Group | Jack Jones House | Paul B Smith/John Holliday | 18/07/2019 | 18:00 |
| If you are interested in understanding the inner (largely unseen) mechanisms regulating society why not join our study group. We have just started a new program, where we alternate study sessions on Marx's 'Capital' using David Harvey's accessible and free online lectures, along with topics proposed and voted for by group members. | ||||
| Open Forum | The Crown (Liverpool) | The group | 22/07/2019 | 14:15 |
| Moral + Social Philosophy (Mary Warnock) | Frodsham Community Centre | Derek Meakin | 23/07/2019 | 10:30 |
| Mary Warnock (1924-2019) was a remarkable person - not only a successful academic and author of more than twenty texts, but also a gifted chairwoman of important public inquiries. Specialising in moral and social philosophy, she continually strove to apply philosophical thought to complex ethical problems and became a leading public intellectual. In her more academic role, she has written lucidly on human rights and the question of whether morality needs to be underpinned by religious belief. In our meeting we shall touch on and discuss all the above mentioned features. All welcome, no previous knowledge of philosophy is necessary (contributions towards costs: suggest £5. refreshments provided) Enquiries: johnsonvlntn@aol.com | ||||
| Mind, Time, Creativity. | Bluecoat Art Centre (Liverpool) | Eddie | 23/07/2019 | 13:00 |
| Open Forum | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | The group | 23/07/2019 | 19:15 |
| A Thought Experiment! | Halfway House (Childwall) | Edna | 25/07/2019 | 19:15 |
| Can morality be objective? | The Crown (Liverpool) | Paul D | 29/07/2019 | 14:15 |
| PIP's AGM | The Ship & Mitre | Merseyside PIPs | 29/07/2019 | 18:30 |
| Open Forum | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | The group | 30/07/2019 | 19:15 |
| Is crime fiction worth reading? | The Crown (Liverpool) | Patty | 05/08/2019 | 14:15 |
| Nietzsche's philosophy | Ramsbottom (Rose & Crown) | Chris | 05/08/2019 | 19:30 |
| Open forum | The Dog & Partridge (Sheffield) | Rosie | 05/08/2019 | 19:45 |
| Come ready to think, share your thoughts, listen to others' ideas and enjoy. | ||||
| What is Truth? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Paul D | 06/08/2019 | 19:15 |
| RISK | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Martin | 07/08/2019 | 13:00 |
| The Sin Tax | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | Jamie | 07/08/2019 | 19:00 |
| How can we formulate philosophical questions? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Maggie | 07/08/2019 | 19:30 |
| Open Forum | The Plough Inn (Herefordshire) | The group | 07/08/2019 | 20:00 |
| Who can say what a human is? | Halfway House (Childwall) | Edna | 08/08/2019 | 19:15 |
| Money? | The Casa Bar (Liverpool) | Ollie | 10/08/2019 | 11:00 |
| Money isn't a material reality – it is a psychological construct... (Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari) | ||||
| TBA | Veritas (Leeds) | Talking Allowed in Leeds | 12/08/2019 | 13:45 |
| Should we question everything? | The Crown (Liverpool) | Alan S | 12/08/2019 | 14:15 |
| RELATIVISM ? | The Woodthorpe (Prestwich) | Russell | 12/08/2019 | 20:00 |
| The Unconsoled | The Vernon | Keith | 19/08/2019 | 18:15 |
| On your Marx... | The Perch Rock (New Brighton) | The group | 19/08/2019 | 19:00 |
| On your Marx, get set, revolt! Revolutions are as old as human society, but re-engineering and economics to map out an alternative classless world. The term communism goes back as far as, yes, you’ve guessed it, Aristotle’s The Politics and most probably earlier. However, Marx’s critique of Capitalism was a catalyst to a succession of great literature on the evil’s this economic system that continues to this day, for example Piketty’s Capital of 2013. A discussion on the continued relevance of Marx and his peers is unavoidable in any review of modern political theory. | ||||
| Why do we expect the Univers of Randomness to be fair? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Jane | 21/08/2019 | 19:30 |
| Aubade (Larkin) | Halfway House (Childwall) | Open forum | 22/08/2019 | 19:15 |
| How can we achieve Happiness? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The group | 02/09/2019 | 19:00 |
| Open Forum | Ramsbottom (Rose & Crown) | The group | 02/09/2019 | 19:30 |
| The Philosophy of Leadership | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | Tim | 04/09/2019 | 19:00 |
| Open Forum | The Plough Inn (Herefordshire) | The group | 04/09/2019 | 20:00 |
| Is Life about Suffering? | The Woodthorpe (Prestwich) | Len | 09/09/2019 | 20:00 |
| Should we teach doubt or certainty? | Halfway House (Childwall) | Edna | 12/09/2019 | 19:15 |
| The Frolic of the Beasts | The Vernon | Mary | 16/09/2019 | 18:15 |
| Mishima. | ||||
| Is war functional for society? | The Perch Rock (New Brighton) | Open forum | 16/09/2019 | 19:00 |
| Is war functional for society? Some of you may recall that last year Mike encouraged us to look at Emile Durkheim’s theory that crime is functional for society. This approach moves beyond that idea and, perhaps, gives a different slant on Just War theory. Are there any positive consequences to large scale violence? | ||||
| Conscious AI | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | Brian | 02/10/2019 | 19:00 |
| Surveillance/punishment on Social Media? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | Open forum | 07/10/2019 | 19:00 |
| What is good/bad about the surveillance and punishment of what some people say on social media and elsewhere? | ||||
| What is Sanity? | The Woodthorpe (Prestwich) | Estelle | 14/10/2019 | 20:00 |
| Pereira Maintains | The Vernon | Jim | 21/10/2019 | 18:15 |
| Tabucchi. | ||||
| Have our politicians let us down? | The Perch Rock (New Brighton) | Open forum | 21/10/2019 | 19:00 |
| Have our politicians let us down? We have seen recent referendums capture the attention of the public and lead to large voting turnouts. However, have the resultant divisions and political turmoil been worth it. This is a non-partisan look at the machinery of today's politics and those that manage and/or exploit them. Are there better alternatives? What do contemporary philosophers say on these matters? What you say on these matters, matters much more! This is the last, at least for this year, in our series on political philosophy. | ||||
| What are most entertaining Fictions and Fallacies today? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | Open forum | 04/11/2019 | 19:00 |
| Jeremy Bentham (1824) wrote wittily about fictions and fallacies based on what he learned when studying the House of Commons. What are the most entertaining Fictions and Fallacies today? | ||||
| Is Political Violence Ever Justified? | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | Jamie | 06/11/2019 | 19:00 |
| To be revealed on the night! | The Exchange (Leicester) | Clare | 06/11/2019 | 19:20 |
| ANARCHISM? | The Woodthorpe (Prestwich) | TBA | 11/11/2019 | 20:00 |
| Can we live without rules? | ||||
| Stepping through the Ages | The Perch Rock (New Brighton) | Open forum | 18/11/2019 | 19:00 |
| There have been numerous attempts to categorise the various phases of life, such as the Three Ages of Man by Titian or the Seven Ages of Man by Shakespeare. These artists have used their talents to examine and express the challenges we all face as we transition between different stages in our lives. The Philosophy of Change looks at how we live our lives and cope with these changes. How do we handle these challenges today and are there new factors that will make this easier or harder for our children? | ||||
| What is Literature? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | Open forum | 02/12/2019 | 19:00 |
| Should Bob Dylan have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature? | ||||
| Is Man an Animal Like any Other? | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | Sylvie | 04/12/2019 | 19:00 |
| Christmas Special... | The Woodthorpe (Prestwich) | Phil | 09/12/2019 | 20:00 |
| Winter Equinox Special (TBA) | The Perch Rock (New Brighton) | The Perch Rockers | 16/12/2019 | 19:00 |