Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should all Drugs be legalised? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Alan | 20/04/2026 | 13:00 |
| Ethics and Morality meets Health meets Politics meets Science. All welcome: The Vernon, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ (1pm) | ||||
| Brodeck's Report (Phillipe Claudel) | The Vernon (LIPs) | Mike | 20/04/2026 | 18:30 |
| Literature in Pubs every 3rd Monday of the month - The Vernon, 69 Dale St, Liverpool City Centre, L2 2HJ | ||||
| The Buddha's Missing Self | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | Sonia | 20/04/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s first community pub, owned and managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| Idealism & its Catastrophies | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Tom L | 21/04/2026 | 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! | ||||
| Why ask Questions that have no answers? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open | 21/04/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar, 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR (L'pool South) | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 22/04/2026 | 18:00 |
| What happens at a Café Philo? We choose a topic 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... | ||||
| Hume's moral philosophy. | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Mark | 23/04/2026 | 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. Every 2nd + 4th Thursday of month (1.30pm start) - All welcome! | ||||
| The Sound of Silence! | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Bob | 27/04/2026 | 13:00 |
| Can we stand the sound of silence? All welcome: The Vernon, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ (1pm) | ||||
| Philosophy of Stupidity & Idiocy | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | Mike Naido | 27/04/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s first community pub, owned and managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| OPEN FORUM | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Everyone | 28/04/2026 | 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! | ||||
| Why Progress? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Martin | 28/04/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar, 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR (L'pool South) | ||||
| The Scourge of Democracy! | The Fat Pug (Leamington Spa) | Mike W | 28/04/2026 | 19:30 |
| The Scourge of Democracy – A Philosophical discussion where we’re reminded of Churchill’s view that democracy is “the least worst” system. While Socrates famously questioned its logic altogether - see link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJBzhcSWTk. So where does that leave us? Join us for an open and thought discussion, all welcome.... Hosted by Mike Ward, Tuesday, April 28, 7:30pm at The Fat Pug, 23 Guy 's Cliff Road, Leamington Spa, CV32 5BZ. | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 29/04/2026 | 18:00 |
| What happens at a Café Philo? We choose a topic 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... | ||||
| The Ethics of Soap Operas! | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Martin | 04/05/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ (1pm) | ||||
| What is Music? | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | Phil | 04/05/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s first community pub, owned and managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| Is Logic Important? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Rie | 05/05/2026 | 19:00 |
| Is logic always important? Keith's Wine Bar, 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR (L'pool South) | ||||
| The Better Angels of our Nature | The Dee View Inn (Heswall) | Alistair | 05/05/2026 | 19:00 |
| Steven Pinker's book: The Better Angels of our Nature, will be the basis of our enquiry tonight, presented by Alistair. All welcome, at The Dee View Inn, 2 Dee View Road, Heswall, Wirral. CH60 0DH | ||||
| You're not entitled to your opinion! | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Open forum | 06/05/2026 | 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 (1pm)... All welcome! | ||||
| What makes Art good? | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Open forum | 06/05/2026 | 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 | 06/05/2026 | 18:00 |
| What happens at a Café Philo? We choose a topic 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... | ||||
| Is it moral to bring a child into today's world? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Tom | 06/05/2026 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey Coffee Shop, 205 Monton Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 9PN | ||||
| Desiderata | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Maureen | 11/05/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ (1pm) | ||||
| Evolutionary mismatch ... | New Brighton PIPs (Online) | Open forum | 11/05/2026 | 19:00 |
| Evolutionary mismatch occurs when organisms possess traits, behaviors, or physiological mechanisms adapted to a past environment that are no longer suitable for their current, rapidly changed surroundings. This phenomenon, often termed "evolutionary trap," results in reduced fitness in modern environments – PIPS New Brighton Online – For link to meeting, please email: pipsnewbrighton@gmail.com (7pm start!) | ||||
| AI & Society | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | Kai | 11/05/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s first community pub, owned and managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| Materialism v Idealism | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Paul | 12/05/2026 | 19:00 |
| Philosophic Materialism V Philosophical Idealism. Keith's Wine Bar, 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR (L'pool South) | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 13/05/2026 | 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. | ||||
| Philosophy Quiz | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | Bryony | 13/05/2026 | 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 | ||||
| Justice + the Rationale of Sentencing! | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Alan | 18/05/2026 | 13:00 |
| Justice + the rationale of sentencing - which is best: retribution, rehabilitation, incapacitation, restoration, or deterrence? All welcome: The Vernon, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ (1pm) | ||||
| Watt-Samuel Beckett | The Vernon (LIPs) | Jim | 18/05/2026 | 18:30 |
| Literature in Pubs every 3rd Monday of the month - The Vernon, 69 Dale St, Liverpool City Centre, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 20/05/2026 | 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. | ||||
| A I ? | The Park Hotel (Eccles) | Alan | 20/05/2026 | 19:30 |
| The Park Hotel, 142 Monton Rd, Eccles, Manchester M30 9QD – All welcome! | ||||
| Is Compassion a disguised form of Superiority? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Dulcie | 25/05/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ (1pm) | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 27/05/2026 | 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. | ||||
| What is Art, and How do we know good from bad? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Tony | 01/06/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ (1pm) | ||||
| Eternal Life: Reward or Punishment? | The Dee View Inn (Heswall) | Open forum | 02/06/2026 | 19:00 |
| (7pm) At The Dee View Inn, 2 Dee View Road, Heswall, Wirral. CH60 0DH ... All Welcome! | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 03/06/2026 | 17:00 |
| 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. | ||||
| How much is our behaviour determined by other's behaviour? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Joanne | 03/06/2026 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey Coffee Shop, 205 Monton Road, Eccles, Salford, M30 9PN | ||||
| Psychologism ? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Paul | 08/06/2026 | 13:00 |
| Psychologism: among other things, is the interpretation of philosophical problems as questions of a factual kind, to be answered by psychology. The Vernon, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ (1pm) | ||||
| What's wrong with incest? | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | Jamie | 10/06/2026 | 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 | ||||
| Moral outrage: Justice or Aggression? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Dulcie | 15/06/2026 | 13:00 |
| Is moral outrage a form of justice or a socially acceptable form of aggression? The Vernon, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ (1pm) | ||||
| How come some people see ghosts and apparitions? | The Park Hotel (Eccles) | Joanne | 17/06/2026 | 19:30 |
| The Park Hotel, 142 Monton Rd, Eccles, Manchester M30 9QD – All welcome! | ||||
| 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! | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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! | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 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! | ||||