Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Sense? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | The group | 08/01/2026 | 14:00 |
| What is common sense - who gets to decide what it is? The U.K. government in 2023 appointed a new cabinet position, widely referred to as the minister for 'common sense'. But what common sense is, is widely disputed, not just among philosophers but in everyday life. Using the rhetoric of common sense is in fact often used to present controversial claims as obvious, and conceal ideological commitments, argues Peter West. See link: https://iai.tv/articles/the-common-sense-myth-peter-west-auid-2670 | ||||
| The Cosmic Joke ... | Bacchus Bar (Birmingham) | Chris B | 08/01/2026 | 19:30 |
| What happens when you combine Alan Watts’ playful Zen humour with Osho’s rebellious refusal to behave? Somewhere between a cosmic joke and a polite riot. Watts tells us life is a dance we’re taking far too seriously. Osho tells us society depends on us staying afraid, obedient, and confused. Together, they ask an unsettling question: what if fr......... We meet on the first Thursday of every month, at the Bacchus Bar, Burlington Arcade, New St, Birmingham B2 4JH. All welcome. | ||||
| Democracy and Populism? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Robert | 12/01/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| If Not Philosophy, What? | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Tom L | 13/01/2026 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub is in Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river until you come to the Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| Instinct + Moral Reasoning? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open forum | 13/01/2026 | 19:00 |
| Does our moral sensibility develop out of instinct? 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 14/01/2026 | 17:00 |
| 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every Wednesday of the month. This is the online offspring of the monthly Paris Café Philo (in person) which exists since 1997...... Link: (Copy + Paste) https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris | ||||
| Materialism v Idealism | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Evan | 19/01/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Two Sci-fi classics | The Vernon (LIPs) | Jim | 19/01/2026 | 18:30 |
| Two sci-fi classics: 1) flowersforalgernon.pdf - and 2) sound_of_thunder_full_text.pdf - Literature in Pubs every 3rd Monday of the month - 69 Dale St, Liverpool City Centre, L2 2HJ | ||||
| What do we owe future generations? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Martin | 20/01/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar: 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Moral Relativism | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Open forum | 21/01/2026 | 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! | ||||
| Alienation and A I | Marx Study Group (Online) | Study group | 21/01/2026 | 18:00 |
| Marx Study Group will take place from 6 to 8pm on jitsi: - https://meet.guifi.net/NewJitsiLpoolSocialistStudyGroup ..... At the meeting, we’ll conclude Part 3 - Manifestations of Alienation and with it our programme of study on Alienation. The session will deal with Alienated labour and (AI) technology. | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 21/01/2026 | 19:00 |
| 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every Wednesday of the month. This is the online offspring of the monthly Paris Café Philo (in person) which exists since 1997...... Link: (Copy + Paste) https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris | ||||
| When is a crime not a crime? | The Park (Eccles) | Open forum | 21/01/2026 | 19:30 |
| The Park, Monton Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9QD. We meet every 3rd Wednesday of the month (&.30pm) All welcome! | ||||
| Truth in Political Discourse. | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | John Fry | 22/01/2026 | 14:00 |
| How do we reach truth within political discourse? 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 (2pm start!) - All welcome! | ||||
| Political protest Vs the media | Pocket Cafe/Bar (City centre) | Mike | 22/01/2026 | 18:00 |
| An early evening group, at a nice cool bar, just around the corner from Liverpool 1 bus station, and not too far from train stations. All welcome! | ||||
| The Ethics of Surrogacy ... | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Martin | 26/01/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| What Value are the Arts? | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | Mike Naido | 26/01/2026 | 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 | ALL | 27/01/2026 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub is in Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river until you come to the Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| What makes beliefs reasonable? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Mike R | 27/01/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar: 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 28/01/2026 | 21:00 |
| 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every Wednesday of the month. This is the online offspring of the monthly Paris Café Philo (in person) which exists since 1997...... Link: (Copy + Paste) https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris | ||||
| World War 3 | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Sean | 02/02/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Do you own your image? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open forum | 03/02/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar: 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Can you trust the word of a drunk person? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Open forum | 04/02/2026 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey, 205 Monton Road, Monton, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN. We meet every 1st Wednesday of the month. All welcome! | ||||
| The Rise of Collective amnesia V Critical Thinking | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Alan | 09/02/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Consequences or Intentions? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Mike | 10/02/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar: 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| What is Spirituality? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Paul D | 12/02/2026 | 14:00 |
| Spirituality is a somewhat vague term, often explained by further vague terms. It has been characterised as 'conceptually adrift' (White 1994, p369). It is argued here that while religion needs spirituality, spirituality does not, and never has, needed religion. | ||||
| What is Culture? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Robert | 16/02/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Drive your plow over the bones of the dead | The Vernon (LIPs) | LIPS | 16/02/2026 | 18:30 |
| Drive your plow over the bones of the dead - Olga Tokarczuk. Literature in Pubs every 3rd Monday of the month - 69 Dale St, Liverpool City Centre, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Things, Relations + Category mistakes? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open forum | 17/02/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar: 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| The Power of Refusal | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Geraldine | 23/02/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Is Crime Inevitable in Society? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Martin | 24/02/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar: 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| What is Imagination? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Vashic | 26/02/2026 | 14:00 |
| 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 (2pm start!) - All welcome! | ||||
| Knowledge and Belief | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Open forum | 12/03/2026 | 14:00 |
| 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 (2pm start!) - All welcome! | ||||
| Memoirs of Hadrian. (Marguerite Yourcenar) | The Vernon (LIPs) | LIPS | 16/03/2026 | 18:30 |
| Literature in Pubs every 3rd Monday of the month - 69 Dale St, Liverpool City Centre, L2 2HJ | ||||
| What is Ideology? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | The group | 26/03/2026 | 14:00 |
| 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 (2pm start!) - All welcome! | ||||