Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omnipotence | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Peter | 21/01/2025 | 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! | ||||
| Assisted Dying ... | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open forum | 21/01/2025 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Chosen on the evening | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 22/01/2025 | 18:00 |
| Copy + paste - https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris/ - Times: 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every WEDNESDAY, except the first Wednesday of the month. Which is our LIVE day in a REAL café, generally the Cafe de Flore. If you are in Paris, you are welcome! | ||||
| The Meaning of Work | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Open forum | 23/01/2025 | 14:00 |
| What is the purpose of work in our lives? How do we find meaning and satisfaction in our jobs? ... 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, (2pm start! - All welcome) | ||||
| Art Group meetup (PIPs) | Lady Lever Art Gallery | Efua and V | 24/01/2025 | 12:30 |
| The Art group are meeting this coming Friday 24th Jan (12.30pm) at the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Bebington. If travelling from Liverpool by train you should get off at Bebington train station. There’s also the 464 bus from Sir Thomas Street, there may be other buses (?) | ||||
| What is Existentialism? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Open forum | 27/01/2025 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ. A laid-back traditional alehouse. | ||||
| OPEN FORUM | Flanagan's Irish Pub | All | 28/01/2025 | 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! | ||||
| Terrorist or Freedom Fighter? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Charlie | 28/01/2025 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| What doe Real mean? | The Fat Pug (Leamington Spa) | Mike W | 28/01/2025 | 19:30 |
| What is changing to the meaning of "real" in the AI era is increasingly subjective and context-dependent. It challenges us to redefine authenticity, trust, and the boundaries between human and machine-generated experiences. Come along and bring your “real” and “unreal” ideas to our first session of 2025. | ||||
| Chosen on the evening | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 29/01/2025 | 18:00 |
| Copy + paste - https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris/ - Times: 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every WEDNESDAY, except the first Wednesday of the month. Which is our LIVE day in a REAL café, generally the Cafe de Flore. If you are in Paris, you are welcome! | ||||
| Morality | Saturday at Seven | Paul | 01/02/2025 | 19:00 |
| A question on the topic of morality will be kindly presented by Paul. The groups interest was stimulated by Dorothy's question on social injustices and the idea that morality for some comes from within the individual whilst others saw morality as collective. Please use the usual link. Everyone is welcome , particularly if you have not attended before. | ||||
| Is Friendship changing? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Sean McHugh | 03/02/2025 | 13:00 |
| Has friendship altered throughout history? If so, how? The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ. A laid-back traditional alehouse. | ||||
| New PIP Group - Opening Night! | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | All | 03/02/2025 | 19:00 |
| In the Green Room at The Lock & Quay - 2 Irlam Rd, Bootle, Liverpool. L20 4AH, All welcome! | ||||
| Are Board Games of Value? | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Patty | 04/02/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub is in Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station till you come to Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| Toxic masculinity + Toxic femininity? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Paul J | 04/02/2025 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Social class today? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Bob | 10/02/2025 | 13:00 |
| How does the phenomena of social class fit in with todays techno-digital world? ... The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ. A laid-back traditional alehouse. | ||||
| Politics and Populism ... | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | THINK Huddersfield | 10/02/2025 | 19:00 |
| You are cordially invited to the next THINK Huddersfield discussion at 7pm on Monday 13th January at The Sportsman, the excellent pub at 1 St. John’s Road, Huddersfield. Our topic will be Populism. We will discuss the recent political changes in the UK with the fall in voter support for our traditional political parties, the rise of support for Donald Trump in the USA and the chaotic political changes in France and Germany. To what extent do the people have power, the power known as populism, and to what extent is power held by political elites? | ||||
| Philosophy Hero's | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Tom L | 11/02/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub is in Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station till you come to Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| Facing our finitude! | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Bob | 11/02/2025 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Chosen on the evening | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 12/02/2025 | 18:00 |
| Copy + paste - https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris/ - Times: 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every WEDNESDAY, except the first Wednesday of the month. Which is our LIVE day in a REAL café, generally the Cafe de Flore. If you are in Paris, you are welcome! | ||||
| Love and Relationships? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Open forum | 13/02/2025 | 14:00 |
| What is the nature of love? How do different relationships (romantic, platonic, familial) contribute to a fulfilling life? .... 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, (2pm start! - All welcome) | ||||
| Personal Identity | Saturday at Seven | Dulcie / The Group | 15/02/2025 | 19:00 |
| THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO ALL - CLICK THE LINK BELOW - BRING A FRIEND. 'One part of Locke's essay which has set the framework for most subsequent discussion on the topic and continues to exert an influence in the last twentieth century is the chapter ' Identity and Diversity' ' What is it that makes someone the same person after a period of time........... both bodily and psychologically ? Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! See you there Dulcie | ||||
| How can we improve our democracy? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Martin W | 17/02/2025 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ. A laid-back traditional alehouse. | ||||
| To be arranged | The Vernon (LIPs) | Jim | 17/02/2025 | 18:30 |
| Literature in Pubs: The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse. | ||||
| Mary Wolstenholme | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Tracie | 18/02/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub is in Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station till you come to Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road, pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| The Wisdom of Insecurity? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Sam | 18/02/2025 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| OPEN FORUM | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Group | 25/02/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub is in Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station till you come to Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road, pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| What is Happiness? | The Lower Red Lion (St Albans) | Prof Tim Boatswain | 25/02/2025 | 19:00 |
| Now is the time when we wish everyone a Happy New Year but What is Happiness? Epicurus advised us, “Being happy is knowing how to be content with little.” Was he right? Philosophy at the Lower Red Lion is returning for our third session - join the discussion! | ||||
| Climate change? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open forum | 25/02/2025 | 19:00 |
| Are ordinary individuals morally culpable for global climate change? 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| What is Time? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open forum | 04/03/2025 | 19:00 |
| Time has two faces: "objective time" and "lived time". "Objective time" is the time of calendars, watches, and train timetables, while "lived time" is the time of our inner subjective experience. (Henri Bergson) ... 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Memory? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Paul | 11/03/2025 | 19:00 |
| The pure present is an ungraspable advance of the past devouring the future. In truth, all sensation is already memory (Bergson) ..... 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| COMMITTEE MEETING | PIP's Online | THE COMMITTEE | 12/03/2025 | 18:25 |
| The Committee will meet at 6.30 p.m. to discuss issues such as group progress, finances and training and development as well as social issues and yearly events. EVERYONE IS WELCOME - This is a business meeting not an enquiry and will be in business form. We welcome new faces and new ideas and regular faces with new ideas. The minutes, agenda and financial report are sent out prior to the meeting so that they can be read in preparation for the meeting. If you wish for a copy of the minutes , agenda and financial report please e mail info@philosophyinpublic.co.uk The meeting starts at 6.30 p.m so it is helpful if you arrive prior to the start. Please use the link below. Looking forward to seeing you there. Dulcie Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| Determinism is Nonsense! | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | John Fry | 13/03/2025 | 14:00 |
| What do you think? .... 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, (2pm start! - All welcome!) | ||||
| Climate Change and Moral Responsibility? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Open forum | 27/03/2025 | 14:00 |
| Are we morally obliged to future generations regarding environmental preservation? How should we balance economic development with environmental protection? .... 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, (2pm start! - All welcome) | ||||