Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What is Spiritual Atheism? | The Victoria Hotel (Waterloo) | Sonia | 19/02/2019 | 18:30 |
| Business Ethics? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | John W | 19/02/2019 | 19:15 |
| I am offended! | Rose and Crown (Bebington Village) | Martin | 20/02/2019 | 13:00 |
| How do you measure Happiness? | The Clifton Hotel conservatory (Southport) | Steve | 20/02/2019 | 19:00 |
| Are my principles more important than your life? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Peter | 20/02/2019 | 19:30 |
| Is it a difficult decision? | ||||
| Marx on Brexit | Jack Jones House (Unite Bldg) | Open forum | 21/02/2019 | 18:00 |
| What would a Marxian understanding of Brexit look like? | ||||
| Humanism | The Friday Forum (Liverpool) | Corrie | 22/02/2019 | 14:00 |
| All are welcome to the Piazza cafe this Friday | ||||
| The Problem of A I | The Crown Hotel (Liverpool) | John Harris | 25/02/2019 | 14:15 |
| Over-consumption... | Bluecoat Art Centre (Liverpool) | Siobhan | 26/02/2019 | 13:00 |
| Postmodernism | The Victoria Hotel (Waterloo) | Paul T. | 26/02/2019 | 18:30 |
| Politics in Advertising | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Michael G | 26/02/2019 | 19:15 |
| Disappointment | The George Hotel (Bridport) | 27/02/2019 | 19:30 | |
| Time to tell (a look at how we tick) | Flannagans Apple (Liverpool) | Ronald Green | 28/02/2019 | 18:30 |
| A talk about a theory of time, in which what is naturally taken for granted is challenged, such as the existence of 'now', a fixed past and an open future, and the forging of a link between philosophy and science, blowing away cobwebs that obscure both from each other. | ||||
| Brave New World | The Queen Hotel (Chester) | John | 03/03/2019 | 14:00 |
| Chester Literature in Pubs (CLIPS) | ||||
| Straight and Crooked Thinking | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | Robert Thouless | 04/03/2019 | 19:00 |
| How can we protect ourselves from crooked thinking and learn to think straight? | ||||
| TBA | The Dog & Partridge (Sheffield) | Rosie | 04/03/2019 | 19:40 |
| Kantian Philosophy | Frodsham Community Centre | Derek Meakin | 05/03/2019 | 10:30 |
| This is an introductory course. Previous acquaintance with the subject is not required. Further enquiries, emai johnsonvlntn@aol.com | ||||
| Traditional Stupidity | The Victoria Hotel (Waterloo) | Tommy | 05/03/2019 | 18:30 |
| Humour? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Peter | 05/03/2019 | 19:15 |
| Is Frankie Boyle funny? | ||||
| Intelligence and Mind? | Rose and Crown (Bebington Village) | Russell | 06/03/2019 | 13:00 |
| Hans Rosling & the Gapminder Foundation; Explore | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Laura | 06/03/2019 | 19:30 |
| Checl Google for an explanation of the question. | ||||
| Sovereignty? | The Casa Bar (Liverpool) | Alan Barton | 09/03/2019 | 11:00 |
| Against Empathy | Lime Kiln (Concert Square) | Mike | 11/03/2019 | 18:00 |
| Money | The Victoria Hotel (Waterloo) | Maureen | 12/03/2019 | 18:30 |
| TBA | The Jug and Bottle (Heswell) | The group | 12/03/2019 | 19:00 |
| Soul? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Chris | 12/03/2019 | 19:15 |
| Stoicism | The Greyhound (Ormskirk) | 14/03/2019 | 07:30 | |
| Goodbye to Berlin | The Vernon | Mary | 18/03/2019 | 18:00 |
| Liverpool Literature in Pubs Christopher Isherwood novel | ||||
| So whats so wrong with European Law? | The Perch Rock Hotel (New Brighton) | Open forum | 18/03/2019 | 19:00 |
| As we head towards Brexit and leave behind the European jurisdiction managed out of Brussels, what have we rejected? This looks at the role of legal systems in society and explores a number of questions. Who makes the law? Who’s interests are best served by the law? Is the law better or worse if it is designed for larger communities? If we take back control of the law, who gets that control? | ||||
| Kant Can't, But You Can | The Victoria Hotel (Waterloo) | Paul T. | 19/03/2019 | 18:30 |
| Abortion: right/wrong? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open forum | 19/03/2019 | 19:15 |
| Let's talk about Art! | Rose and Crown (Bebington Village) | Open forum | 20/03/2019 | 13:00 |
| Is art keeping up with change? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Group | 20/03/2019 | 19:30 |
| Open Forum | The Victoria Hotel (Waterloo) | 26/03/2019 | 18:30 | |
| How can you practice philosophy as a way of life? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The group | 01/04/2019 | 19:00 |
| Foucaults' docile bodies; Discuss. | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | James | 03/04/2019 | 19:30 |
| Check Google to see what the question is about. | ||||
| Enduring Love | The Queen Hotel (Chester) | Russell | 07/04/2019 | 14:00 |
| Chester Literature in Pubs CLIPS | ||||
| No-Platforming / Hate speech ? | The Casa Bar (Liverpool) | Open forum | 13/04/2019 | 11:00 |
| Freedom of the Will (Nietzsche) | Lime Kiln (Concert Square) | Russell | 14/04/2019 | 18:00 |
| On Green Dolphin Street | The Vernon | Keith | 15/04/2019 | 18:00 |
| Sebastian Faulks novel at Liverpool Literature in Pubs (LIPS) | ||||
| Machiavelli: father of political realism. | The Perch Rock Hotel (New Brighton) | The group | 15/04/2019 | 19:00 |
| Political Realism can again be traced back to the Greeks, but Machiavelli’s The Prince is often referenced as the text that promoted these ideas at the start of the Modern era. As in February, this topic should give us the scope to further develop our understanding of political theory, building on the foundations laid down by Aristotle and explore others that have taken the “might is right” approach to politics. I am sure we will have views on the fact that this approach is not confined to history. | ||||
| How can we use philosophy to help us live? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Phil | 17/04/2019 | 19:30 |
| Human rights vs responsibilities | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Sarah | 01/05/2019 | 19:30 |
| The Testament of Mary | The Queen Hotel (Chester) | Claire | 05/05/2019 | 14:00 |
| Chester Literature in Pubs CLIPS | ||||
| Ruskin | Lime Kiln (Concert Square) | Tad | 13/05/2019 | 18:00 |
| Can socialism succeed in the 21st century? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The group | 13/05/2019 | 19:00 |
| Are we as a species able to stop the destruction of the natural world? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Trish | 15/05/2019 | 19:30 |
| Work: who needs it? | The Perch Rock Hotel (New Brighton) | The group | 20/05/2019 | 19:00 |
| Following the end of the Finnish trial of Universal Income, what lessons have we learnt? The future of work was raised in our session in January, so by looking at the Finnish experiment we should have some data to inform our discussion | ||||
| What are our - selves? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The group | 03/06/2019 | 19:00 |
| What are our 'selves' - brains? regenerating bodies? social constructions? or something else? | ||||
| What does it mean to be a grown-up? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Jenny | 05/06/2019 | 19:30 |
| When the milestones of adulthood are delayed... | ||||
| What is my purpose in society? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Joerge | 19/06/2019 | 19:30 |
| Listening to Joerge? | ||||
| Priests, Politicians and Virtue. | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The group | 01/07/2019 | 19:00 |
| Priest and politicians claim to be virtuous - are they? How should they be virtuous? | ||||
| Benefits of philosophical thinking - Discuss. | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Mike | 03/07/2019 | 19:30 |
| Why do we have huge inequalities? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Peter | 17/07/2019 | 19:30 |
| Be prepared to make an equal contribution. | ||||
| Bullshit Jobs? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The Sportsmen | 05/08/2019 | 19:00 |
| What kind of jobs are the bullshit jobs? Which could be removed or replaced by a computer system, with little negative impact? (David Graeber book 2018) | ||||
| How can we formulate philosophical questions? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Maggie | 07/08/2019 | 19:30 |
| How should I know? | ||||
| Why do we expect the Universe of Randomness to be fair? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Jane | 21/08/2019 | 19:30 |
| How can we achieve happiness? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The Sportsmen | 02/09/2019 | 19:00 |
| Today's Fictions and Fallacies | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The Sportsmen | 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 (or possibly insidious) fictions and fallacies today? | ||||
| What is good literature? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The Sportsmen | 02/12/2019 | 19:00 |
| What is good literature? Should Bob Dylan have been awarded the Nobel Prize for literature? | ||||
| We choose the evenings topic on the night | The Exchange (Leicester) | Group | 02/12/2020 | 00:00 |