The Black Toad (Hoylake)
Address: 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF
Phone: Paul: 07743 533 509
Times: 2pm every 2nd + 4th Thursday
Notes: Micro-pub and bottleshop in Hoylake specialising in craft beer and cask ale: 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF. (2pm start! - All welcome!)
Upcoming Topics/Events
| Topic | Proposed | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Sense? | 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 | |||
| Truth in Political Discourse. | 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! | |||
| What is Spirituality? | 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 Imagination? | 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 | 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! | |||
| What is Ideology? | 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! | |||