Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence! | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Open forum | 10/09/2026 | 13:30 |
| How should we program AI to make ethical decisions? What responsibilities do tech companies have when creating AI? – The Black Toad, a Micro-pub specialising in craft beer and cask ale: 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF. (2pm start! - All welcome!) | ||||
| You only live once! | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Open forum | 14/09/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. Dale Street, Liverpool City centre | ||||
| FROM SCHOPENHAUER TO NIETZSCHE | 68–74 KEMPSTON STREET | Sean T | 14/09/2026 | 18:00 |
| THE WORLD AS WILL AND REPRESENTATION ... Can we really trust our senses? ... Why do we suffer? ... What drives human behaviour? ... Can art, compassion and philosophy help us overcome suffering? ..... Join us for an accessible and thought-provoking exploration of Arthur Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation — one of the most influential and provocative works in modern philosophy. ..... The course will lead into an in-depth study of Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring how he was initially profoundly influenced by Schopenhauer, before challenging and rejecting many of his central ideas. | ||||
| Blame Game | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Tommy | 15/09/2026 | 18:30 |
| Flanagans is in Church Road Waterloo. Why not come along, bring a friend and enjoy philosophical dialogue with interesting people. The topic 'Blame Game' , what does that mean to you ? | ||||
| Digital Panopticon + it's implications | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Szepan | 15/09/2026 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Happiness - what is it? | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Open forum | 16/09/2026 | 13:00 |
| What does it actually mean to be happy? Is happiness a feeling, a state of mind, or something we construct through the way we live? Can we pursue happiness directly — or does trying to be happy make it harder to find? The Rose & Crown, a popular community pub: 57 The Village, Bebington, Wirral ..... Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month ... All welcome! | ||||
| Chosen on the evening | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 16/09/2026 | 18:00 |
| 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every WEDNESDAY. at The ONLINE Philo Cafe Event - https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris/ ... Zoom Link: (Copy and Paste) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6928143463?pwd=L2JsWlJnbmNEc2EraTdjQnJXVkx6Zz09 | ||||
| Universal Basic Income? | The Park Hotel (Eccles) | Maggie | 16/09/2026 | 19:30 |
| The Park Hotel. 142 Monton Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9QD | ||||
| Socratic Enquiry | **Saturday@Seven** | Tracey | 19/09/2026 | 19:00 |
| Tonight's Topic has been kindly suggested by Tracey. 'Socratic Enquiry - Are we really listening or just waiting to speak?' EVERYBODY AND THEIR FREINDS WELCOME Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| FROM SCHOPENHAUER TO NIETZSCHE | 68–74 KEMPSTON STREET | Sean T | 21/09/2026 | 18:00 |
| THE WORLD AS WILL AND REPRESENTATION ... Can we really trust our senses? ... Why do we suffer? ... What drives human behaviour? ... Can art, compassion and philosophy help us overcome suffering? ..... Join us for an accessible and thought-provoking exploration of Arthur Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation — one of the most influential and provocative works in modern philosophy. ..... The course will lead into an in-depth study of Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring how he was initially profoundly influenced by Schopenhauer, before challenging and rejecting many of his central ideas. | ||||
| Occams Razor etc | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Tom L | 22/09/2026 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub Address: Church Road, Waterloo, Liverpool , L22 5QL Every Tuesday @ 18.30 p.m. Everybody is welcome to Flanagans to join in the Philosophical dialogue with a friendly interested group. Hope to see you there | ||||
| Body Orientation ? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Joey | 22/09/2026 | 19:00 |
| A reflection on the body's silent, pre-reflective pointing in a person's life; the way it orients us toward certain questions before we are consciously aware of asking them. Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, near Sefton Park | ||||
| Chosen on the evening | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 23/09/2026 | 18:00 |
| 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every WEDNESDAY. at The ONLINE Philo Cafe Event - https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris/ ... Zoom Link: (Copy and Paste) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6928143463?pwd=L2JsWlJnbmNEc2EraTdjQnJXVkx6Zz09 | ||||
| The Illusion of Will ... | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Paul D. | 24/09/2026 | 13:30 |
| The Black Toad, a Micro-pub and bottle-shop in Hoylake specialising in craft beer and cask ale: 32 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 2AF. (2pm start! - All welcome!) | ||||
| FROM SCHOPENHAUER TO NIETZSCHE | 68–74 KEMPSTON STREET | Sean T | 28/09/2026 | 18:00 |
| THE WORLD AS WILL AND REPRESENTATION ... Can we really trust our senses? ... Why do we suffer? ... What drives human behaviour? ... Can art, compassion and philosophy help us overcome suffering? ..... Join us for an accessible and thought-provoking exploration of Arthur Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation — one of the most influential and provocative works in modern philosophy. ..... The course will lead into an in-depth study of Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring how he was initially profoundly influenced by Schopenhauer, before challenging and rejecting many of his central ideas. | ||||
| Open Forum | Flanagan's Irish Pub | The Group | 29/09/2026 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub Address: Church Road, Waterloo, Liverpool , L22 5QL Every Tuesday @ 18.30 p.m. Everybody is welcome to Flanagans to join in the Philosophical dialogue with a friendly interested group. Hope to see you there | ||||
| Indebtedness ... | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Bernhard | 29/09/2026 | 19:00 |
| The late anthropologist and activist David Graeber completely upends conventional economic wisdom regarding debt, not as a simple financial calculation, but as a deeply embedded social, moral, and violent construct that has been used to justify inequality throughout human history..... Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park. | ||||
| Chosen on the evening | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 30/09/2026 | 18:00 |
| 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every WEDNESDAY. at The ONLINE Philo Cafe Event - https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris/ ... Zoom Link: (Copy and Paste) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6928143463?pwd=L2JsWlJnbmNEc2EraTdjQnJXVkx6Zz09 | ||||
| Social Friction | **Saturday@Seven** | Dom | 03/10/2026 | 19:00 |
| Is Social Friction the measure of the difference between ease, hardship and power? Zoom Link Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! EVERYONE IS WELCOME. JUST CLICK THE LINK. | ||||
| Is Power Imbalance Inevitable? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Aroura | 06/10/2026 | 19:00 |
| Do we accept that power imbalance is inevitable, and that there's nothing we can do about it? What do you think? Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park. | ||||
| What are Beliefs? | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Jack | 07/10/2026 | 13:00 |
| What are Beliefs and why do we have them? 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! | ||||
| What is the role of Art? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Maggie | 07/10/2026 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey Coffee shop. 205 Monton Road, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN | ||||
| Boredom...? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Michael | 13/10/2026 | 19:00 |
| It is argued that we should embrace boredom, as it can boost creativity, problem solving, and mental well being. Moreover, that boredom can be practiced. Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park. | ||||
| Against Retrospective Reparations | **Saturday@Seven** | Mike | 17/10/2026 | 19:00 |
| Can we retrospectively create guilt ? Zoom Link Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! ALL WELCOME TO THIS ZOOM MEETING - JUST CLICK THE LINK | ||||
| Comitology? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Rie | 20/10/2026 | 19:00 |
| Comitology relies heavily on closed-door meetings of national experts and bureaucrats rather than elected officials. Critics argue this creates a serious gap in public oversight and democratic legitimacy. Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park | ||||
| What is irrational behaviour? | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Jack | 21/10/2026 | 13:00 |
| What is irrational behaviour? What does it mean when someone's actions, beliefs or decisions appear to contradict reason or logic? The Rose & Crown, 57 The Village, Bebington, Wirral, ..... Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month ... All welcome! | ||||
| Does individualism undermine society? (Peter)? | The Park Hotel (Eccles) | Dave | 21/10/2026 | 19:30 |
| The Park Hotel: 142 Monton Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9QD | ||||
| Power: Master and Slave | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Dom | 27/10/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park. | ||||
| Has IT shaped and enslaved society? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Geoff | 03/11/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park. | ||||
| Do we have the correct balance between risk and reward? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Dave | 04/11/2026 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey Coffee shop. 205 Monton Road, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN | ||||
| If human beings lost the ability to laugh, what would we lose and what might that reveal about the true value of laughter in our lives? | **Saturday@Seven** | Dulcie | 07/11/2026 | 19:00 |
| Everybody is welcome to this Zoom meeting about laughter and consider if we truly understand what laughter is , do we take it for granted? Does it have a purpose ? Zoom Link Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| A human-free company and its implications | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Martin | 10/11/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park. | ||||
| Globalism: good or bad? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Mike R | 17/11/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park. | ||||
| Philosophy of Slime! | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Martin | 24/11/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar, Lark Lane, Sefton Park. | ||||
| Do we have the right to live anywhere on Earth? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Joanne | 02/12/2026 | 19:30 |
| Should all humans have the right to live anywhere on Earth, without state, borders or boundaries? (Joanne)Oats & Honey Coffee shop. 205 Monton Road, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN | ||||
| Who else will tell us how to think? (Tom) | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Tom | 06/01/2027 | 19:30 |
| Should all humans have the right to live anywhere on Earth, without state, borders or boundaries? (Joanne) | ||||