Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What's more important; questions or answers? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Open forum | 16/06/2025 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ. (1.15pm start!) All welcome! | ||||
| Ulysses (James Joyce) | The Cross Keys (Leeds) | TAiL | 16/06/2025 | 14:00 |
| Note that the next face-to-face meeting of TAiL will take place on the 16th of June in The Cross Keys. Instead of our usual format of a discussion on a topic, we will join up with - https://bloomsdayleeds.wordpress.com/ for a celebration of James Joyce and his novel Ulysses. | ||||
| An Introduction to Wittgenstein's Tractatus. | The Vernon Arms | Sean T | 16/06/2025 | 18:30 |
| The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ. (6.30pm) All welcome! | ||||
| Does Democracy Exist? | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | TBA | 16/06/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s boss little boozer, owned and managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| Is Property Theft? | Flanagan's Irish Pub | Tom L | 17/06/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub, Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river, Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| What is Authority? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Joey | 17/06/2025 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Sefton Park, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Philosophy of Bad language! | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Open forum | 18/06/2025 | 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! (opening time 1pm) | ||||
| Should dullness be embraced? | The Park (Eccles) | James | 18/06/2025 | 17:30 |
| The Park is a modern community ale house in the heart of Monton's thriving village high street. All welcome! | ||||
| Chosen on the evening | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 18/06/2025 | 18:00 |
| Online meeting: 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! Go to https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris/ or phone Michael M: 06 20 877 669 (cell) All welcome! | ||||
| Alienation as reification ... | Marx Study Group (Online) | 18/06/2025 | 18:00 | |
| At the June meeting, we’ll start Part 2 – THE AFTERLIFE OF ALIENATION IN MARXIST THOUGHT – of our programme of study on alienation by moving to Session 5. Alienation as reification of class and class consciousness (just a reminder that April session was an extra one and numbered 3a). The Study Group from 6 to 8pm on jitsi at https://meet.guifi.net/NewJitsiLpoolSocialistStudyGroup | ||||
| What has Fulfillment ever given us? | The Slow and Steady (Oxford) | Oxford PIPs | 18/06/2025 | 19:00 |
| Anyone can attend this session. No experience in philosophy or knowledge of the subject is required in advance. Just come along and enjoy. Our events use the the 4Cs of community philosophy: Caring for others, making space for their contributions Collaborating to get a better mutual understanding rather than scoring points. Critically assessing what we say, clarifying what is meant and asking what reasons support assertions. Creatively coming up with alternative perspectives, rather than dogmatically sticking to our initial positions | ||||
| How helpful is the greatest happiness of the greatest number as a guide? | The Greyhound (Ormskirk) | Steve | 19/06/2025 | 19:30 |
| All welcome! Please copy and paste stimulus text here: https://philosophyinpublic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Utility.pdf | ||||
| A Meaningful Life in Today's World | Saturday at Seven (international) | Dorothy | 21/06/2025 | 19:00 |
| What does a Meaningful Life look like in today's world ? Join us for the above dialogue. What do we mean by a meaningful life ? How might a meaningful life today differ from a meaningful life in past times ? ALL WELCOME Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| An Introduction to Wittgenstein's Tractatus. | The Vernon Arms | Sean T | 23/06/2025 | 18:30 |
| The Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ. (6.30pm) All welcome! | ||||
| What is the Value of Cosmetic Surgery? | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | TBA | 23/06/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s boss little boozer, owned and managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| OPEN FORUM | Flanagan's Irish Pub | ALL | 24/06/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub, Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river, Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| The Essence of Fascism? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Paul | 24/06/2025 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Sefton Park, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Chosen on the evening | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 25/06/2025 | 18:00 |
| Online meeting: 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! Go to https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris/ or phone Michael M: 06 20 877 669 (cell) All welcome! | ||||
| Wat is Music? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Steven | 26/06/2025 | 14:00 |
| 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) | ||||
| Experiencing + discussing art | Liverpool Biennial | Art group | 27/06/2025 | 12:30 |
| Checking out the Biennial - Liverpool City Centre - sites to be arranged | ||||
| History of Logic | PIPS ZOOM EVENT - ALL WELCOME | Rob Lewis | 29/06/2025 | 18:30 |
| History of Logic Session 2 of 8 Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| OPEN FORUM | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | All | 30/06/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s boss little boozer, owned and managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| The Criminakl Mind | Flanagan's Irish Pub | TBA | 01/07/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub, Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river, Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| Can racism cease to exist? | The Dee View Inn (Heswall) | Open forum | 01/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Dee View Inn, 2 Dee View Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 0DH ... All welcome! | ||||
| A Socratic Dialogue! | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open forum | 01/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| A PIP's Socratic dialogue: a member of the group puts forward a belief statement. The group reflect on and question, critique or challenge the belief. The believer reflects on challenges, maintains belief, or refines and restates it (Repeat). An aid to critical thinking. | ||||
| How do we allocate resources? | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Phil T | 02/07/2025 | 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! (opening time 1pm) | ||||
| How did we count before numbers? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Maggie | 02/07/2025 | 19:30 |
| 205 Monton Rd, Monford, Eccles, Manchester M30 9PN... All welcome! | ||||
| To be arranged | The White Hart (Oxford) | Headington PIPs | 02/07/2025 | 19:30 |
| The Headington, 12 St Andrews Road, Oxford, OX3 9DL. Anyone can attend this session. No experience in philosophy or knowledge of the subject, is required in advance. Just come along and enjoy. | ||||
| Equality | Saturday at Seven (international) | Mike | 05/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| What does Mike mean when he says,'Let's discuss Equality?' The only way to find out is to join us on June 21st at 7 p.m. , here online, where we will take part in this dialogue. All WELCOME Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| Is Humour Important? | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | TBA | 07/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s boss little boozer, owned and managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| Altruism Who Benefits? | Flanagan's Irish Pub | TBA | 08/07/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub, Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river, Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| When is it right to Control Freedom? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Mike R | 08/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Sefton Park, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Community Philosophy session! | The Fat Cat (Sheffield) | Rosie | 08/07/2025 | 19:30 |
| CHANGE OF DATE TODAY! Sheffield Pub Philosophy will be on Tuesday 8th July. All other dates remain the same - 1st Tuesday of the month at the Fat Cat on Alma Street for the Sheffield Pub Philosophy meet-up. Get a drink at the bar and then come upstairs to the function room. 7.30pm - 9.30pm. It's great if you can book on Eventbrite but it's also ok to just turn up. Fun and lively dialogue and discussion. | ||||
| To be announced | The Brewery Tap (Abingdon) | The group | 09/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| PIPs Abingdon Discussion - Topic to be announced The Brewery Tap, Abingdon | ||||
| Psychological maturity? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Open forum | 10/07/2025 | 14:00 |
| 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) | ||||
| The History of Logic | PIPS ZOOM EVENT - ALL WELCOME | Rob Lewis | 13/07/2025 | 18:30 |
| History of Logic Session 3 of 8 Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| Truth and Lies in politics | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | Roy | 14/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Sportsman, 1 St Johns Road, Huddersfield, HD1 5AY ... All welcome! | ||||
| Are Animal Rights Important? | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | TBA | 14/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s boss little boozer, owned and managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| Has Feminism Failed? | Flanagan's Irish Pub | TBA | 15/07/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub, Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river, Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| Is Authenticity a Lie? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open forum | 15/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Sefton Park, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Why ask unanswerable questions? | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Open forum | 16/07/2025 | 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! (opening time 1pm) | ||||
| Does National Identity restrict or release us? | The Park (Eccles) | Vince | 16/07/2025 | 19:30 |
| The Park is a modern community ale house in the heart of Monton's thriving village high street. All welcome! | ||||
| Tbd | The Pocket Cafe | Mike | 17/07/2025 | 18:00 |
| Hi everybody It's Mike from Keiths Wine bar PIPS group. I'm setting up a new pips group on 17th July at The Pocket Cafe in Paradise Street. It's a great venue please come along | ||||
| REALITY | Saturday at Seven (international) | The Group | 19/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| This week's topic concept is REALITY. We will use breakout rooms to discuss what we mean when we use the word reality and formulate a philosophical question for enquiry. ALL WELCOME - BRING A FRIEND Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| Is Egomania a Problem? | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | TBA | 21/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s boss little boozer, owned and managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| Coincidences Meaningful or Not? | Flanagan's Irish Pub | TBA | 22/07/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub, Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river, Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| Is Comedy Philosophical? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Joey | 22/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Sefton Park, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Intuition or Reason? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Paul D | 24/07/2025 | 14:00 |
| 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) | ||||
| The History of Logic | PIPS ZOOM EVENT - ALL WELCOME | Rob Lewis | 27/07/2025 | 18:30 |
| History of Logic Session 4 of 8 Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| Can Morality Exist without Religion? | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | Peter | 28/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s boss little boozer, owned and managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| OPEN FORUM | Flanagan's Irish Pub | ALL | 29/07/2025 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub, Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river, Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| Multiculturalism or Monoculturalism? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open forum | 29/07/2025 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Sefton Park, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| What makes us human? | The Dee View Inn (Heswall) | Sandy | 05/08/2025 | 19:00 |
| The Dee View Inn, 2 Dee View Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 0DH ..... All welcome! | ||||
| Is it ever okay to not stop for someone in need? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Maggie | 05/08/2025 | 19:30 |
| 205 Monton Rd, Monford, Eccles, Manchester M30 9PN... All welcome! | ||||
| The History of Logic Session 5 of 8 | PIPS ZOOM EVENT - ALL WELCOME | Rob Lewis | 10/08/2025 | 18:30 |
| History of Logic Session 5 of 8 ALL wELCOME Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| Interrelation of Thinking, Writing and Reading | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Tim | 14/08/2025 | 14:00 |
| 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) | ||||
| The History of Logic Session 6 of 8 | PIPS ZOOM EVENT - ALL WELCOME | Rob Lewis | 24/08/2025 | 18:30 |
| History of Logic Session 6 of 8 ALL wELCOME Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| The History of Logic Session 7 of 8 | PIPS ZOOM EVENT - ALL WELCOME | Rob Lewis | 07/09/2025 | 18:30 |
| History of Logic Session 7 of 8 ALL wELCOME Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| The History of Logic Session 8 of 8 | PIPS ZOOM EVENT - ALL WELCOME | Rob Lewis | 21/09/2025 | 18:30 |
| History of Logic Session 8 of 8 ALL wELCOME Join Zoom Meeting - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||