Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social meetup | The Crown (Liverpool) | The group | 27/05/2019 | 14:15 |
| No topic today, just relaxing conversation . . . | ||||
| Ulysses Reading Group | Lime Kiln (Concert Square) | Jim | 27/05/2019 | 18:00 |
| Penelope. The climax of Ulysses. YES. | ||||
| POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY: The Liberal Society and its Critics. | Frodsham Community Centre | Derek Meakin | 28/05/2019 | 10:30 |
| This topic starts from the premise that Britain today is a liberal society facing criticisms from both the right and the left of the political spectrum.But when we speak of a liberal society what do we mean? And what are these criticisms? Do they have substance and can they be met? Can liberal societies survive? This is an introductory session and no previous experience in political philosophy is required. | ||||
| Style? | Bluecoat Art Centre (Liverpool) | Siobhan | 28/05/2019 | 13:00 |
| Shakespeare might have written the idea (apparel oft proclaims the man), but we've got to give Mark Twain some credit for this one. He's the one who said, "Clothes make a man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." | ||||
| Does social media reflect life? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Paul J | 28/05/2019 | 19:15 |
| The Testament of Mary | The Queen Hotel (Chester) | Group | 02/06/2019 | 14:00 |
| Colm Toibin novel at Chester Literature in Pubs (CLIPS) | ||||
| Honesty or Integrity? | The Crown (Liverpool) | Allen | 03/06/2019 | 14:15 |
| Sub-committee meeting | The Crown (Liverpool) | Merseyside PIPs | 03/06/2019 | 16:00 |
| What are Selves? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | Open forum | 03/06/2019 | 19:00 |
| What are selves: Brains, regenerating bodies, social constructions, souls - or something else? | ||||
| Population growth (good or bad)? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Michael G | 04/06/2019 | 19:15 |
| The Human Animal ? | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Open Forum | 05/06/2019 | 13:00 |
| Open Forum | The Melting Pot Cafe (Redruth) | Kerry | 05/06/2019 | 17:00 |
| What is beauty? | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | 05/06/2019 | 19:00 | |
| To be revealed on the night! | The Exchange (Leicester) | Clare | 05/06/2019 | 19:20 |
| What's wrong with people being rich? | Littlebury Hotel (Bicester) | Open forum | 05/06/2019 | 19:30 |
| What does it mean to be an adult? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Jenny | 05/06/2019 | 19:30 |
| What controls should be in place to restrict immigration? | The Plough Inn (Herefordshire) | Marc | 05/06/2019 | 20:00 |
| PIP's National Festival | Adelphi Hotel (Liverpool City Centre) | Merseyside PIPs | 07/06/2019 | 16:00 |
| 4pm) Registration in Main Lounge. 7pm) Panel debate and round table discussions. 9pm) Stand-up Philosophy. 10pm) Socialising | ||||
| PIP's National Festival | Adelphi Hotel (Liverpool City Centre) | Merseyside PIPs | 08/06/2019 | 09:30 |
| 9.30am) Panel Debate + round table discussion. 10am) Cafe Enquiry. 11.30) Workshop. 2pm) Keynote speaker. 4pm) City waklk. 4pm) Workshop. 7.30pm) Panel Debate and round table discussions. 9pm) Arthur Adlen's Commemorative Celebration. | ||||
| PIP's National Festival | Adelphi Hotel (Liverpool City Centre) | Merseyside PIPs | 09/06/2019 | 10:00 |
| 10am) Panel Debate and round table discussions. 10am) Pub Enquiry. 11.30) Speaker (uni of L'pool) 2.30pm) Festival Review. | ||||
| Historical Moments | Lime Kiln (Concert Square) | Russell | 10/06/2019 | 18:15 |
| Seizing the moment, in the light of climate change protest. | ||||
| EXISTENTIALISM REVISITED | Frodsham Community Centre | Richard Johnson | 11/06/2019 | 10:30 |
| Though famous as the feminist author of The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir is also known for her incisive study of ethics in her book The Ethics of Ambiguity. Albert Camus, by contrast, focused on human existence as a whole, which he characterized as absurd. What did Beauvoir mean by ethical ambiguity? What did Camus mean by absurdity? What did these two thinkers contribute to existentialist philosophy? These will be our main questions.This is an introductory course and all are welcome. Richard Johnson will examine de Beauvoir's ethics of ambiguity and Derek Meakin will discuss Camus' claim that human existence is absurd. | ||||
| What is Thought? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Paul D | 11/06/2019 | 19:15 |
| Perspectives on Ageing | Halfway House (Childwall) | Open forum | 13/06/2019 | 19:15 |
| Looking at our perceptions and conceptions of ageing... | ||||
| Memory | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Martin | 19/06/2019 | 13:00 |
| Intelligence? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Gordon | 19/06/2019 | 19:15 |
| TBA | The Greyhound (Newcastle-under-Lyme) | Linda L | 19/06/2019 | 19:30 |
| What is my purpose in society? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Joerge | 19/06/2019 | 19:30 |
| Defining Socialism! (Marx study group) | Jack Jones House | Paul B Smith | 20/06/2019 | 18:00 |
| As per our programme, we will have a discussion on ‘Definitions of socialism’. | ||||
| Wonder in the 21st century | Halfway House (Childwall) | Edna | 27/06/2019 | 19:15 |
| Claims to virtuousness! | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The group | 01/07/2019 | 19:00 |
| Priests and politicians claim to be virtuous. How are they virtuous and how should they be virtuous? | ||||
| Free will | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | 03/07/2019 | 19:00 | |
| If I'm offended does intention matter? | Littlebury Hotel (Bicester) | Open forum | 03/07/2019 | 19:30 |
| Benefits of philosophical thinking - Discuss. | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Mike | 03/07/2019 | 19:30 |
| Committee Meeting | The Crown (Liverpool) | Merseyside Committee | 08/07/2019 | 16:00 |
| Usual business and preparations for A G M | ||||
| Philosophy of Psychology | Halfway House (Childwall) | Open forum | 11/07/2019 | 19:15 |
| PIP's Annual General Meeting | The Ship & Mitre | Merseyside Committee | 17/07/2019 | 18:00 |
| All members welcome | ||||
| PIP's AGM | The Ship & Mitre | Merseyside PIPs | 17/07/2019 | 18:30 |
| TBA | The Greyhound (Newcastle-under-Lyme) | Linda L | 17/07/2019 | 19:30 |
| Why do we have huge inequalities? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Peter | 17/07/2019 | 19:30 |
| How can we formulate philosophical questions? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Maggie | 07/08/2019 | 19:30 |
| Why do we expect the Univers of Randomness to be fair? | The Blue Bell (Eccles) | Jane | 21/08/2019 | 19:30 |
| How can we achieve Happiness? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | The group | 02/09/2019 | 19:00 |
| Surveillance/punishment on Social Media? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | Open forum | 07/10/2019 | 19:00 |
| What is good/bad about the surveillance and punishment of what some people say on social media and elsewhere? | ||||
| What are most entertaining Fictions and Fallacies today? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | Open forum | 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 Fictions and Fallacies today? | ||||
| To be revealed on the night! | The Exchange (Leicester) | Clare | 06/11/2019 | 19:20 |
| What is Literature? | The Sportsman (Huddersfield) | Open forum | 02/12/2019 | 19:00 |
| Should Bob Dylan have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature? | ||||