Schedule
Here are all the up and coming enquiry topics and events.
| Topic | Venue | Presenter | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ethics of Surrogacy ... | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Martin | 26/01/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| What Value are the Arts? | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | Mike Naido | 26/01/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s first community pub, owned and managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| OPEN FORUM | Flanagan's Irish Pub | ALL | 27/01/2026 | 18:30 |
| Flanagan's Irish Pub is in Church Road, Waterloo. Turn left out of Waterloo railway station and walk down in the direction of river until you come to the Church Road on your left. Walk down Church Road and the pub is on your right about half way down. All welcome! | ||||
| What makes beliefs reasonable? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Mike R | 27/01/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar: 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| The unexamined life is not worth living | The Fat Pug (Leamington Spa) | Mike | 27/01/2026 | 19:30 |
| The unexamined life is not worth living - Socrates + Berne What happens between people when they talk - Berne. Self awareness is essential to critical thinking and philosophy in general. Tonight Paul will talk about his interpretation and experience of Eric Berne's Transactional analysis school of psychology and how it can build both intrapersonal ... ..... The Fat Pug, 23 Guy's Cliffe Rd, Leamington Spa. CV32 5BZ | ||||
| Chosen on the evening! | Paris Philo Cafe (Online English) | Michael M | 28/01/2026 | 21:00 |
| 6pm here (7pm in Paris) .. Every Wednesday of the month. This is the online offspring of the monthly Paris Café Philo (in person) which exists since 1997...... Link: (Copy + Paste) https://www.meetup.com/english-cafe-philo-in-paris | ||||
| World War 3 | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Sean | 02/02/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| PIP's Bi-monthly meal! | Somewhere in the City Centre | Joanne (Social Sec) | 02/02/2026 | 17:00 |
| Our first monthly meal this year will be on Monday 2nd February at Man Tsuen Ho's Restaurant in China Town. See you all there. | ||||
| How Language Corrupts Thought. | Lock & Quay (Bootle) | Tracy | 02/02/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Lock & Quay: 2 Irlam Road, Bootle, L20 4AH …. Bootle’s first community pub, owned and managed by the community – All welcome! | ||||
| Do you own your own image? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open forum | 03/02/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar: 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Is War ever justified? | The Dee View Inn (Heswall) | Open forum | 03/02/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Dee View Inn, 2 Dee View Road, Heswell, Wirral, CH60 0DH - Every 1st Tuesday of the month (7pm) all welcome! | ||||
| Positions on Freewill ? | The Rose & Crown (Bebington) | Paul | 04/02/2026 | 13:00 |
| What's your position on Freewill: are you a Libertarian, a Compatibilist, a Determinist, or even a Fatalist? Or maybe you don't have a position! - Either way come and Join us at 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! | ||||
| Can you trust the word of a drunk person? | Oats & Honey Coffee shop (Monton) | Open forum | 04/02/2026 | 19:30 |
| Oats & Honey, 205 Monton Road, Monton, Eccles, Salford, Manchester, M30 9PN. We meet every 1st Wednesday of the month. All welcome! | ||||
| The Cosmic Joke ... (Watts + Osho) | Bacchus Bar (Birmingham) | Chris B | 05/02/2026 | 19:30 |
| Watts × Osho: The Cosmic Joke - What happens when you combine Alan Watts’ playful Zen humour with Osho’s rebellious refusal to behave? Somewhere between a cosmic joke and a polite riot. Watts tells us life is a dance we’re taking far too seriously. Osho tells us society depends on us staying afraid, obedient, and confused. Together, they ask an unsettling question: what if fr... Thursday, Feb 5, 7:30pm - 9:30pm - Bacchus Bar | ||||
| Sacred in a Meaningful Society ? | Saturday at Seven (international) | Dorothy | 07/02/2026 | 19:00 |
| This week we will enquire into - What is Sacred in a Meaningful Society ? Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| The Rise of Collective stupidity V Critical Thinking | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Alan | 09/02/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Consequences or Intentions? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Mike | 10/02/2026 | 19:00 |
| Consequences or Intentions, which should we consider first when making moral judgements? 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Wisdom? | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | Michele | 11/02/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Cock Hotel PIP group will now be meeting on the second Wednesday of the month, with just the odd change of date when we can't book the room. | ||||
| What is Spirituality? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Paul D | 12/02/2026 | 13:30 |
| 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 Culture? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Robert | 16/02/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Drive your plow over the bones of the dead | The Vernon (LIPs) | LIPS | 16/02/2026 | 18:30 |
| Drive your plow over the bones of the dead - Olga Tokarczuk. Literature in Pubs every 3rd Monday of the month - 69 Dale St, Liverpool City Centre, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Things, Relations + Category mistakes? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Open forum | 17/02/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar: 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Beer Festival (Cathedral Crypt) | Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral | Joanne (Social Sec) | 21/02/2026 | 12:00 |
| Beer Festival at Catholic Cathedral Crypt at 12 noon - get tickets on CAMHRA website. | ||||
| Socratic Enquiry | Saturday at Seven (international) | Paul | 21/02/2026 | 19:00 |
| Tonight all are welcome , especially those who haven't been before and want to partake in a Socratic Enquiry. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| The Power of Refusal | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Geraldine | 23/02/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Is Crime a societal neccessity? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Martin | 24/02/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar: 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| What is Imagination? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Vashic | 26/02/2026 | 13:30 |
| 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! | ||||
| Prejudice and Diascrimination? | The Vernon Arms (City Group) | Alan | 02/03/2026 | 13:00 |
| The Vernon Arms: Laid-back traditional alehouse featuring a selection of beers & plentiful comfort food plates. 69 Dale Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 2HJ | ||||
| How important is safety? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Joey | 03/03/2026 | 19:00 |
| 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Is gender a social construct? | The Dee View Inn (Heswall) | Open forum | 03/03/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Dee View Inn, 2 Dee View Road, Heswell, Wirral, CH60 0DH - Every 1st Tuesday of the month (7pm) all welcome! | ||||
| Epicurean or Stoic ? | Saturday at Seven (international) | Gordon | 07/03/2026 | 19:00 |
| This evening Gordon invites us all to enquire into Epicureanism and Stoicism Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| Democracy and Populism? | Keith's Wine Bar (L'pool South) | Paul D | 10/03/2026 | 19:00 |
| Keith's Wine Bar: 107 Lark Lane, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 8UR | ||||
| Nihilism and Existentialism | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | Jamie | 11/03/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Cock Hotel PIP group will now be meeting on the second Wednesday of the month, with just the odd change of date when we can't book the room | ||||
| Knowledge and Belief | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Open forum | 12/03/2026 | 13:30 |
| 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! | ||||
| Memoirs of Hadrian. (Marguerite Yourcenar) | The Vernon (LIPs) | LIPS | 16/03/2026 | 18:30 |
| Literature in Pubs every 3rd Monday of the month - 69 Dale St, Liverpool City Centre, L2 2HJ | ||||
| Truth and Belief | Saturday at Seven (international) | Mike | 21/03/2026 | 19:00 |
| This evening Mike invites us to enquire into Truth and also into Belief . There's no difference is there ? What do you think or know ? Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| What is Ideology? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | The group | 26/03/2026 | 13:30 |
| 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! | ||||
| Author | Saturday at Seven (international) | Howard | 04/04/2026 | 19:00 |
| This very intriguing topic title is kindly offered to the group and any very welcome new comers by Howard. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85456891475?pwd=NBGoEglNGbwowKKUy660FZQ8b9w9_N.1 Meeting ID: 854 5689 1475 Passcode: Pips2223! | ||||
| Moral Relativism | The Dee View Inn (Heswall) | Open forum | 07/04/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Dee View Inn, 2 Dee View Road, Heswell, Wirral, CH60 0DH - Every 1st Tuesday of the month (7pm) all welcome! | ||||
| Potted philosophical theories! | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | Bryony | 08/04/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Cock Hotel PIP group will now be meeting on the second Wednesday of the month, with just the odd change of date when we can't book the room | ||||
| What is Truth? | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Mark | 09/04/2026 | 13:30 |
| 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! | ||||
| Hume's moral philosophy. | The Black Toad (Hoylake) | Mark | 28/04/2026 | 13:30 |
| 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! | ||||
| Philosophy Quiz | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | Bryony | 13/05/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Cock Hotel PIP group will now be meeting on the second Wednesday of the month, with just the odd change of date when we can't book the room | ||||
| What's wrong with incest? | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | Jamie | 10/06/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Cock Hotel PIP group will now be meeting on the second Wednesday of the month, with just the odd change of date when we can't book the room | ||||
| What is Justice? | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | The group | 08/07/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Cock Hotel PIP group will now be meeting on the second Wednesday of the month, with just the odd change of date when we can't book the room | ||||
| Why do we punish people? | The Cock Hotel (Wellington) | Open forum | 12/08/2026 | 19:00 |
| The Cock Hotel PIP group will now be meeting on the second Wednesday of the month, with just the odd change of date when we can't book the room | ||||