| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: |
Beryl B.
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| Group email: | Philosophy group |
| When: | Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am First Tuesday in month |
| Venue: | Leader's Home |
Group Description: Topic chosen by members. Sometimes a philosopher or philosophy, eg stoicism, but more often a current issue. All very informal with considerable humour.
Level of Knowledge or Skill Required: None, just a willingness to discuss and be challenged.
Some past subjects discussed are:
- Should we be proud of our history?
- Is Marx relevant to today?
- Cults; Should our government have our happiness as an aim?
- Assisted dying;
- Thomas Aquinas;
- Cancel Culture;
- What is the purpose of punishment?
- Hedonism;
- Chinese Philosophy;
- Is religion necessary for morality?
- John Stuart Mill;
- What is art?
- Stoicism.
