9th May 2026 The topics for the week are: Children, social media and online safety Should children’s freedom online be limited for their own good, or does protection risk becoming over-control? The UK is piloting social media bans, curfews and app time limits with families to test effects on children’s sleep, schoolwork and family life. […]
16th May 2026 The topics for the week are: When No One Wins When every option is terrible, is morality about keeping one’s hands clean, or about reducing the harm that will occur? Imagine a soldier who is ordered to commit an atrocity against an innocent civilian. He knows the command is morally abhorrent. Yet […]
23rd May 2026 The topics for the week are: Bursting the Soap Bubble Do people believe what is true, or what their little world has taught them to see as true? Imagine a secluded group of people who have been raised to believe that soap operas are not fiction, but reality. For them, Coronation Street, […]
The topics for the week are: The Torture Option Can doing something cruel ever be justified if it prevents something even worse? Imagine a man has planted a bomb that will kill hundreds, perhaps thousands, of innocent people. He has been captured, but he refuses to reveal where the bomb is hidden. Torturing him will […]
An intentionally small weekly online meetup for relaxed, thoughtful philosophical conversation. Each event is built around 3–6 questions, suggested by attendees or chosen by the host. We’ll spend up to around 20 minutes per question, depending on how the conversation flows. The question list will be posted in the event comments on the Thursday before […]
An intentionally small weekly online meetup for relaxed, thoughtful philosophical conversation. Each event is built around 1-3 questions, suggested by attendees or chosen by the host. We’ll explore the question until boredom or irritation intervenes. The question list will be posted in the event comments on the Thursday before the meetup, so everyone has time […]
An intentionally small weekly online meetup for relaxed, thoughtful philosophical conversation. Each event is built around 1-3 questions, suggested by attendees or chosen by the host. We’ll explore the question until boredom or irritation intervenes. The question list will be posted in the event comments on the Thursday before the meetup, so everyone has time […]
An intentionally small weekly online meetup for relaxed, thoughtful philosophical conversation. Each event is built around 1-3 questions, suggested by attendees or chosen by the host. We’ll explore the question until boredom or irritation intervenes. The question list will be posted in the event comments on the Thursday before the meetup, so everyone has time […]