Showing posts with label Socrates Cafe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Socrates Cafe. Show all posts

Monday, December 21, 2009

February, 2009 Evening

February, 2009 Evening
Does morality need a basis? Can’t one just do good for goodness’ sake?
Is it worthwhile to continue membership in the UN?
How can the Socrates Café questioning and dialog be improved?
Do all things have a reason?
If primitive beings had no language how did the “inner voice” of thoughts talk to them?
Does every person have a philosophical dimension naturally or is it
something that is nurtured?

January, 2009 Daytime

January, 2009 Daytime
Plato said that if one “knows” what is good, then one will do it. In what sense is Plato’s hypothesis true?
If the Socrates Café attendees were to attempt to have a wider influence in society, what would we do?
Can “steady-state” capitalism exist (i.e. is growth necessary)?
Is privacy a right or a privilege?
What is going to happen to broadcasting or printed news if the economy implodes?

Saturday, December 19, 2009

July, 2008 Daytime

July, 2008 Daytime
What are you optimistic about?
Why do you attend Socrates Café and what do you get out of it?
What is intuition?
What big idea have you changed your mind about in the last five years?