What we’re about
Connecting people into Philosophy.
Encouraging conversations and discussions of everything from Politics to Pop Music, Ideology to Identity, Markets to Marxism, Feminism to Faith, Aesthetics to Anarchy, Capitalism to Consciousness and beyond...
We're open to everyone. From beginners to experts.
Our ethos = Be excellent to each other. Define your terms. Try to admit when you're wrong. And have fun and try your best.
All you need is an open mind and a curious heart.
Upcoming events
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All Out of Bubblegum Film Club 126 / Up
Rio Cinema, 107 Kingsland High Street, Dalston, Hackney, GBUp is a 2009 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Pete Docter, co-directed by Bob Peterson, and produced by Jonas Rivera, with a screenplay written by Peterson and Docter and a story conceived by the duo and Tom McCarthy, the film centers on Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner), an elderly widower who travels to South America with youngster Russell (voiced by Jordan Nagai) in order to fulfill a promise that he made to his late wife. In the jungle, they befriend a talking dog (voiced by Peterson) as well as an exotic bird and encounter Carl's childhood idol (voiced by Christopher Plummer), who has sinister plans to capture the bird. It was nominated for five awards at the 82nd Academy Awards, winning two, and received numerous other accolades. Among its Academy Award nominations, it became the second of three animated films ever to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture (after 1991's Beauty and the Beast and before 2010's Toy Story 3), ultimately losing to The Hurt Locker. Since then, it has been and continues to be regarded as one of the greatest animated films of the 21st century and of all time.
Please note we will not be showing the film at the meeting. Make sure you watch the film before you attend and then come and join in with the conversation. It’s just a discussion. It’s not a screening. 🙏
We will be meeting in The Ludski Bar in the Rio Cinema.
https://www.riocinema.org.uk/your-visit/
You are welcome to bring outside food in with you but please buy your drinks from inside the cinema. Thank you.
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To join the All Out of Bubblegum Film Club WhatsApp Group please click here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/J2to1MBd4Ct7kQTFFVnyML (in order to stop spam bots this will take you to a Waiting Room. Once in please write your name and we will join you to the main chat).
Meetup charges subscription fees. If you would like to make a donation please click here: https://paypal.me/philosophycollective
You can also find the All Out of Bubblegum Film Club here:
https://www.meetup.com/alloutofbubblegumfilmclub/
We hope to see you soon.1 attendee
Philosophy in the Park 130 (in The Barbican)
The Barbican, Silk St, London EC2Y 8DS, UK, London, GBPhilosophy in the Park is a philosophical discussion group. Open to all. No previous philosophical experience necessary.
We will meet in the Barbican Centre on Level Minus 1. Outside The Hall.
Here's how it works:
- At the start of each hour vote on which questions to discuss. You can vote for more than one question if you'd like. The questions with the most votes are the questions we discuss.
- We then break up into groups and each group does a different question. The question is just a starting point and it's cool if you go on tangents and up end talking about different things. You're welcome to join in and participate or if you'd prefer you're welcome to sit back and enjoy the conversation.
After an hour we all come back together, take a quick break and then repeat all over again. So in 3 hours we go around 3 times.
The aim is to have fun, meet new people, generate interesting and thought-provoking conversations, have your horizons expanded, challenge your preconceptions and who knows - you might even learn something?
In order to make the conversations as fun, interesting and productive for everyone as possible please follow these simple guidelines:
- Keep it Philosophical
(No Science, no History, no Evolutionary Psychology, no contestable facts, personal anecdotes etc). - Think for Yourself
(No phones, no looking up definitions, no name dropping Philosophers / books you've read). - Tangents are Cool
(Don't worry too much if the subject drifts and you don't answer the question). - Keep it Succinct
(Like this). - Be Excellent to Each Other
(But of course).
Philosophy is about conceptual analysis. It's thinking about thinking. It's not about empiricism or the real world. It's about abstractions, concepts and ideas.
To terms of the right attitude: It's not about debating and trying to win - it's about listening to people and working collaboratively to increase our collective understanding.
No homework or prior knowledge or reading is necessary - simply come and enjoy the discussions.
After the event finishes most people stay. A bunch of us will go to the local supermarket for drinks and snacks. You are very welcome to join us.
If you would like to submit a question please join the Whatsapp group. Question submissions take place on the Thursday before the meeting.
We hope to see you there.
Nice one.
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To join the Philosophy in the Park WhatsApp Group please click here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CdFaxJHbeOw9UOfuk7spiK (in order to stop spam bots this will take you to a Waiting Room. Once in please write your name and we will join you to the main chat).
If the link doesn't work then please send me a message with your phone number and I can add you directly.
Meetup charges subscription fees. If you would like to make a donation please click here: https://paypal.me/philosophycollective12 attendeesAll Out of Bubblegum Film Club 127 / Sunset Boulevard
Rio Cinema, 107 Kingsland High Street, Dalston, Hackney, GBSunset Boulevard is a 1950 American dark comedy film noir directed by Billy Wilder and co-written by Wilder, Charles Brackett and D. M. Marshman Jr. It is named after a major street that runs through Hollywood and western Los Angeles. The film stars William Holden as Joe Gillis, a struggling screenwriter, and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a former silent-film star who draws him into her deranged fantasy world, where she dreams of making a triumphant return to the screen. Erich von Stroheim plays Max von Mayerling, her devoted butler, and Nancy Olson, Jack Webb, Lloyd Gough, and Fred Clark appear in supporting roles. Director Cecil B. DeMille and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper play themselves, and the film includes cameo appearances by silent-film stars Buster Keaton, H. B. Warner, and Anna Q. Nilsson. Praised by many critics when first released, Sunset Boulevard was nominated for 11 Academy Awards (including nominations in all four acting categories) and won three. It is often ranked among the greatest movies ever made. As it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the U.S. Library of Congress in 1989, Sunset Boulevard was included in the first group of films selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. In 1998, it was ranked number 12 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 best American films of the 20th century.
Please note we will not be showing the film at the meeting. Make sure you watch the film before you attend and then come and join in with the conversation. It’s just a discussion. It’s not a screening. 🙏
We will be meeting in The Ludski Bar in the Rio Cinema.
https://www.riocinema.org.uk/your-visit/
You are welcome to bring outside food in with you but please buy your drinks from inside the cinema. Thank you.
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To join the All Out of Bubblegum Film Club WhatsApp Group please click here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/J2to1MBd4Ct7kQTFFVnyML (in order to stop spam bots this will take you to a Waiting Room. Once in please write your name and we will join you to the main chat).
Meetup charges subscription fees. If you would like to make a donation please click here: https://paypal.me/philosophycollective
You can also find the All Out of Bubblegum Film Club here:
https://www.meetup.com/alloutofbubblegumfilmclub/
We hope to see you soon.2 attendees
Brain Worms 112 / Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Rio Cinema, 107 Kingsland High Street, Dalston, Hackney, GBCharlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligence – a procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon.
Available from all good libraries and book shops.
You don't have to have read it to join us - but it'll probably help.
We will be meeting in The Ludski Bar in the Rio Cinema.
https://www.riocinema.org.uk/your-visit/
You are welcome to bring outside food in with you but please buy your drinks from inside the cinema. Thank you.
We hope to see you there.
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To join the Brain Worms WhatsApp Group please click here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/EvFibn1d6AsEwdVGmwkhko (in order to stop spam bots this will take you to a Waiting Room. Once in please write your name and we will join you to the main chat).
Meetup charges subscription fees. If you would like to make a donation please click here: https://paypal.me/philosophycollective
You can also find the Brain Worms Book Club here:
https://www.meetup.com/brain-worms-book-club/6 attendees
Past events
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