The Socrates Café — Sunday Morning at Motion Coffee

Philosophical discussions about fundamental human questions.

It’s not a lecture! It’s participants like you who make the discussion a success, organizers just facilitate it.

We bring our most puzzling questions - along with creativity, curiosity and genuine interest to enrich ourselves with perspectives of others. This usually makes Socrates Café event a truly inspiring one for people with very different backgrounds. We discuss, we inquire, we think aloud - respect is the main rule.

Here is a list of questions we have previously discussed:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/133sfywQ81G2jcQ4acXESK2-BCosHipvMNQ7w1pj1WL8/edit?usp=sharing

Some practical stuff:

1. Please try to arrive on time so that you can participate in the whole discussion. For those on the waitlist, an overflow group is possible at a nearby cafe. Please let us know if you're on the waitlist when you arrive so that we can make the arrangements.
2. The cafe has reserved 16 seats for us because we have a good relationship with the owner. We would appreciate it if you help us maintain that and treat the space with the same respect you would when you use other cafes.
3. Please note that the purpose of Socrates Cafe is first and foremost for collaborative philosophical discussion. It is not meant to be used as a pulpit, a dating app, or a self-help group. Participants who consistently push their own agendas to the detriment of the discussion and of other participants' comfort will be asked to take a break from the group.
4. It is sometimes necessary to challenge others' ideas in the process - you are welcome to challenge ideas as long as it does not turn into something personal with the person who presented the idea.

You can read more background about Socrates Café in the Meetup group description, and if you have any questions - feel free to ask.

- Jim and Nora