PHILOSOPHY CAFE

Conversation & Coffee
NEW PLACE,
UPSTAIRS AT
THE WICK INN
63 Western Rd,
Hove, East Sussex.
BN3 1JD

Please donate... £2.00 would be great!

It’s like a philosophy meeting, but instead of debating ONE specific, preset topic, we have about 300 topics, written on cards.
We look at the cards.. we pick one topic that everybody likes, we discuss it in turn passing around a TOKEN.
This way everybody has an equal chance to speak. Then, we read the next card, and so on.
WE HAVE A NEW SET OF TOPICS
YOU CAN VIEW ALL THE TOPICS HERE
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WV3I25fda4nqmMtYKm0cohRDIm0QgNyBKRnGLxNw3FA/edit?usp=share
REMEMBER!!
Between what we think,
what we want to say,
what we believe we say,
what we mean,
what we want to hear,
what we feel,
what we think we understand,
and what we understand,
there are eight possibilities of not understanding each other.

Conversation & Coffee
NEW PLACE,
UPSTAIRS AT
THE WICK INN
63 Western Rd,
Hove, East Sussex.
BN3 1JD

Please donate... £2.00 would be great!

It’s like a philosophy meeting, but instead of debating ONE specific, preset topic, we have about 300 topics, written on cards.
We look at the cards.. we pick one topic that everybody likes, we discuss it in turn passing around a TOKEN.
This way everybody has an equal chance to speak. Then, we read the next card, and so on.
WE HAVE A NEW SET OF TOPICS
YOU CAN VIEW ALL THE TOPICS HERE
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WV3I25fda4nqmMtYKm0cohRDIm0QgNyBKRnGLxNw3FA/edit?usp=share
REMEMBER!!
Between what we think,
what we want to say,
what we believe we say,
what we mean,
what we want to hear,
what we feel,
what we think we understand,
and what we understand,
there are eight possibilities of not understanding each other.

Conversation & Coffee
NEW PLACE,
UPSTAIRS AT
THE WICK INN
63 Western Rd,
Hove, East Sussex.
BN3 1JD

Please donate... £2.00 would be great!

It’s like a philosophy meeting, but instead of debating ONE specific, preset topic, we have about 300 topics, written on cards.
We look at the cards.. we pick one topic that everybody likes, we discuss it in turn passing around a TOKEN.
This way everybody has an equal chance to speak. Then, we read the next card, and so on.
WE HAVE A NEW SET OF TOPICS
YOU CAN VIEW ALL THE TOPICS HERE
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WV3I25fda4nqmMtYKm0cohRDIm0QgNyBKRnGLxNw3FA/edit?usp=share
REMEMBER!!
Between what we think,
what we want to say,
what we believe we say,
what we mean,
what we want to hear,
what we feel,
what we think we understand,
and what we understand,
there are eight possibilities of not understanding each other.

WHAT IS FREEDOM ?
FREEDOM: FROM EXTERNAL OPPRESSION OR INTERNAL TYRRANY
Political freedom is the absence of interference of an individual by the use of coercion or aggression. Freedom is commonly known as the quality or state of being free from government oppression. This is a definition of freedom which coincides with negative liberty and freedom can also be defined in the positive sense of the term which involves having the power and resources to fulfil one's own potential.

The opposite of a free society is a totalitarian state, which highly restricts political freedom in order to regulate almost every aspect of behaviour. In this sense ‘freedom’ refers solely to the relation of humans to other humans, and the only infringement on it is coercion by humans.

The concept of political freedom is very closely allied with the concepts of civil liberties and individual rights, which in most democratic societies is characterized by various freedoms which are afforded the legal protection from the state.

Determinists argue that all human actions are pre-determined and thus freedom is an illusion. Thus opening up another debate on the concept of Free Will.

Plato talked about freedom from Tyranny of the Soul. He described being free from the dominion the 6 tyrants of: Anger, Jealousy, Fear, Desire, Pleasure, and Pain. Not only for the individual but also for society.

Taking this further, Advaita and other esoteric Philosophies, described freedom as non attachment to: the senses and the physical world, thoughts, feelings and emotions- anything that changes. But instead to experience the underlying unity of all.
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We have great venue, CAFE QUENCH in Hove, with our own space on the 1st floor.

Walking distance to Hove station. Free parking George Street.
Note: Parking Tesco car park is now only free for 2 HOURS.

Please arrive in time to order your refreshments and find a table.
NOTE TIME is Still: 2.30 - 4.30 PM

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, PLEASE CHANGE YOUR
RSVP.

Donations essential to keep the Meetup group going:
PLEASE BRING CASH - £2 WOULD BE GREAT!
Or via PayPal to: drdtaylor@btinternet.com
(Don't click on email address above, go to PayPal and use it there!)
Or contact me via my profile page for bank details.

https://www.meetup.com/PHILOSOPHY-CAFE/
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http://www.practicalphilosophysussex.com