Philosophy Roundtable: How do we know what is true?

Please join us this Sunday as we discuss how do we know what is true.

We will meet at the Queensberry Hotel, 593 Swanston Street, Carlton at 2pm for a 2:15pm start sharp.
We kindly ask attendees to pay $5 to attend to help with MeetUp costs & venue costs. This is not mandatory, but if you are a regular member it would be appreciated. Any extra moneys will go towards buying food and drinks for the table. The venue also expects us to spend money as a group, so grateful if everyone could buy a drink from the venue.

If the Queensberry is shut, we will still meet there and move to a nearby pub or the park at about 2:20pm.

There is no pre-requisite preparation necessary, nor a philosophical background, all that is required is a curious mind. These discussions are both a Socrates Cafe style discussion and lively metaphysical dojo, in the spirit of learning and friendly debate, so please feel free to challenge assumptions and be prepared to have your own assumptions challenged.

This event is also posted in the Socrates Cafe group.

Find below some questions or topics to consider, however these are free-ranging events and the below serve as a springboard for the discussion:

• What is true belief? Does it require a good method?
• Truth vs justification
• Sources of belief - empiricism, reason, testimony, intuition
• Gettier problems
• Bias and distortion - confirmation bias, motivated reasoning, social identity effects
• Do people using good methods converge on the truth?
• Good principles for forming beliefs in real life.

Hope to see you there!