What we’re about
About
Hello! This is a group for people who are interested in reading and discussing psychology, philosophy, and themes around those topics.
Everyone is welcome, whether you're a seasoned psychologist, have just read your first book on philosophy, or if you're 20 or 50. Having the right attitude is the most important thing!
I'm hoping we can build a friendly sociable group who want to share and discuss ideas, read books, and maybe go for a drink afterwards.
Where
We will be meeting once a month at Kingston library, on the 3rd Thursday of the month.
Suggestions
If anyone has any books they recommend or think might be of interest then please feel free to send me a message or post it on the Meetup group. Don't be shy :)
Some ideas of books which we will probably cover:
- Thinking fast and slow
- An introduction to political philosophy
- The consolations of philosophy
- The examined life
- The outsider
- The man who mistook his wife for a hat
Cost
There is a small fee for each session to cover the Meetup costs (approx £20 per month), and also to encourage members to turn up. If there is any money left over after Meetup costs then this will be spent on the group for Christmas drinks or get togethers.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Maybe you should talk to someoneKingston Library, Kingston upon Thames£2.00
Maybe you should talk to someone - Lori Gottlieb
(suggested by Jo)One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.
As Gottlieb explores the inner chambers of her patients' lives -- a self-absorbed Hollywood producer, a young newlywed diagnosed with a terminal illness, a senior citizen threatening to end her life on her birthday if nothing gets better, and a twenty-something who can't stop hooking up with the wrong guys -- she finds that the questions they are struggling with are the very ones she is now bringing to Wendell.
Where to meet
We will be meeting at Kingston Library, Fairfield Rd, KT1 2PShttps://goo.gl/maps/stuniZBoAbEcccyy5
Please arrive at 18:25 for a 18:30 start sharp, so we can squeeze the most discussion out of the session :)
We will wrap up around 19:50 as the library needs us out by 20:00.
There will then be an option to go for a drink at a nearby pub if anyone is interested.
As always please feel free to contact me with any questions etc, or post on the Meetup group discussion.
