Memory and Dreams

Please join us this Sunday to discuss memory and dreams. We will meet at the Captain Melville at 2pm for a 2:15pm start sharp.

Please note the new $5 mandatory donation entry fee (cash or transfer on day) to help with MeetUp subscription costs, venue costs, etc.

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 to the Philosophy Circle group.

Topic questions below, however please note these are open sessions not strict to the below:

• Is memory a record, a reconstruction or a story?
• When should we trust our memory? Is vividness reliable?
• Are you the same person as your teenage self?
• Can you genuinely remember something that never happened?
• Does memory make us the same person over time?
• Is nostalgia a form of truth or distortion?
• Can forgetting be a virtue?
• What should societies remember, and what should they let go?
• Would you choose to have perfect memory if it were offered to you?
• When we wake from a dream, are we remembering an experience or partly constructing a story after the fact?
• Are emotions in dreams real emotions or only simulations of emotions?

Hope to see you there!