THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS IN PARKS • HYDE PARK • POWER

🌞 Our first episode of THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS IN PARKS of 2024 🌞

We're making the most of the sunshine and heading outdoors to HYDE PARK to discuss POWER.

The EXACT LOCATION

The THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS

The WHATSAPP COMMUNITY

The idea: A chance to meet and talk at a 'deeper' level than 'small talk'.

How we'll do it (timings approximate):

• 6:30pm - Meet in the park (exact location), set up picnic rugs
• Organise ourselves into small groups (4-7ish...research finding: apparently 4 is the best number for a good conversation!)
• Have a look at the thought experiments.
• 6:45 - First rotation begins - Talk about the first thought experiment. If you don’t want to talk about that one, move on to another one. Feel free to veer off topic.
• 7:05 - Optional reshuffle: swap groups, move on to the second thought experiment.
• 7:25 - Optional reshuffle: swap groups, move on to the third thought experiment.
• 7:45pm - Wrap up - hear about upcoming events, join the whatsapp group, give me feedback/requests for future meetups.
• 8:00 Meetup ‘ends’. But feel free to carry on conversations :-)

Notes on the general atmosphere:

• The vibe is to let conversation flow rather than stick strictly to one topic.
• While we'd like to talk about 'meaningful things', we also see the value in lighter topics, so don't worry about not being 'deep' enough!
• Feel free to suggest ideas for future Thought Experiments in Pubs meetup groups, both in terms of structure and topics to discuss.

Where we'll meet:

• General location: Queensway Tube entrance to Hyde Park, across the Broad Walk from the Diana Memorial Playground
• Very precise location: https://w3w.co/handy.lift.singer

Who should come:

Everyone! We believe that the more perspectives, the richer the conversation. This group is not about being experts in Philosophy, it is about doing philosophy. That is, bringing our various life experiences and lenses on the world to group discussions about the human experience, the nature of reality...etc. etc....

What to bring:

• Something to sit on - picnic rug, plastic bag, whatever you prefer
• Drinks/snacks for yourself (and if you want to share! But no pressure)
• Layers, sunglasses, umbrella...it's London

Looking forward to meeting & talking with you!

#philosophyinthepark #thinkinganddrinking #coffeandconversation #inclusivity #openmindedness