Philosophy Cafe - Justice

What is a Philosophy Cafe?

This is a group conversation led by Useful Philosophy, designed to help you spot the weaknesses in your own certainties. It is low pressure, high clarity, and strictly "No Guru". We live in times of "winning" arguments, where we lose finding truth and understanding.

If you are tired of shouting matches and looking for a space to actually think out loud, join our Philosophy Cafe for an afternoon of philosophical conversations.

Bring in your questions to philosophize with the group! We put them to vote and select the most popular question to discuss in the session.

We are ditching spiritual cliches and shallow mantras to dive into the dilemmas of modern life. Whether you are curious about why you believe what you believe or just want to enjoy an evening of interesting conversations over coffee, this is your ‘third space’ for clarity.

This isn't a book club. You don't need to have read a
single page of Plato to join. As a group, we will use Socratic questioning to peel back the layers of the topic at hand.

What we won't do:
❌ Listen to long rambles
❌ Debate for the sake of "winning"
❌ Speak in academic jargon

What we will do:
✅ Ask good questions
✅ Challenge the "obvious"
✅ Drink good coffee

What's new?

• Theme for session: Justice
  Example Qs:
  Is justice universal or culturally relative?
  Why do we punish?
  Are "law" and "justice" the same?
• This is our first open online philosophy cafe
• A 10 min brief on the theme by Basit Manham
• Early RSVP open for members on the Whatsapp broadcast list to prioritize spots for regulars
  https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hh51xbA9vMbEkSoY9QwjCm

IMPORTANT NOTE: We really want to keep the benefits of the offline cafe. This means we are swapping the passive online meeting for a true discussion.
We encourage everyone to treat the online space just like our offline cafes- getting involved is what makes it fun and useful.
Please join us ready to participate with your cameras and mics turned on rather than just tuning in to listen.
Feel free to have your dinner while with us.
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About the organizer:
Basit Manham is a philosophical consultant and runs Useful Philosophy.
We rescue useful ideas from philosophy books and make them accessible to all.