Sydney’s Philosophy in the Café - Philo Agora

Every Second Tuesday at 7:30 pm, Fair Trade Coffee Company, 33 Glebe Point Road, Glebe.

Our next talk is on Tuesday, May 11.  Jonathan McKeown will discuss Philosophy in Everyday Life.

Jonathan presently runs Status Flow Plumbing based in Ashbury. He will talk about some philosophical approaches and practices he has found most beneficial for living everyday life.  

He resigned as an evangelical youth minister in 1991 feeling that the foundations of his beliefs had eroded. He then decided to study psychology and enrolled in an Arts degree, but after a year of psyche studies at the University of Q. found deeper personal questionings pulled him in other directions. He graduated with a double major in Contemporary Studies in Religion and a third major in Philosophy. He completed an Honours research degree on Nietzsche and was awarded a university scholarship to complete a PhD (which he did not do). Jonathan who graduated with a degree in philosophy now runs Status Flow Plumbing in Petersham, a third generation  family business  He has told us that his knowledge of philosophy influences him almost daily . This talk tells us how.

Philo Agora's format is a talk for 20 minutes. The presenter then answers any questions of clarification from the floor. We then take a break of 10 minutes for more coffees and to mull over the talk and discuss it within small groups. The microphone is then passed around the audience in turn for comment, opinions, and often counter argument to a maximum of 3 minutes. The presenter is then given a 5 minute right of reply. We usually finish up at 9pm. The cover charge is now $5 for the talk.

Come early from 6pm and join the regulars in a meal before the presentation. Last orders for meals will be at 7:30pm with the kitchen closing at 8pm. The usual fare of coffee and cake will be available all evening.

We look forward to seeing you on the night.

Peter, Sam & Hazel.