Sydney’s Philosophy in the Café - Philo Agora

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

This Tuesday, April 7, Mary Hendricks on The Social Values of the New Energy Era.
 
Mary now works to develop entrepreneurs in the new energy businesses. Her many interests include kayaking & contemporary thinking about values and society.

Mary will review the thoughts of contemporary thinker Thomas L Friedmann, author of the book Hot, Flat and Crowded.  From this, Mary discusses the social values emerging from our changing lifestyles  - what's in and what's out.  Her talk considers the global face of social change and poses questions that relate to our cultural moral values.

April 21: Lindsay Mell, The Nature of Perception: George Santayana's contribution.

May 5: Sam Alexander, The Two Cultures by CP Snow.

May 19: Derek Maitland, Is Anything Really Real?

June 2: Peter Bowden, Evolutionary Psychology.  Science? Or speculative philosophy?

Come early from 6pm and join the regulars in a meal before the presentation. Philo Agora's home is the Fair Trade Coffee Company at 33 Glebe Point Road.  This is a coffee house with its own particular ambience offering specialty fairtrade coffee and a relaxing spot to sit around and talk with new friends, both before and after the Philo Agora talks.  It is located close to the Parramatta Road and can be easily reached by public transport.  Take advantage of the free, three hour parking in the Broadway shopping complex.

Our usual Format is a talk of 20 minutes relating to a philosopher, philosophy or philosophical theme. The Chair will take a few specific questions on the talk, then there is a 10 minute break. The Chair then invites responses to the talk to a maximum of 3 minutes. The meeting closes with the speaker having the last word. We charge each attendant $6. You are given a ticket to trade at the counter for a coffee or a tea. After paying the cafe, the rest of the money goes toward the low maintenance costs of running Philo Agora.

Best Regards,

Sam, Peter, Cara and Hazel.