Philosophy

Following some consultation with current group members we have decided that for the next 7 consecutive meetings – beginning on Friday 3rd September – I will give a series of introductory talks. These talks will take up less than half of the session, followed by coffee and discussion. The titles of the talks are as follows:-

1. Ethics – what principles should we act on in our personal lives?
2. Politics – what counts as a good society and how should it be governed?
3. Meta-ethics – how do we decide about ethics?
4. Religion – looking at some philosophical arguments for the existence of God.
5. Free-will – as an example of philosophy of mind. Arguments for and against.
6. Scepticism – do we know anything, and if so how?
7. What is philosophy?  – what kind of answers does philosophy seek? How are they like or different from the answers of science?

Topics for further meetings will be decided by the group. It has been suggested we should look at philosophers’ answers to the question of what is The Good Life.