Pub philosophy is a term sometimes used to describe organised gatherings in public houses for philosophical discussion.Billington, R: Living Philosophy An Introduction to Moral Thought, 3rd Edition. Routledge, 2003. Several series of events in the United Kingdom and elsewhere offer pub philosophy in a variety of formats, typically involving an invited speaker and some degree of open discussion. Such events are a form of philosophy cafe.
While these groups are often run by amateurs, have sometimes been recruited by more mainstream institutions to provide a distinctively participatory public forum. Such alliances have included Tate Liverpool and University of Chester working with Philosophy in Pubs,Tate Liverpool Retrieved 02-09-10. the Brighton Science Festival 2010 working with PIPS BrightonBrighton Science Festival 2010 Retrieved 02-09-10 and the London School of Economics producing an event in collaboration with Big Ideas.London School of Economics Retrieved 02-09-10
London Big Ideas Kant's Cave (by Philosophy For All) Café Philo (Institut français du Royaume-Uni) Thoughts Experiments in Pubs (TEiP) Veins of London London Philosophy Café Philosophy Café London Philosophy Cabin
Other Living Philosophy (based in Tintern, Wales UK) PhiloMadrid (based in Madrid, Spain) Philosophy In Pubs (based in Liverpool, UK) PIPS Brighton (based in Brighton, UK) The Stoa (based in Deal, Kent, Kent, UK) Skeptics in the Pub (London, UK + others) Thinking While Drinking (based in San Diego, California)
See also
List of public house topics Café Philosophique Socrates Cafe Viennese café
References
External links The Stoa in Deal, Kent, UK Kant's Cave Philosophy In Pubs National PhiloMadrid Thinking While Drinking Hoxton Cabin Philosophy For All (London) Café Philo Thoughts Experiments in Pubs (TEiP) Veins of London London Philosophy Café Philosophy Café London Philosophy Cabin