Welcome, Altadena Socrates Cafe Communities!

Location
Altadena, CA 34.19-118.14 91001US
Meetups
25 so far
Rating
Altadena Socrates Cafe 4.50 4.5010
Meetup topics
Founded
November 13, 2007

Inspired by Christopher Phillips' books, scores of people are meeting for these modern version of Socratic dialogue. These are intended to be group conversations which often move in a spiral, touching on topics in ways that may not be obvious at first. Our purpose is to bring back thoughtful dialogue in counterpoint to the shouting pundits of so-called debate on TV and radio.

One need not be an academic or expert. We seek diversity of thought from people from all walks of life.

ALL ARE WELCOME. ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU BRING AN INQUISITIVE MIND AND A WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN.

Where?
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Who’s coming?
7 Yes / 2 Maybe

Want to attend?

The topic of discussion of our October meeting was on whether or not there are absolute moral values. I still don't know if there are, but I enjoyed immensely our discussion/dialogue.

Our next gathering would be on the 15th of November, see you then!

Cheers!

Mike Li

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  • Oct 11
    • New member
      “I love intelligent, open debate”
  • Oct 6
    • New member
      “This is what I've been looking for.”
  • Sep 26
    • New member
      “I was a member of an extraordinary Socrates Cafe in Pennsylvania, and would like to join a similar group here in SoCal. Me: I am a claims adjuster by day / fiction writer by night. I am currently in the MFA program at Bennington College.”
  • Sep 19
    • New member
      “I would love to join this group.”
  • Sep 18
    • New member
      Val
      “I want to join to be involved in discussions with open minded people and where my and other's point of view will be respected. And I think that having an intellectual discussion exercises the mind and churns it into a more enriched state.”
    • New member
  • Sep 10
    • New member
      “I live in Altadena and the idea of Socratic discussion is intriguing,”
  • Sep 5
    • New member
      “I read the book and have been looking to join a discussion group.”