Philosophy Cafe

What is a Philosophy Cafe?

This is a group conversation facilitated by Useful Philosophy, designed to help you spot the weaknesses in your own certainties. It is low pressure, high clarity, and strictly "No Guru". We live in times of "winning" arguments, where we lose finding truth and understanding. If you are tired of shouting matches and looking for a space to actually think out loud, join our Philosophy Cafe for coffee over philosophical conversations. We are ditching spiritual cliches and shallow mantras to dive into the dilemmas of modern life. Whether you are curious about why you believe what you believe or just want to enjoy an afternoon of interesting conversations over coffee, this is your ‘third space’ for clarity.

Bring in your questions to philosophize with the group! We put them to vote and select the most popular question to discuss in the session.

We are ditching spiritual cliches and shallow mantras to dive into the dilemmas of modern life. Whether you are curious about why you believe what you believe or just want to enjoy an afternoon of interesting conversations over coffee, this is your ‘third space’ for clarity.

This isn't a book club. You don't need to have read a single page of Plato to join. As a group, we will use Socratic questioning to peel back the layers of the topic at hand.

What we won't do: ❌ Listen to long rambles ❌ Debate for the sake of "winning" ❌ Speak in academic jargon

What we will do: ✅ Ask good questions ✅ Challenge the "obvious" ✅ Drink good coffee

What's New? +Theme for this session: [Political Philosophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_philosophy) *Example Qs:*

• *Is it okay for a government to penalize its citizens for not wearing a helmet/seatbelt?* • *What makes a government "legitimate"?* • *Should there be a moral or legal limit to how much money one can make?*

• A brief on the theme by [Basit Manham](https://www.instagram.com/basitmanham) • Early RSVP open for members on the Whatsapp broadcast list to prioritize spots for regulars [https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hh51xbA9vMbEkSoY9QwjCm](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hh51xbA9vMbEkSoY9QwjCm)

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About the organizer: [Basit Manham](http://www.instagram.com/basitmanham) is a [philosophical counselor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_counseling) and runs [Useful Philosophy](https://www.instagram.com/useful.philosophy). We rescue useful ideas from philosophy books and make them accessible to all.

About the Venue: [Lagori Collective](https://lagoricollective.com/) is an interdisciplinary research and design lab based in India working across South Asia. Grounded in research and participatory approaches, Lagori advances futures thinking through collaborative projects, research, programming, and strategic foresight. We are an [Index Node](https://www.index-space.org/), a global network of non-extractive, third spaces.