Pub Philosophy

{{short description|Philosophical discussions in pubs}}

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. Among the more long-standing of these are:

• Big Ideas (based in London, UK) https://web.archive.org/web/20100912055756/http://bigi.org.uk/
• Kant's Cave (held in London, UK, by Philosophy For All)
• Living Philosophy (based in Tintern, Wales UK)
• PhiloMadrid (based in Madrid, Spain)
• Philosophy In Pubs (based in Liverpool, UK) http://www.philosophyinpubs.co.uk
• PIPS Brighton (based in Brighton, UK) http://www.pips-brighton.org.uk/
• The Stoa (based in Faversham, Kent, UK)
• Skeptics in the Pub
• Thinking While Drinking (based in San Diego, California) http://thinkingwhiledrinking.org

Pub Philosophy groups, while 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,[http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/eventseducation/talksdiscussions/22109.htm Tate Liverpool] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108093210/http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/eventseducation/talksdiscussions/22109.htm |date=2010-11-08 }} Retrieved 02-09-10. the Brighton Science Festival 2010 working with PIPS Brighton[http://www.brightonscience.com/2010/programme/pips.html Brighton Science Festival 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120721203722/http://www.brightonscience.com/2010/programme/pips.html |date=2012-07-21 }} Retrieved 02-09-10 and the London School of Economics producing an event in collaboration with Big Ideas.[http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/forumForEuropeanPhilosophy/events/PanelDiscussion.htm London School of Economics] Retrieved 02-09-10