BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Palaner//palaner Single Event//EN METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:meetup-43ae06cddd@palaner.app DTSTAMP:20260802T141910Z DTSTART:20260805T230000Z DTEND:20260806T003000Z SUMMARY:NORTH YORK - Practical Philosophy Meetup 🇨🇦 LOCATION:The Frog: A Firkin Pub DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 30% · why: lots of people going\n\n🏛️ WHAT'S PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY ABOUT?\n\nPractical Philos ophy is a weekly meet-up that brings critical thinkers together for an opp ortunity to dive deep on a topic\, practice communicating\, and building a community. All with no ‘official’ philosophy knowledge required! 😎\n\nPra ctical Philosophy is based on the idea that philosophy should be accessibl e to all\, and not something reserved only for academics. Each week we cho ose a topic\, and the goal is to use the conversation to develop our criti cal thinking and communication as we explore that topic.\nThe goal is to h elp develop our Critical Thinking\, Communication\, and Community 🙌\n\n📓 H OW DOES IT WORK?\n\nEach week\, we pick one topic and discuss it. The topi c for the week is shared\, generally in the Whatsapp group\, along with ju mp-off points to get the conversation going.\n\nWhen groups get bigger tha n 7-8 people\, it’s important that we break into smaller groups. This way we are able to maintain a conversational flow as opposed to having our mee tups feel like a discourse or lecture.\n\nGeneral Meeting Agenda\nEach Pra ctical Philosophy meet-up follows this general timeline:\n\n19:00-19:15 - People arrive and chat\, get to know each other before the official start. \n19:15-19:25 - Meeting introduction\, explanation of Practical Philosophy and the topic for the week\, read the guidelines and the overview so atte ndees know what to expect in terms of timelines.\n19:25-20:45 - Break into small groups - introduce yourselves and general thoughts on the topic\, o pen discussion afterwards. At this point the group can review the ‘jump-of f’ questions as needed\, but they are just there to help guide the convers ation. It’s not obligatory to answer them.\n20:45-21:00 - Bring everyone b ack together to discuss conclusions of the topic - each group gives a shor t 1-minute summary. Organizer concludes the meeting and everyone takes a g roup photo.\n21:00 - The official meeting is over but it’s a great opportu nity to get to know people in a non-structured environment\, so we often s tick around\, chat\, and get to know each other.\n\n🧧PRICING?\n\nPractical Philosophy is operated entirely on voluntary donations! If we are meeting in a café\, buy a beverage! Donations are 100% voluntary\, but they help us to bring the gift of deep conversation to people around the world. If y ou'd like to support\, you can donate here!\n(Practical Philosophy is a re gistered Canadian charity)\n\n💛 WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY \n\n🗣 “I feel like Philosophy Club helps someone build their own belief sy stem through a series of perspectives while not promoting what’s right and wrong” - Ekam\n\n🗣 “I got hooked from day 1 (the topic was authority) and felt it was the right place for me. I feel it is a place where people can go to learn and discuss new perspectives and increase critical thinking a nd community by interacting with people who might challenge your point of views but at the same time encourage you to have openness and mind flexibi lity.” - Daniel\n\n🤓 FAQ\n\nDo I need to study or read anything to attend? \n\nNo preparation is necessary. This isn’t a study of other thinkers. We want to know what you think about the topic\, not what an old philosopher thought. If you have a perspective from a religion or a school of thought to share\, throw it on the table and we’ll discuss it.\n\nIs there a speci fic philosophy that Practical Philosophy is focused on?\n\nThe goal of our meet-ups is to not have dogmatic discussions\, and flex our critical thin king muscles. Because of this\, we want to hear from every realm of though t\, and don't study a particular school.\n\nIs it mostly men that attend?\ n\nSurprisingly\, no! Although often\, philosophy is seen as a Candelabra affair in a dark room with a bunch of guys\, our Practical Philosophy meet ups are generally 50/50 between genders\, and we don’t meet in any dark ro oms.\n\nCan I come alone?\n\nOf course you can\, we encourage it :)\n\nCan I be late?\n\nPlease don't be! We do have a 15 minute grace period where we allow people to funnel in while we hang out\, but after that if you arr ive too late\, it disrupts the flow of the conversation.\n\nWhere do you m eet?\n\nThe location is posted in Meetup and our Whatsapp group for this l ocation. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you join the Whatsapp group! If you want to know what other cities have a Practical Philosophy Club\, you can see our chapters on our website.\n\n🤝POLICY\n\nTo respect our members pri vacy\, we ask that no one privately message a member without first getting explicit consent. (This looks like speaking in person and being asked to message privately.) Contacting or texting other participants without prior consent is not permitted and may result in removal from the group. Practi cal Philosophy reserves the right to enforce this policy at its discretion to maintain a safe and respectful environment.\n\nPRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY CL UB - Philosophy\, everywhere. ✨\n\nWe started in Practical Philosophy back in 2021 and there are now 70+ chapters in over 35 countries\, including C anada\, Spain\, Japan\, Mexico and many more! 🗺️\n\\\n\nJoin our Toronto W hatsapp 👈\nFollow us on Instagram 👈\nOur website 👈 URL:https://www.meetup.com/practical-philosophy-club-ontario/events/3158751 43/ CATEGORIES:palaner,saved STATUS:TENTATIVE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR