BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Palaner//palaner Single Event//EN METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:meetup-65c0c2f2c7@palaner.app DTSTAMP:20260802T151237Z DTSTART:20260804T020000Z DTEND:20260804T033000Z SUMMARY:Los Angeles 🇺🇸 Practical Philosophy Meetup LOCATION:Father's Office DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 8% · why: lots of people going\n\n🏛️ WHAT'S PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY ABOUT?\nPractical Philosoph y is a weekly meet-up that brings critical thinkers together for an opport unity to dive deep on a topic\, practice communicating\, and building a co mmunity. All with no ‘official’ philosophy knowledge required! 😎\n\nPracti cal Philosophy is based on the idea that philosophy should be accessible t o all\, and not something reserved only for academics. Each week we choose a topic\, and the goal is to use the conversation to develop our critical thinking and communication as we explore that topic.\n\nThe goal is to he lp develop our Critical Thinking\, Communication\, and Community 🙌\n\n📓 HO W DOES IT WORK?\nEach week\, we pick one topic and discuss it. The topic f or the week is shared\, generally in the Whatsapp group\, along with jump- off points to get the conversation going.\nIf the group gets bigger than 1 0-15 people\, we will consider breaking into smaller groups. This way we a re able to maintain a conversational flow and ensure everyone has a chance to participate.\n\nGeneral Meeting Agenda\nEach Practical Philosophy begi ns at 7:00p and follows this general timeline:\n\n7:00-7:15 - People arriv e and chat\, get to know each other before the ‘official' start.\n7:15-7:2 5 - Explanation of Practical Philosophy and the topic for the week\, revie w the discussion guidelines so attendees know what to expect.\n7:25-8:45 - Main discussion on the selected topic - allow the conversation to evolve organically and/or use the ‘jump-off’ questions as prompts to guide the co nversation. It’s not obligatory to answer them.\n8:45-9:00 - Wrap up and c losing thoughts. Organizer concludes the meeting and everyone takes a grou p photo.\n9:00 - The official meeting is over but it’s a great opportunity to get to know people in a non-structured environment\, so we often stick around\, chat\, and get to know each other.\n\n🧧PRICING?\nPractical Philo sophy Club is FREE to attend! To support our venue\, we ask that you buy a beverage/snack.\nSome chapters rent a space for us to meet\, and they may ask for donations to help contribute to the cost. Donations will always b e 100% voluntary though!\n\n💛 WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY\n 🗣 “I feel like Philosophy Club helps someone build their own belief system through a series of perspectives while not promoting what’s right and wro ng” - Ekam\n\n🗣 “I got hooked from day 1 (the topic was authority) and fel t 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 and c ommunity by interacting with people who might challenge your point of view s but at the same time encourage you to have openness and mind flexibility .” - Daniel\n\n🤓 FAQ\n\n​What will we talk about? What's the topic?\n\n​Th e topic for the week is shared every Sunday in the Whatsapp group. We try to add the topic to the comment section on this event page as well but if you don’t see it\, the topic and the jump-off points will be in our Whatsa pp.\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 o n the table and we’ll discuss it\, but it's not required.\n\nIs there a sp ecific philosophy that Practical Philosophy is focused on?\n\nThe goal of our meet-ups is to not have dogmatic discussions\, and flex our critical t hinking muscles. Because of this\, we want to hear from every realm of tho ught\, and don't study a particular school.\n\nCan I come alone?\n\nOf cou rse 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 arrive too late\, it disrupts the flow of the conversation.\n\nWhere do you meet?\n\nThe location is posted in M eetup and our Whatsapp group for this location. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED t hat you join the Whatsapp group! If you want to know what other cities hav e a Practical Philosophy Club\, you can see our chapters on our website.\n \n🤝POLICY\nTo respect our members privacy\, we ask that no one privately m essage a member without first getting explicit consent. Contacting or text ing other participants without prior consent is not permitted and may resu lt in removal from the group. Practical Philosophy reserves the right to e nforce this policy at its discretion to maintain a safe and respectful env ironment.\n\nPRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY - Making Philosophy Available To All. ✨\ n\nPractical Philosophy hosts weekly\, in-person meetups in over 35 countr ies\, including Canada\, Spain\, Japan\, Mexico and many more! 🗺️\n\\\nJoi n our Whatsapp group 👈\nFollow us on Instagram 👈\nOur website 👈 URL:https://www.meetup.com/practical-philosophy-club-los-angeles/events/315 280565/ CATEGORIES:palaner,saved STATUS:TENTATIVE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR