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SUMMARY:Practical Philosophy Meetup - Montréal West Island🇨🇦
LOCATION:West Island - Cafe des Sources
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 27% · 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?\nEach week\, we pick one topic and discuss it. The topic 
 for the week is shared\, generally in the Whatsapp group\, along with jump
 -off points to get the conversation going.\n\nWhen groups get bigger than 
 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 meetu
 ps feel like a discourse or lecture.\n\nGeneral Meeting Agenda\nEach Pract
 ical Philosophy meet-up follows this general timeline:\n\n19:00-19:15 - Pe
 ople arrive and chat\, get to know each other before the official start.\n
 19:15-19:25 - Meeting introduction\, explanation of Practical Philosophy a
 nd the topic for the week\, read the guidelines and the overview so attend
 ees know what to expect in terms of timelines.\n19:25-20:45 - Break into s
 mall groups - introduce yourselves and general thoughts on the topic\, ope
 n discussion afterwards. At this point the group can review the ‘jump-off’
  questions as needed\, but they are just there to help guide the conversat
 ion. It’s not obligatory to answer them.\n20:45-21:00 - Bring everyone bac
 k together to discuss conclusions of the topic - each group gives a short 
 1-minute summary. Organizer concludes the meeting and everyone takes a gro
 up photo.\n21:00 - The official meeting is over but it’s a great opportuni
 ty to get to know people in a non-structured environment\, so we often sti
 ck around\, chat\, and get to know each other.\n\n🧧PRICING?\n\nPractical P
 hilosophy Club is FREE to attend! We just ask that if we are meeting in a 
 café\, buy a beverage! Some chapters rent a space for us to meet\, and the
 y may ask for donations to help contribute to the cost of rent. Donations 
 will always be 100% voluntary though!\n\n💛 WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT PRACTICAL
  PHILOSOPHY\n\n\\🗣 “\\I feel like Philosophy Club helps someone build thei
 r own belief system through a series of perspectives while not promoting w
 hat’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 w
 here people can go to learn and discuss new perspectives and increase crit
 ical thinking and community by interacting with people who might challenge
  your point of views but at the same time encourage you to have openness a
 nd mind flexibility.” - Daniel\n\n🤓 FAQ\n\n​What will we talk about? What'
 s the topic?\n\n​The topic for the week is shared every Sunday in the What
 sapp group. We also add the topic to the comment section on this event pag
 e on Mondays but if you don’t see it\, the topic and the jump-off points w
 ill be in our Whatsapp.\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 w
 ant to know what YOU think about the topic\, not what an old philosopher t
 hought. If you have a perspective from a religion or a school of thought t
 o share\, throw it on the table and we’ll discuss it\, but it's not requir
 ed.\n\nIs there a specific philosophy that Practical Philosophy is focused
  on?\n\nThe goal of our meet-ups is to not have dogmatic discussions\, and
  flex our critical thinking muscles. Because of this\, we want to hear fro
 m every realm of thought\, and don't study a particular school.\n\nIs it m
 ostly men that attend?\n\nSurprisingly\, no! Although philosophy is seen a
 s a Candelabra affair in a dark room with a bunch of guys\, our Practical 
 Philosophy meetups are generally 50/50 between genders\, and we don’t meet
  in any dark rooms.\n\nCan I come alone?\n\nOf course you can\, we encoura
 ge it :)\n\nCan I be late?\n\nPlease don't be! We do have a 15 minute grac
 e 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 Meetup and our Whatsapp g
 roup for this location. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you join the Whatsap
 p group! If you want to know what other cities have a Practical Philosophy
  Club\, you can see our chapters on our website.\n\nPRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY C
 LUB - Philosophy\, everywhere. ✨\n\nWe started in Practical Philosophy bac
 k in 2021 and there are now 50+ chapters in over 28 countries\, including 
 Canada\, Spain\, Japan\, Mexico and many more! 🗺️\n\\\nJoin our Whatsapp g
 roup 👈\nFollow us on Instagram 👈\nOur website 👈
URL:https://www.meetup.com/practical-philosophy-club-montreal/events/314239
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