Chair: Nichola Hall
The Philosophers' Café is held in the Club Room in Seasons (formerly Tapestry) at Wesbrook Village from 11:00am. Coffee and tea will be served. Residents of Seasons are welcome to join us for the discussion and often many UBC Colleagues have lunch at the restaurant afterward to continue the conversation.
Please note: parking is unavailable in the Seasons parkade. There is free 2-hour parking under the Save-On-Foods in Wesbrook Village as well as limited street parking. The closest UBC parking is the Thunderbird Parkade at 6085 Thunderbird Blvd. From the Thunderbird Parkade it is a 15 minute walk to Seasons.
Topics previously discussed at the Philosophers' Café
| 2014 October | Workers’ v. Public Rights |
| 2014 November | Euthanasia, assisted suicide |
| 2015 January | Are science and religion compatible? |
| 2015 February | Federal Carbon (dioxide) Tax … yes or no? |
| 2015 March | Hate speech v. Free speech |
| 2015 April | TransLink surcharge for infrastructure financing |
| 2015 May | Federal anti-terrorism law |
| 2015 October | Federal Election aftermath |
| 2015 November | Do we need the CBC? |
| 2016 February | Paris meeting on Climate Change |
| 2016 March | Political refugees in Canada |
| 2016 April | Public art … enhancement or eyesore |
| 2016 May | Legalising Marijuana |
| 2016 October | U.S. Presidential election |
| 2016 November | Political Correctness |
| 2016 December | Socio-economic equality |
| 2017 February | Globalisation |
| 2017 April | The “Post-truth Era” |
| 2017 October | How close are we to Nuclear War? |
| 2017 November | Canada Health Care … public v. private |
| 2018 January | Where is Feminism now? |
| 2018 March | The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence |
| 2018 April | Bridging the Generation Gap |
| 2018 October | Kindness |
| 2018 November | Happy Holidays? |
| 2019 January | Is Beauty only in the Eye of the Beholder? |
| 2019 February | What is the objective of a university education? |
| 2019 March | Should the Punishment fit the Crime? |
| 2019 April | The Inequality Gap |
| 2019 September | What qualifications should people have for running for office? |
| 2019 October | Cultural Appropriation |
| 2019 November | The Canadian Trans Mountain Pipeline – To be or not to be? |
| 2020 January | The Role of Private Health Care vs Private Schools |
| 2020 February | What do Canadians expect from Democracy? |
| 2020 March | How can we relate to younger generations? (Do you Understand Millennials?) |
| Covid Gap | |
| 2023 November | Housing in Vancouver |
| 2023 December | The Future of Cars |
| 2024 March | Undue Influence, even corruption? |
| 2024 May | Is the United Nations Organisation still relevant? |