Cafe Philosophy began January, 27, 1997, at Bean Around the World. We met there for over two years, and then moved through a couple of other Victoria cafes that no longer exist, till we found our great new home, the Solstice Cafe, where we have been for seven years.

Below you can find the list of upcoming topics, as well as a complete Topic History. Click on past seasons (below left) to see what topics we have covered in the past (past topics are sometimes linked to a page of quotations on that topic).

The Resources column below (to the right of the upcoming topics and questions), you will find a link to a page that gathers information pertinent to particular Cafe Philosophy sessions.

History

Season	Topic	Resources
2009 Summer 2009 Spring 2008 Fall 2008 Summer 2008 Spring 2007 Fall 2007 Summer 2007 Spring 2006 Fall 2006 Summer 2006 Spring 2005 Fall 2005 Summer 2005 Spring 2004 Fall 2004 Summer 2004 Spring 2003 Fall 2003 Summer 2003 Spring 2002 Fall 2002 Summer 2002 Spring 2001 Fall 2001 Summer 2001 Spring 2000 Fall 2000 Summer 2000 Spring 1999 Fall 1999 Summer 1999 Spring 1998 Fall 1998 Summer 1998 Spring 1997 Fall 1997 Summer 1997 Spring	Tragedy — 18-Dec-02 What is tragedy? Can we have tragedy without heroes? What can we learn from tragedy? Intuition — 11-Dec-02 How does intuition work? How trustworthy is intuition? How can intuition be improved? Beauty — 04-Dec-02 Why beautify? Does gender bias beauty? Who defines beauty? Fear — 27-Nov-02 What are you afraid of? Do we need fear? How do you slay your dragons? Identity — 20-Nov-02 How do you define yourself? What do you identify with? Me or we? Community — 13-Nov-02 What constitutes community? Who are your neighbours? Can diversity survive community? Value — 06-Nov-02 Where do values come from? How do values determine behaviour? What to do when values collide? Food — 30-Oct-02 Where does your food come from? How do you experience food? What thanks do we owe our food? Life — 23-Oct-02 What does it mean to be alive? Is life only a struggle for survival, or is there more? Are all species created equal? Nature — 16-Oct-02 How grave is the human impact on nature? What would it be to love and respect nature? Is nature a harmony or a war of all against all? Play — 09-Oct-02 What games do you play? What does play teach us? When is playtime over? Anger — 02-Oct-02 What triggers your anger? How do you express your anger? What good can come of anger? Desire — 25-Sep-02 What do you really, really want? What is the cost of desire? Does wisdom conquer desire or require it? Religion — 18-Sep-02 Shackle or freedom: what is religion? What is the role of faith in religion? How do religion and spirituality differ? War — 11-Sep-02 What makes war necessary? What does war accomplish? What is a holy war?