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	Paradox — 15-Dec-04 What are your favourite paradoxes? Does truth love or shun paradox? What is the spiritual value of paradox? Passion — 08-Dec-04 What is the net worth of passion? Is passion /being/ out of control? Is life meaningful without passion? Dying — 01-Dec-04 Have you ever witnessed someone dying? Have we reason to fear dying? What can the dying teach us? Justice — 24-Nov-04 Might, Fairness; Law; Flourishing: What is justice? What is a just society? What is justice blind to? Time — 17-Nov-04 Is time subjective or objective? How can we best manage our time? Do we have enough time? Independence — 10-Nov-04 What does it mean to be independent? What is the cost of independence? How independent are you? Culture — 03-Nov-04 What is the meaning of culture? How can cultures be compared? Is there truth beyond culture? Friendship — 27-Oct-04 Who is your best friend, and why? What makes for good friendships? How do friendships end? Courage — 20-Oct-04 What does it take to develop moral courage? Do hawks or doves have more courage? Do the courageous feel fear? What scares you? Madness — 13-Oct-04 How do madness, insanity, being crazy and mental illness compare? Is madness a social convention? How close have you come to madness? Idealism — 06-Oct-04 What keeps idealism alive? What can idealism learn from pragmatism? Does idealism decline with age? Chance — 29-Sep-04 What role does chance play in your life? Is there such a thing as coincidence? Is chance a cause? Is chance Lord? Metaphor — 22-Sep-04 What is a metaphor for? When does metaphor distort communication? Is there truth without metaphor? Ambition — 15-Sep-04 What is the net value of ambition? When does ambition go awry? How great is your ambition? Wonder — 08-Sep-04 What is (a) wonder? What makes wonder philosophical? What does wonder do for you/us?