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	Laughter — 30-Apr-03 What makes things funny? What is not funny? What is the power of laughter? Aging — 23-Apr-03 What does age bring? How will an aging society change us? Where do you see yourself in ten years? Unconscious — 16-Apr-03 Is the unconscious repressed? Is the unconscious wise? How do you know what you don’t know? Control — 09-Apr-03 Who’s at the controls? What are the limits of control? What are the levers of self-control? Mind — 02-Apr-03 How is your mind made up? Thinking, reason, intelligence, self: what is mind? Is mind other than matter? Wholeness — 26-Mar-03 How much more than the sum of the parts? Are we part of something greater? How does it all fit together? Consumerism — 19-Mar-03 What are we buying into? Is the consumer free? What may I own? Conflict — 12-Mar-03 What are the sources of conflict? What good can come from conflict? How do you handle conflict? Growth — 05-Mar-03 What is sustainable growth? How can we govern growth? What are the limits of development? Energy — 26-Feb-03 Where do we get energy? What do we do with our energy? Whose energy is it? Evolution — 19-Feb-03 Where are we going? How evolved are we? Is evolution creation? Pacifism — 12-Feb-03 What are the limits of non-violence? Can war be ended? How do you make peace? Conversation — 05-Feb-03 What is good conversation? What can conversation create? What can conversation destroy? Flirting — 29-Jan-03 How do you flirt? Why do we flirt? What works for you? Friendship — 22-Jan-03 What do you value most in your friends? What ends friendships? What are the best friendships? Silence — 15-Jan-03 What can be said for silence? What can silence teach us? What ought we pass over in silence? Secrets — 08-Jan-03 What secrets may be told? What secrets must be kept? What gives power to secrets?