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	Talk — 13-Aug-03 What is the value of talk? What can talk change? Who's talking? Emotion — 06-Aug-03 What do feelings do? How do emotions affect us? Is reason slave or master of emotion? Fame — 30-Jul-03 Do you want to live forever? Why do we have celebrities? Why is fame so widely desired? Inspiration — 23-Jul-03 What does it mean to be inspired? Where do you draw your inspiration? What does inspiration awaken? Family — 16-Jul-03 What do families teach us? What do families serve? Is family a choice? Existence — 09-Jul-03 What does it mean to be? What is the opportunity cost of existence? Do we owe our existence to others? Philosophy — 02-Jul-03 What are you thinking? Is philosophy to be lived or thought? Is philosophy important? Prejudice — 25-Jun-03 What does prejudice preserve? How does prejudice injure? Can prejudice be prevented? Inner Peace — 18-Jun-03 Have you ever experienced inner peace? Is inner peace a prerequisite of world peace? Is peace or conflict more basic to human nature? Communication — 11-Jun-03 What do we communicate? Can you say all you mean? Am I getting across? Humour — 04-Jun-03 What makes you laugh? Does humour hide or relieve our fear? What is a healthy humour? Chaos — 28-May-03 Are there patterns to chaos? Is nature ordered or chaotic? What does chaos reveal? Intelligence — 21-May-03 Artificial, Emotional, Military: What is Intelligence? Is intelligence a technology? Is intelligence destiny? Language — 14-May-03 What is language? How does language define us? Why do we need language? Death — 07-May-03 What comes after death? Would you want to be immortal? What is there to fear in death?