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	Self-knowledge — 11-Jul-07 How do you tell who you are? How learn more? Is life worth living without self-examination? Do our relationships define who we are? The Sacred — 04-Jul-07 What do you regard as sacred? What is sacred? Is nothing sacred anymore? Has the Sacred been lost? Music — 27-Jun-07 What musics most move you? What do you listen to? What does music move in you? How has your listening changed over the years? Metaphysics — 20-Jun-07 What is metaphysical? (What is metaphysics? ) How is metaphysics even possible? (Is it doable? ) What are the excesses of metaphysics? Faith — 13-Jun-07 What do you need faith for? Where do you place your faith? Can faith see? Is there life without faith? Forgiveness — 06-Jun-07 Who does forgiveness serve? How do you practice forgiveness? Have you been forgiven? Have you forgiven? Order-Chaos — 30-May-07 Is order or chaos more natural/fundamental? Where does order/chaos come from? What’s to fear in order? in chaos? Individuality — 23-May-07 Have you individuated? How unique are you? What makes you the individual you are? Can there be individuality without individualism? Change — 16-May-07 How do you manage change? Have we more to fear or gain from change? Are you the only one who can change yourself? Humility — 09-May-07 Is humility a virtue, a necessity, or merely prudent? What is the opposite of humility? Is humility a power play? What is false humility? Human Nature — 02-May-07 How would you characterize human nature? Is there a universally-shared human essence? Why do we need to ask?