| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Co-ordinator: | |
| When: | Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm 4th Monday of each month bar August & December |
| Venue: | Gosport Museum and Art Gallery |
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME
CHANGE OF MEETING DAY - the u3a Gosport Philosophy Group will in future meet on the 4th Monday of each month bar August & December.
Gosport Museum & Art Gallery (GMAG) is not open to the public on Mondays, so we enter through the side door.
As there will probably only be one member of GMAG staff in the building, please meet at the side entrance shortly before 2pm & all enter together if possible.
Philosophy is the study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, & language.
It involves critical examination of beliefs & concepts, aiming to understand the nature of reality & our place within it.
Philosophers seek to clarify ideas, explore ethical dilemmas, & examine the principles that guide human thought & behaviour.
It's fun, come & join us!
Members take it in turn to choose & present Topics, alone or in pairs. Presenting could be -
A PowerPoint Presentation, Talk or Short Film;
Saying a few words about a topic & opening it up for discussion;
Sending an article, essay, or thoughts to Tricia to distribute to members for discussion at the next meeting;
Naming a topic, asking members to research it & bring their thoughts to the next meeting.
We leave open the possibility of Topics below, changing to accommodate current events.
This Group works as a collective with no Group Co-ordinator. Please use the link above to email Tricia, who deals with admin & communications for the Philosophy Group.
Dates For Your Diary
| Date | Topic |
| 2026 | |
| February 23rd | Knowledge presented by Tricia |
| March 23rd | Dualism presented by Carole |
| April 27th | Rabindranath Tagore presented by Neena |
| May 25th Spring Bank Holiday | No Meeting as venue not available on Bank Holidays |
| June 22nd | What is Consciousness? presented by Tricia |
| July 27th | Should Animals be Considered as Conscious Beings? presented by Tricia Plus deciding on Topics for July, September, October & November 2026 |
| August | No Meeting In August |
| September 28th | |
| October 26th | |
| November 23rd | |
| December | No Meeting In December |
2025
January 13th What is Awe?
February 10th Viktor Frankl's book ‘Man's Search for Meaning’
March 10th The Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
April 14th continuing The Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
May 12th
June 9th
July 14th Should we Kill Healthy People for Their Organs?
September 8th Fee Will
The Philosophy Group didn't meet in October, November or December.
2024
January 8th Is there such a thing as a Just War?
February 12th
March 11th Let food be thy medicine & medicine be thy food
April 8th The Future of the Philosophy Group
May 13th Pierre Hadot : John Draper
June 6th Is there a God? : Sheila Carr
July 8th Multiculturalism/Assimilation - or what ...
September 9th Do Angels Exist? : Renate Goddard
If a man says something in a forest & his wife is not there to hear it, is he still wrong?
Descartes walks into a café and sits down ready to order. A waiter comes up to him and asks, "Do you need a menu?" Descartes replies, "I think not," and he disappears!
The First Law of Philosophy - For every philosopher, there exists an equal and opposite philosopher.
The Second Law of Philosophy - They're both wrong.
Philosophy exam:
Q: Is this a question?
A: If this is an answer!
God is dead - Nietzsche 1883
Nietzsche is dead - God 1900
How many philosophers does it take to change a light bulb?
"Hmmm... well there's an interesting question isn't it?"
"Define light bulb"
"How can you be sure it needs changing?"
How many philosophers does it take to change a light bulb? Three.
One to change it and two to stand around arguing over whether or not the light bulb exists.