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Regular Events in AUSTRALIA: NSW | Queensland | S. Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | W. Australia
Regular Events in NEW ZEALAND
Special Events in 2008: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
Date/Time Title of Event and Venue Contact
Regulars New South Wales
Fortnightly Tues
8-9.30pm
Philosophy in the Café. Entry with first coffee: $5
Berkelouw's Books, 70 Norton Street, Leichhardt, Sydney
Geza Karacsony
Tel. 9626 2791
Fortnightly Sat
4pm
Philosophy Forum $5 donation includes coffee.
Blackheath Public School, corner Great Western Highway and Leichhardt St, Blackheath (enter via Leichhardt St gate)
Peter Baldwin
Tel. 612 4787 9103
2nd Tues of
each month, 7pm
The 2nd Tuesday Philosophy Forum
Speaker or speakers (debating) followed by a long question/discussion period.
Venue: the Waverton Bowling Club, near North Sydney
Gerry Nolan
1st & 3rd Wed of
each month, 6.30pm
Philorum Philosophy Forum
Whether you are an academic philosopher or not, you can give a speech on any topic.
The Gaelic Club, Sydney, near Central railway.
John Bentley
040 912 4414
Regulars Queensland
Last Sun. of each
month, 3.30-5.30pm
Brisbane Philosophy Café
"...a free space and friendly place for people to gather together to discuss ideas..."
Continental Café, 21 Barker Street, New Farm, Brisbane
Michelle Irving
Regulars South Australia
2nd Tues. of each
month, 8pm
Philosophy Jammm Adelaide.
A forum for informal discussion, reflection & debate on life's big questions.
Jah'Z Café & Lounge, 7 Cinema Place, Imax Complex, off Rundle St, Adelaide
Email or just
turn up.
Regulars Tasmania
Last Weds. of each
month, 5.30pm
Philosophy Café - Hobart.
Sal's Café, 55 Salamanca Place, Hobart, Tasmania
David Coady
03-6226 2272
1st Thurs. of each
month, 7pm
Philosophy and Film - Hobart.
Dechaineux Theatre, Centre For The Arts, Hunter St, Hobart, Tasmania
Dr David Coady
03 6226 2272
Regulars Victoria
Every 2nd Weds
7-9pm
The Melbourne Heart of Philosophy Cafe
Murmur Bar, Level 1, 17 Warburton Lane, Melbourne
(off Little Bourke between Elizabeth and Queen St)
email
1st Thurs. of each
month, 7.30-9.30pm
Community of Philosophical Inquiry at Thangs Café
Whole group and small group dialogue. Jazz, eats and drinks.
Thangs Café, 502 Lygon St, East Brunswick, nr Albion St.
Gordon Harvey
Tel. 0418 129 567
3rd Tues. of each
month, 8pm
Melbourne Group Philosophy in the café at
Borders Bookshop, The Jam Factory, 500 Chapel Street, South Yarra
Justin Woods
Tel. 03 9707 5739
1st Tues. of each
month, 8pm
Existentialist Society monthly lecture & discussion.
Royal Society Theatrette, 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne
Admission free, no prior booking necessary, all welcome.
David Miller,
Secretary
Tel. 03 9467 2063
Most Wednesday
lunchtimes
Philosophy Women's Committee
gives regular talks - general public welcome!
Dept of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Emma Rush
Regulars Western Australia
Monthly, Thurs.
7.30-9pm
Fremantle Philosophy Cafés
Fremantle, Western Australia. Venues vary among Fremantle's many cafes.
Mark Randell
Tel. (04) 3833 5535
1st Sun. of each
month, 7-8.30pm
Hills Philosophy Café
Le Paris Brest Café, 22 Haynes Rd, Kalamunda, WA
Wayne Herden
Tel. (04) 0329 3215
Regulars NEW ZEALAND
Monthly Thurs.
7-9pm
Café Philosophy - Auckland
Borders Bookshop Cafe, Queen St, Auckland. Entry free.
Bill Cooke
Tel. (09) 445 0003
Monthly
Arts/Philosophy Group - Auckland
Meeting monthly at different art events to discuss art from a philosophical perspective.
Email Gail or Rob
January 2007
8-12 January
Conference on Truth and Reality
Venue: Philosophy Dept, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Heather Dyke
April 2007
10-14 April
Rewriting the Long Eighteenth Century
David Nichol Smith Seminar in 18th-Century Studies XIII
Venue: University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Shef Rogers
July 2008
6-11 July
Australiasian Association of Philosophy Conference 2008
Venue: La Trobe University, Storey Hall, Melbourne
LaTrobe Philosophy

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