Calendar
United States
| Regular Events in: CA | DC | FL | IL | IN | LA MA | MN | MO | ND | NJ | NY | PA | TN | TX | UT Special Events in 2008: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Date/Time | Title of Event and Venue | Contact |
| Regulars | California | |
| 3rd Thurs. of each month |
Orange County Philosophy Now Meetup Group All welcome! Santa Ana, Orange County, California (exact location varies) |
William Blumberg 714-835-7016 |
| Monthly |
Socrates Café discussion group See website for further details. Orange County, California |
Martin Young 714-569-9225 |
| Alt. Wednesdays 6.30-8pm |
Rockridge Socrates Café Spasso Coffeehouse, 6021 College Ave., Oakland (just south of Claremont Avenue) |
Christopher Richards |
| 3rd Sun. of each month, 5pm |
Philosophy-in-Los-Angeles Club Warszawa Restaurant, 1414 Lincoln, at the corner of Santa Monica blvd, in Santa Monica, Los Angeles (310-393-8831) |
Brian Gould 818-710-2922 |
| 1st Sun. of each month, 4.30pm |
Philosophical Roundtable discussion group at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1149 South Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA |
Diane Kern |
| 1st & 3rd Mon. of each month, 7.30pm |
Philosopher Café hosted by Sam Orme. at Barnes & Noble, The Pruneyard, Campbell, California |
Sandra Garrison |
| Every Wednesday 7-9pm |
Socrates Café: "European-style, coffee-house community where the questions always outnumber the answers" Espresso Roma on E Street in Davis, CA |
Scott McCord 530-759-1964 |
| Alternate Weds. 6.30pm |
Berkeley Socrates Café - all welcome, no charge Cafe Firenze, 2116 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA |
Laura |
| Every Friday 9.30pm |
Noetic Society, Inc. for the study of Platonic dialogue. Women's Club of Huntington Beach, 420 10th Street. |
Pierre Grimes 949-722-2206 |
| 2nd & 4th Weds. of each month, 10.30am |
The Philosophers' Café. Barnes & Noble at Bay and Taylor Streets, San Francisco |
Christopher McCullough |
| Monthly | Philosophical Café. in Los Angeles Barnes & Noble, Westside Pavillion, 10850 W. Pico Blvd. (corner of Pico and Westwood Blvds.) Los Angeles |
Georgianna Streeter or 310-475-4144 (B&N) |
| Regulars | District of Columbia | |
| 2nd & 4th Sat. of each month, 1-3pm |
Café Philo in Washington DC - all welcome! Brasserie Les Halles, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC |
Ken Feldman 703-751-5958 |
| Regulars | Florida | |
| 2nd Thurs. of each month 7-9pm |
The Merry Philosophers - monthly Philosophy Salon established in 1991. at Urban Think! Bookstore, 625 E Central Blvd, Orlando, Florida (407-650-8004) See also Merry Philosophers Online Forum |
Odette Niebergall 407-252-4089 |
| Every Monday 3-4.30pm |
Café Philo Monday - admission free Englewood-Charlotte Public Library meeting room, 3450 McCall Road (State Route 776), (Tringali Center), Englewood, Florida |
Arts & Humanities Council of Charlotte County 941-764-8100 or Carol Mahler |
| Every Tuesday 7-8.30pm |
Café Philo Tuesday- admission free in All Books, 111 W. Marion Ave., Punta Gorda, Florida |
Arts & Humanities Council of Charlotte County 941-764-8100 or Carol Mahler |
| Every Thursday 10-11.30am |
Open Café Philo Thursday- admission free Punta Gorda Woman's Club, 118 Sullivan Street, Punta Gorda, Florida |
Arts & Humanities Council of Charlotte County 941-764-8100 or Carol Mahler |
| Every Friday 10-11.30pm |
Café Philo Friday- admission free in Punta Gorda Public Library, 424 W. Henry Street, Punta Gorda, Florida By reservation only, due to limited space! |
Arts & Humanities Council of Charlotte County 941-764-8100 or Carol Mahler |
| Every Saturday 2-3.30pm |
Café Theo - admission free (focuses on theology and philosophy of religion) Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 1532 Forrest Nelson Blvd., Port Charlotte, Florida |
Arts & Humanities Council of Charlotte County 941-764-8100 or Carol Mahler |
| Regulars | Illinois | |
| 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun. of each month, 5.30pm |
Club Philo - "readers of Philosophy Now most welcome" Borders Books, 830 North Michigan Ave., Chicago |
Judith Katz 312-715-5221 |
| ocasional | Socrates Cafe Meeting - Savoy Pages For All Ages bookstore, Savoy, IL |
Steven Bentz 217-351-8018 |
| Regulars | Indiana | |
| Weekly | IUPUI Philosophy Club Meetings, seminars, lectures, academic assistance and online discussion forum. Free and open to the public. Indiana University-Purdue University campus, Indianapolis. |
Dave Stout or Chris Kraatz |
| Wednesdays 6-7pm
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DePauw University Philosophy Club Venue: Mason Cellar, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN |
Marcia McKelligan |
| Regulars | Louisiana | |
| Sundays 7.30pm |
Philosophy Café Rue De La Course Coffeehouse, 3128 Magazine St., New Orleans |
Tim MacDonnell |
| Regulars | Massachusetts | |
| see website |
Boston University Philosophy Events A whole range of talks and colloquia in and around Boston University. See their website for locations and full details |
Website |
| Regulars | Minnesota | |
| Twice monthly Sun. 3-4pm |
Philosophy Café discussion group. in The Loring Bar, 1624 Harmon Place, Minneapolis (The convenor Jeremy Iggers edited Philosophy Now Issue 31) |
Jeremy Iggers 612-722-1951 |
| Every Friday 10-11.30pm |
Café Philo in Minnesota Bayport Public Library, Bayport, MN 55003 (library's number is 651-439-7454) |
Floyd Keller 651-439-4801 |
| Regulars | Missouri | |
| 2nd Mon. of each month, 7.30pm |
Philosophical Café Borders Bookstore, Clayton, MO |
Dave Hilditch 314-727-1675 |
| Regulars | North Dakota | |
| 3rd Thurs. of each month, 7-9pm |
Philosophy For All Fargo-Moorhead Aims to approach philosophical problems in a non-technical way to enable everyone to participate in discussion and debate. It is open to everyone interested in philosophy. The Conference Room, The Plains Art Museum, 704 1st Ave., N., Fargo |
Terry Adams 701-234-0512 or Mark Chekola 218-233-4621 |
| Regulars | New Jersey | |
| Every Tuesday 7.30-9.30pm |
Socrates Café - all welcome! The Montclair Inn, 27 Hillside Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042 |
Steve Marchetti 973-566-9058 |
| Last Fri. of each month, 8pm |
Friends of Socrates discussion group moderated by Peter Dlugos Borders Books, Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ |
201-447-9282 |
| Regulars | New York | |
| Monthly 7-9pm |
Philosophers' Forum (moderated by Lou Marinoff). Barnes & Noble Chelsea, 675 Avenue of the Americas (at 21st Street), Manhattan, NY |
Jennifer Stark 212-727-1675 |
| Alt. Thursdays 6.30pm |
Philosophy Café moderated by Bernard Roy. Bamiyan Afghanistani Restaurant on 3rd Ave and E. 26th St, Manhattan, NY |
Bernard Roy |
| 2nd Thurs. of month, 7pm |
Greater Rochester Russell Set Meets for discussions and coffee in the Writers & Books Literary Center, 740 University Ave, Rochester, NY. David White is convenor. Admission is free to members of Writers &. Books; all others pay $3. |
Tim Madigan Tel. 585-424-3184 |
| 2nd & 4th Thurs. of month, 7.30pm |
Friends of Socrates: moderated by Mehul Shah Borders Books, Mt. Kisco, NY |
Mehul Shah or call store for details: Tel. 914-241-8387 |
| 4th Thurs. of month, 6.30pm |
Plato's footnote, a philosophy for all café. Barnes & Noble bookstore in South Huntington, Long Island, NY. |
Massimo Pigliucci Tel. 631-476-6736 |
| Regulars | Pennsylvania | |
| Every 2nd Weds. 7.00pm |
Socrates Café - all welcome! Borders Bookstore, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Mark or call Scott at Borders: 717-234-6564 |
| Regulars | Tennessee | |
| 2nd Sun. of each month, 10am |
Philosophy Discussions Board room of the Candy Factory, Knoxville, TN |
Dave Buck 423-692-6669 |
| Regulars | Texas | |
| Every Wednesday 7-9pm |
Socrates Café - admission free at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin, 4700 Grover Street, Austin, Texas |
Don Smith or else call 512-452-6168 |
| Regulars | Utah | |
| 1st Sun. of each month, 6.30pm |
Socrates Café - admission free Room 201, First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake, 569 So. 1300 E., Salt Lake City, UT |
Craig Axford 801-485-4076 (evenings) |
| November 2007 | ||
| November 10-12 |
68th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Philosophical Society Venue: Holiday Inn Select Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee |
Email |
| November 15-16 |
4th Annual UNITED NATIONS PHILOSOPHY DAY Theme: Philosophy and Popular Culture Venue: St John Fisher College, 3690 East Avenue, Rochester, New York FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |
Tim Madigan (585) 415-5925 |
| December 2007 | ||
| December 27-30 | American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting 2007 Marriott Inner Habor Hotel, Baltimore, MD |
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| March 2008 | ||
| March 18-23 | American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Meeting 2008 Hilton Pasadena Hotel, Pasadena, CA |
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| March 28-29 | Johns Hopkins International Graduate Philosophy Conference "Kant's Critique of Judgment: Art, Science and Religion" Hilton Pasadena Hotel, Pasadena, CA |
Enquiries |
| April 2008 | ||
| April 17-19 | Civil Society and Sphere Sovereignty Conference Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ |
Enquiries |
| April 17-20 | American Philosophical Association Central Division Meeting 2008 Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL |
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| December 2008 | ||
| December 27-30 | American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting 2008 Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA |
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