Politics made personal - and personality made political This meet-up is for the purpose of exploring a new dimension in political practice that is summed up in Dr Mike Roth's claim: the quality of our personal and political judgments stems directly from the intelligence and the rapport that we are able to embody in the inter-personal space. (for more on "inter-personal space" follow this link: http://bit.ly/yqdaWi#inter-personal%20space ) Mikes claim - that our politics can only be as good as th …

The Croydon Philosophy/General Discussion Group is a friendly group who meet regularly - usually on the last Friday in the month - to discuss a wide range of subjects of general and philosophical interest. We also arrange visits to talks, debates and other events of interest to enquiring minds. We come from all walks of life and religious/political persuasions (or none) and you will be very welcome to join us, whether or not you have any formal background in philosophy. If you would like t …

The Political Animals are a book discussion group who meet up in Central London every 8 weeks or so to have a  few drinks and talk about our reading in political and moral philosophy. For previous sessions we've read everything from philosophy of science to critiques of humanism and modern capitalism - we've taken on contemporary thinkers like Tony Judt, JK Galbraith,  and John Gray as well as classics like J.S. Mill, Nietzsche, Machiavelli, Marx, Weber, Popper, Hayek and Sartre. We try to keep …

If you like to set the world to rights over a few drinks, and enjoy relaxed discussion and debate, this is the group for you. Current affairs, politics, philosophy ... you name it, we'll chat about it! You may be old or young; a native Londoner or a passing visitor; left-wing, right-wing or no-wing; all are welcome. All we ask is that you can distinguish your own opinions from facts, are open to exploring views that differ from your own and are as good at listening as talking. :-)

A warm, fast-growing, and frank community group for rationalists/ atheists. Non believers of any description welcome. We're UK meetup's LIVELIEST webforum. So no matter where you live, you can participate in the daily discussions (both serious & humorous!). Many non-London & overseas members. Frequent meetups and events of all types in Central London; debates & talks ranging from social issues to science, lectures, friendly pub meetups, exhibitions, picnics ... We explore serious issues (but em …

Friendly events at Conway Hall on topics of interest to humanists, Atheists, Secularists on Liberalism, the History of Ideas Free Speech, freedom of expression, Human Rights, Moral Philosophy, Ethics, the History and Philosophy of Science, The Politics of Unbelief, the Psychology of Neuroscience and Consciousness, Evolution, Religion and public policy, and Contemporary ethical issues. Useful, events, lectures and debates in a friendly and social atmosphere. We usually head down to the local pub …

-MEME- Thoughts. Ideas. Conversations. The founders of the popular Leicester based MEME discussion nights bring their offering to London and the unsuspecting public. What started as a regular night of entertaniment where we invited our close mates round spawned into over twenty raucous evenings, enjoyed by many (more than just those we knew) over the two years they ran. The aim was to have a good time voicing our opinions, exchanging views and furthering our mindsets on diverse subjects ranging …

Different Class is a group dedicated to thinking critically about society and politics. We hold seminar-style discussions that aim for an understanding of a given text and its relevance to the contemporary world. Attendees don't need any special background knowledge to participate and it's fine if you find the text hard to get to grips with -- that's part of what the discussion's for! Different Class is organised by Big Ideas and programmed and chaired in seasons by either Dr Jonathan White or …

The Libertarian Alliance organises monthly meetings that are admission free and everyone is very welcome to come along. These meetings are aimed at libertarian minded and politically interested people who like debating and socialising. At the heart of these meeting is always a different talk on one topic by different people. The meetings take place at The Institute of Education, off Russell Square - student bar, Room S16, Thornhaugh Street , London , WC1B 5EA. There is a meeting on every second …

IF YOU ARE SOMEONE that wants to develop more profound WISDOM IN YOUR LIFE, and you can see a need for greater UNITY and COOPERATION in the world - based on wisdom, then you have come to the right place! Here - you will have the opportunity to engage with new ideas and people that want to make a real difference in their own lives, and also want to greatly improve the state of the world. What is TEAMHUMANITY? Essentially people working together as a team, to help create greater wisdom and unity …

This is a book club exploring the theme of 'freedom', be it personal, political or otherwise. If you love free thought, free markets, free will, living by rational principles and finding what out what it means to be free, this meetup is for you! Some past reads include: Unjobbing: The Adult Liberation Handbook by Michael Fogler Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell Walden by Henry David Theroux Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Instead of Education by John Holt And we welcome suggestions for future r …

Come and share in our exploration of a revolutionary framework that opens up a more truthful connection with others: opening to a spirit of love, freedom and mutual empowerment. The meet-up is an intro to a range of undreamt possibilities. It is in the spirit of dipping our toes into the shallower waters. It is not about "doing" anything, or changing anything - except that if we get a handle on THIS, we could be one step closer to unleashing our collective power to act. And although this is firs …

Meet other fans of author Ayn Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism - a philosophy of Reason Purpose and Self-esteem that holds human life on this earth as the standard of all values and your life as an end in itself. Ayn Rand was born in Russia in 1905, and moved to the United States in the Twenties. She published "The Fountainhead "in 1943, and "Atlas Shrugged" in 1957; both books have been in print continuously, and are currently available as Penguin Modern Classics. Both books deal with the …

About The Bookmark Club. Who are we and what's our club about? Good question. Well... you've found a book club which is unlike most others ... First of all and most importantly... this club is wholeheartedly dedicated to the love of Non-fiction books. If you love reading and discussing non-fiction books, you will be among friends here! The aim of the club. We’re a social group of non fiction booklovers... The focus of the club is to build a community of non-fiction book lovers (NFBL's) who l …

Be part of something better. We are a community of people who want to play our part in changing the world for the better. Gathering every month, we engage with government, non-profit organisations and companies to discuss the issues of the world and share ideas about possible solutions. Our events invite inspiring speakers to present their work, teach us something new and then to pose a real-life challenge their organisation is facing. Through these types of events, we aim to connect like-minded …

I run the Debating Society at The Lansdowne Club, Mayfair. I want to extend my passion for debating to London as a whole, and build a bigger group to: 1 - Help to populate the online community/blog, where we'll debate/rant, share videos and podcasts on contentious and interesting matters, both topical and stupidly high brow! 2 - Meet up in the real world, to debate specific motions. To further our understanding of certain key issues, and to enjoy the art of debate and the social aspects too of c …

Because dogma must die. No point-scoring, no grand-standing. Just solid, grounded, debate. Together we'll find the answers. #CSDebating or #CSDeb

Create your own mini meetups, see if anyone is interested in joining you for events or places you want to go for. You create your own meetup and "host" it yourself. I will only help with basic settings on the meetup page. You choose how and when the meetup takes place and deal with no-shows etc. To join or be accepted to this group ideally you must: 1) have attended 2 meetups in the "other" group 2) have a clean no-show record that is: no more than one "no show" Events should be strictly culture …