Meeting regularly every second Sunday of the month, 2:30 pm. All genres and topics of philosophy examined (although a number of our members have an interest in Continental Philosophy other forms of philosophy are welcome).  Participation is invited.  Photocopies of presented papers usually available. Manner of presentation left up to the presenters.

Imperial Hotel

Paddington, diagonally opposite Paddington Town Hall

Sun 11th Jan: Noël Tointon: Theodicy’ – The Problem of ‘The Problem of Evil’

How a society or culture defines evil has shifted; a phenomenon we are witness to in this Contemporary era. How a theologian, e.g., defines/re-defines evil has consequences. At the opposite end of this diverse spectrum in opinion we have contrasting visions of goodness. How a theologian, e.g., defines/re-defines goodness also has consequences. In the discussion accompanying this paper we will be exploring these sea changes in public and private morality ideologically imposed upon us and re-written through forms of changing consensus sometimes barely reflected upon even though all these shifts in positioning are culturally fought over....

Sun 8th Feb: Lindsay Mel: Spirituality and Experience – Part I

'Psyche' (noun) can be defined as 'the soul, spirit, mind; the principle of mental and emotional life, conscious and unconscious'. (Chalmers Dictionary; 1085). While 'psychology' is the 'science of mind' in this context. Throughout this study, the phenomenon of 'psyche' as a facet of spirituality will be explored through the context of relational experience from the perspective of the relevance of psyche as spirituality in the contemporary life-world context.

Sun 8th Mar: Lindsay Mel: Spirituality and Experience – Part II

Sun 12th Apr: Mark Marusic: Some Reflections on Contemporary Attitudes to 
the Environment.

Sun 10th May: Open Forum: Topic to be announced

Sun 14th Jun: Noël Tointon: Some Meta-Philosophical/Meta-Theological 
Reflections on a Variety of Theological Problems??

Given that more than half the population of this planet believes in the Divine in some form or other let us attempt to critically understand how this general mode of discourse appears to operate in order to discern what types of argument might better serve its apparent objectives.

Sun 12th Jul: Open Forum: Topic to be announced

Meeting: Second Sunday of Month: 2.30pm, Upstairs, Floor 2, Brewers Boardroom
Drinks/Coffee, etc., bought downstairs. Photocopies of the presented paper appreciated!
Information: Noẽl 9332-2886 (email: noel.tointon@gmail.com ) Mark 9517-1206
Lindsay  0468-378-358. Homepage: http://www.homestead.com/noelshomepage2/index.html