At our next meeting, 1 Feb, we will discuss Obedience in the context of inflicting pain and the concept of Conformity.



Topics covered by the group since its formation:-

Philosophy--its origins and objectives,
Jeremy Bentham--the greatest happiness principle,
Rights--where do they come and who is entitled to them?
Freedom--to do what?
Free will--is there such a thing?
Education--what is it, what is its purpose?
Réné Decartes--I am awake or dreaming and the proof of God,
Eugenics--origins, purpose and the morality issue, 
The ethics of a child sufering from Diamond Blackfan Anæmia
and the moral issues involved in the subsequent treatment.
Existentialism,
Jean-Paul Sartre--Hell is other people,
A positive mental attitude.


Liam Canavan