What is a Philosophy Cafe?

This is a group conversation led by Useful Philosophy, designed to help you spot the weaknesses in your own certainties. It is low pressure, high clarity, and strictly "No Guru". We live in times of "winning" arguments, where we lose finding truth and understanding.

If you are tired of shouting matches and looking for a space to actually think out loud, join our Philosophy Cafe for an afternoon of philosophical conversations.

We are ditching spiritual cliches and shallow mantras to dive into the dilemmas of modern life. Whether you are curious about why you believe what you believe or just want to enjoy an afternoon of interesting conversations over coffee, this is your ‘third space’ for clarity.

Bring in your questions to philosophize with the group!

This isn't a book club. You don't need to have read a

single page of Plato to join. As a group, we will use Socratic questioning to peel back the layers of the topic at hand.

What we won't do: 

❌ Listen to long rambles

❌ Debate for the sake of "winning" 

❌ Speak in academic jargon

What we will do: 

✅ Ask good questions

✅ Challenge the "obvious" 

✅ Drink good coffee

What's new:

+ Theme for the session: Philosophy of Mind (Example Qs: Are you your brain or something more? How do you know anyone else is conscious? Can a machine think without understanding?, etc)

+ Facilitated by: Saksham Sharda

+ Early RSVP open for members on the Whatsapp broadcast list to prioritize spots for regulars [ https://chat.whatsapp.com/Hh51xbA9vMbEkSoY9QwjCm ]

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About the facilitator:

Saksham has always been fascinated by the complexity of the human brain and enjoy exploring it from both the outside in and the inside out. He studied neurotechnology where he studied how the brain encodes movement for people with paralysis. These days, he is building AI that actually works.

About the organizer:

@Basitmanham is a philosophy communicator and runs @useful.philosophy. We rescue useful ideas from philosophy books and make them accessible to all.