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 session: Freedom & Free Will

(Sample Qs: Is having more choices good? Is the world deterministic? What do we mean by freedom in a deterministic world?, etc)

+ Facilitated by: Ritoraj Banerjee

+ 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:

Ritoraj has always been drawn to questions that sit at the intersection of philosophy and everyday life. He is particularly fascinated by ideas of choice, responsibility, and whether we truly author our own decisions or are shaped by forces beyond our awareness. Professionally, he works with data; personally, he remains delightfully confused and perpetually baffled by his own existence.

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.