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On the first Monday* of every month the PFA meets at Kant's Cave at 7.30 pm for a lecture, debate and social evening. This usually takes place in the upstairs bar at the Two Chairmen, 39 Dartmouth Street, SW1H 9BP.
Kant's Cave is on Zoom also, for people who don't live in London or prefer to join the meeting that way; click on the title of the lecture and you will be taken to our Meetup page, and you can join the lecture from there.
* When the first Monday falls on a bank holiday, Kant's Cave will be on Tuesday.
Photograph of Two Chairmen, Dartmouth Street, Westminster © Copyright Andrew Abbott and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
Kant's Cave lectures 2024-25
The Film Club has currently moved to St. Hilda's East Community Centre, 18 Club Row, London E2 7EY. The nearest station is Shoreditch High Street (Overground).
This season is of films is directed by Jean-Luc Godard, spanning the twelve years from 1961 to 1973
As with the Shakespeare season, we are not going to run the whole season en bloc, but alternate them with other films.
2024 Films
Midnight Philosophy by Candlelight
Meet up fortnightly on Thursday with Anja and other philosophers at midnight (UK time) for a candlelit hour of thinking about life, the universe and everything. All meetings are free, light a candle and join us on Zoom! Come in from 23:45, event starts at midnight. See you then!
Click on one of the links below to go to our Meetup page (if you're not a member of Meetup you will have to join, but it's free) and sign up for the event.
Midnight Philosophy 2024/2025
Political Animals
PFA POLITICAL ANIMALS returns, now on Zoom at 7.30 pm each second Monday of the month.
Join us for a short presentation, followed by friendly but serious discussion. Click on one of the links below to go to our Meetup page (if you're not a member of Meetup you will have to join, but it's free) and sign up for the event.
Meetings 2024/2025
Philosophical walks
"People who understand Plato say that the Florentines misunderstood him, and that their philosophy is most unsound. But in one respect at all events they used him rightly. Through him they recaptured for the world one of the secrets of ancient Greece - the secret of civilized conversation. The Middle Ages had separated serious discussion from daily life, confining it to the study and the lecture room and the hall of disputation. Florence, like Athens, summoned it into the open air, and bade it take its chance against birds and trees, evolve, if it could, from a dinner or a game of fives, yield, if it must, to a dance or to a song."
E M Forster: Gemistus Pletho
This is the idea behind our "philosophical walks". They aren't ambulatory lectures or structured discussions, simply walks during which philosophical discussion can take place due to the common interest of the walkers. Or not, if you'd rather just look at the scenery. The pace is unhurried and there is a stop for lunch in a pub. Boots are advisable, but if you don't mind getting them muddy, trainers should be adequate. Dogs are welcome as far as I am concerned, but you should check if the pub for lunch takes the same view.
Please click on the Doodle poll link in the page for the walk to let us know if you are coming. If the link isn't active, it's because the train times have not been confirmed.
If you want further information about any of the walks, email Andrew Dodsworth at andrew@isoband.org or phone 07904 286774.
2024 Walks
Sat 5 Oct - Woldingham to Oxted - 6½ miles - Victoria - 35 mins
MON 4 Nov - Wimbledon Park to New Malden - District Line - various
Sat 23 Nov - Cockfosters to Crews Hill - Piccadilly Line - various
Sat 1 Feb - Radlett to Borehamwood to Elstree - 4½ miles - St Pancras - 30 mins
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If paying by cash or cheque, select the appropriate amount depending on the time of year. Your subscription will become due again in January.
Then please send the form to:
PFA Secretary
73 Southey Road
London N15 5LJ
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PFA collects and holds personal information about members. This consists of name, contact details, and membership duration. In addition, records are maintained of subscription payments and copies of any presentations given.
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