Are we happy yet?
(Happiness)
What makes for a happy life? Does money make you happy? Is happiness overrated? Should happiness be a goal or just a by-product of our undertakings?
Bright Thinking*
*Warning: thinking is dangerous. A monthly discussion in the style of the French Café philosophique (“cafe-philo”) started by Marc Sautet in Paris.
Are we happy yet?
Art
What is Art?
Death
Life is long, if you know how to use it
Divorced from Nature
(Nature)
Are we divorced from nature? How can we protect the last wild places? What responsibility do we have to future generations when it comes to the environment?
Freedom
Are we free, or are we in chains? How important is freedom of expression? How much are our ideas and way of thinking influenced by the media? What does ‘freedom’ mean to us?
Love :
The Power of love (?)
What love is, what it means to us, and what happens when it doesn't turn out as planned...
Mind Control
Music
Why do humans sing?
Power
Is knowledge power?
Self
Are you the chosen one? The self and narcissism
Stuff
What does our stuff reveal about us? Are we what we buy? Is less more? What are the problems associated with consumerism?
The battle for territory (Property)
Who should be able to own what? How much property does a person need? What can be done to reduce homelessness? Is property theft? What effect do rising property prices have on younger generations?
the lottery of life (Luck)
What role does luck play in our lives? What are the odds of dying in a plane accident, choking on a piece of meat, writing the great novel, being born in the first place?
Work
Are you defined by your job? Should you do what you love, or try to love what you do? What effect does unemployment have on people? Does your work have to have meaning for your life to have meaning?