BILINGUAL CATALAN/SPANISH! FRIDAY / COFFEE - Philosophy Meetup: 19:15

**ATTENTION! Registration and securing a spot are mandatory to attend. Unregistered individuals will not be admitted. It is also extremely important that you do not reserve a spot if you are unable to attend.** Hello and welcome to our upcoming Socrates Café Philosophy Meetup! Do you seek a deeper understanding of yourself and the world? Do you value profound, honest, and respectful dialogue? If so, this gathering will be highly engaging for you. This is a bilingual meeting, where participation in both Catalan and Spanish is welcome. **WHERE DO WE MEET?** Drassanes Civic Centre Nou de la Rambla, 43 https://maps.app.goo.gl/hMzFvMG8x864Tsyf6 **WHEN DO WE MEET?** Every Friday from 19:15 to 20:45. Please arrive on time—we begin promptly. **HOW MANY PEOPLE ATTEND?** Sessions are scheduled with varying capacities, so attendance numbers may differ each week. **WHAT HAPPENS AT THE MEETINGS?** Each meeting features a discussion using the Socratic method: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method). We ask, answer, and debate questions and ideas to stimulate critical thinking and broaden our perspectives with concepts and thoughts we may never have considered before. The primary aim of these gatherings is to enrich ourselves through others’ viewpoints—not to convince others of our own. Discussions center on our personal philosophies of life, rather than necessarily on what major philosophers or academics have said or written. This is neither a debate club nor a platform for proselytizing. Instead, emphasis is placed on questioning, maintaining an open mindset, and challenging our own assumptions—while listening to and respecting the views shared by others. A Socrates Café meeting is considered successful when participants leave the discussion with far more questions than they had at the start. **WHAT TOPICS ARE DISCUSSED?** Participants suggest topics at the beginning of each meeting. We then vote and select the most popular topic for discussion. No academic background in philosophy is required—only enthusiasm for exchanging ideas and perspectives. Some examples of topics chosen in past meetings: \- What ideals are worth dying for? \- Why are we never satisfied? \- Why, despite widespread awareness among both the public and leaders that society is failing, do things remain unchanged? \- Is identity necessary? \- What is the ethical cost of greed? \- What is post-truth? \- How is it possible that people in democratic societies are so obsessed with power? \(The desire to be different, better, stronger than others\) \- What is friendship?