A society for anyone interested in exploring life's big questions. | Insta: @QUBPhilSoc Members of the public are also generally welcome to our events, too!
The Philosophy Society at Queen's University Belfast, formerly known as Academia Philosophorum, is a society founded and run by philosophy students at QUB that is open to students and staff from any subject. Also check us out at:
http://twitter.com/QUBPhilSoc (for quotes, news and interesting links)
http://youtube.com/QUBPhilSoc (for videos of talks)
We try to hold meetings at least once a mont
21/05/2026
Join us on Friday (22nd May) for our end of the year Pub Crawl.
We will start at the SU (7pm) and make our way into the City Centre. Updates will follow on our Whatsapp Group chat.
Hope to see you there!
05/05/2026
Why do we fight? Is conflict inherent to the human condition? Is there such a thing as a "just war"? Join us at 7pm in the Anne Maguire Room to go beyond the Philosophy of Conflict and War – all welcome!
Hope to see you there!
29/03/2026
Join us this Tuesday 31st March at 7pm in the Anne Maguire Room (3rd floor, SU) for a discussion on “Freedom of Speech”
As always no prior knowledge on the subject required.
We’ll be exploring questions like:
– What limits, if any, should be placed on free speech?
– Is hate speech still free speech?
– Should harmful media be censored?
– Can you have democracy without free speech?
Hope to see you there!
20/03/2026
What is art? How fundamental is it to ourselves? What can and can't it say? How important is artistic beauty? Where does artistic beauty come from?
Find us in the Light Room at 7pm on Tuesday to join us in discussing this enticing topic. From theories of writers and critics such as Kant, Hegel and Ruskin to the aesthetic theories of great artists themselves, all interested in art are welcome!
07/03/2026
Join us on Tuesday the 10th at 7pm in the Light Room of the SU to discuss 'Free Will, Determinism and the Illusion of Choice'.
Is choice an illusion? Are we accountable for all our actions? What genetic predispostions, if any, cause us to behave the way we do? Does quantum mechanics preclude predeterminism? Are we merely puppets? And more...
Hope to see you all there!
02/03/2026
Join us this Tuesday 3rd March at 7pm in the Anne Maguire Room (3rd floor, SU) for a discussion on “Consciousness: Dualism, Monism, Materialism and Panpsychism" (Essentially questions around the mind-body problem)
As always no prior knowledge on the subject required.😊
We’ll be exploring questions like:
– What is consciousness?
– Is the mind separate from the body, or just the brain at work?
– Can matter itself be conscious?
– Does science fully explain the mind, or is something missing?
– Why does being alive feel like more than simply physics?
Hope to see you there!
23/02/2026
18/02/2026
We will be scanning tickets to let people in from 18:30 onwards but please do arrive before the dinner starts at 19:30.
Tea and Coffee avaliable after the dinner.
Can't wait to see you all at Masquerade Formal!
16/02/2026
Join us tomorrow night to for some drinks at Parlour! We will be continuing with our discussions next week after the HAPP Formal!
Hope to see you there💚
08/02/2026
What is language? Is it merely a tool, or does it define us? What are its origins, and its implications? Why language? What are the *limitations* of language; what can language *not* be?
You are all welcome to the Philosophy Society's discussion on Tues 10th Feb at 7pm in the Light Room located on the SUs third floor in the lounge area. All are welcome!