| Philosophy for All is an association open to everyone interested in philosophy. We are an independent non-profit organisation active since 1998. | |
| | August 2026
Don't miss the following upcoming events, offline and online. | |
|  | | Kant's Cave: Sailee Khurjekar
What is Philosophical Obscenity? | Monday August 3, London 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM UK offline + online, free Location: Cafe, St. Hilda's East Community Centre, 18 Club Row, London E2 7EY. The nearest station (just a few minutes walk) is Shoreditch High Street (Overground). We'll offer complimentary light refreshments during the event. Online broadcast link herePre-explore via RationalGrid.ai hereAbstract: This talk starts with a deceptively simple question: What makes something obscene? Join teacher and PhD candidate Sailee Khurjekar for an accessible introduction to how we should go about defining philosophical obscenity. She will explore how the obscene emerges when representations, behaviours, or encounters transgress social, symbolic, or aesthetic norms while provoking an uneasy blend of attraction and repulsion. Drawing on a paradigm-based approach, Sailee will trace the recurring features of obscene experience, from public and private indecency to urination and defecation, ultimately arguing that we can learn something valuable from philosophical obscenity. No previous experience of the literature is required. Sailee Khurjekar is a PhD candidate in Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London. Her research examines obscenity and art censorship, looking at whether obscene art warrants censure if it shown to harm vulnerable minority groups. She is also a Philosophy teacher at Haberdashers’ Boys’ School, where she runs the Debating programme. Sailee has had two articles published in Philosophy Now, one on the philosophy of Japanese gardens and another on the philosophy of race. She has previously been interviewed by The Guardian about the Race and Ethnic Disparities Report and is currently one of the organisers of the London Aesthetics Forum, which aims to stimulate philosophical reflection and discussion on art. Kant's Cave's events have been very popular recently. Please, arrive early to ensure you have a seat, they are allocated on 'first come, first served' basis. Financial members can request to reserve a seat (please, e-mail us and arrive by 19:30 on the day). This event is supported by The Royal Institute of Philosophy's Local Partners Programme | | | | | |
|  | | Midnight Philosophy by Candlelight:
Modesty | Thursday August 6, London 11:50 PM to 12:50 AM UK online, free Zoom link becomes available once you sign up. Meet up fortnightly with Anja and other philosophers at midnight (UK time) for a candlelit hour of thinking about life, the universe and everything. Light a candle and join us on Zoom! Come in from 23:45, event starts at midnight. Pre-explore via RationalGrid.ai here | | | | | |
|  | | Political Animals: Civil Disobedience | Monday August 10, London 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM UK online, free Zoom link becomes available once you sign up. Join Anja Steinbauer for a short presentation, followed by friendly but serious discussion. Pre-explore via RationalGrid.ai here | | | | | |
| | | | Midnight Philosophy by Candlelight:
Clocks | Thursday August 20, London 11:50 PM to 12:50 AM UK online, free Zoom link becomes available once you sign up. Meet up fortnightly with Anja and other philosophers at midnight (UK time) for a candlelit hour of thinking about life, the universe and everything. Light a candle and join us on Zoom! Come in from 23:45, event starts at midnight. Pre-explore via RationalGrid.ai here | | | | | |
|  | | 3-A-Day Book Club | | The next 3-A-Day Book Club will be The Waves by Virginia Woolf, starting on August 29. Drop us a line on secretary@pfalondon.org to pre-enrol.
This book club is free. | |  | | PFA Junior Book Club | Also, don't forget that PFA Junior Book Club (Philosophy through "The Little Prince" for 8-12yo, online) is still open for enrollment, details here | | |
| As always, most of our events are free, but we invite you to consider supporting PFA (and getting some special perks) by becoming a financial member for a small annual fee of GBP 12 (standing order) or GBP 15 (one off payment). Details here. Thank you to all our existing financial members, some of you have been with us for decades! Also, if you know someone who may enjoy PFA membership as a Birthday or another occasional gift, we can arrange a one year membership to their name as a gift voucher! Reply to this e-mail to request this low cost, but high value meaningful gift! Our full 2026 programme is at pfalondon.org - check it out! | |
|  | | Philosophy Now discount for PFA financial members | One of the perks of being a PFA financial member is a 10% discount on Philosophy Now magazine subscription (for technical reasons, PN can offer this discount for fixed term (1 or 2 years) print subscriptions delivered to the UK addresses only). If you are a UK-based financial member and would like to benefit from this discount, please, respond to this email and we'll let you know the discount code. If you'd like to become a financial member, please, follow the instructions here. Philosophy Now is the most widely-read philosophy periodical in the English language. If you'd like a taster, four digital articles (from the current issue or archives) per reader per month are available for free, browse here | |  | |  | | PFA & Rational Grid AI collab | PFA is collaborating with Rational Grid AI to explore using this tool for augmented structured thinking in public debates and philosophy discussions. PFA now has its own page on the platform hereCheck it out and participate in co-exploring and expanding thematic grids before or after matching PFA events - or start your own grid on any topic of interest, it's free! | | | PFB (Philosophy For Business) and PFC (Philosophy for Counselling / Individual Clients) | As a philanthropic association, we offer most of our events to the general public for free. However, if you are an organisation or a private individual looking for personalised philosophical services, we are now offering these too. Check out the relevant section of our website for details here | | |
|  | | Summer School with Peter Worley | | Open enrollment summer course (online) for children 9 to 13 years old
August 17 to 21, daily 17:00 to 19:00 UK
Inspired by Peter Worley's bestselling The If Machine, this immersive online course drops participants onto a mysterious island, where survival is only the beginning.
Part Dungeons & Dragons, part Robinson Crusoe, and part Plato's The Republic, children will rebuild not just their lives, but a community - and eventually, a society. | | | | | |
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