Cafe Philo in New York City tonight: "Can people have more than one soulmate?"

The discussion topic for the Cafe Philo in New York City tonight, Thursday, July 16, 2009, is "Can people have more than one soulmate?". The tribulations of Gov. Mark Sanford and his "soul mate" and wife were an obvious inspiration for this topic.

We are not sure who will be moderating yet since Bernard Roy has been experiencing health problems lately.

We are hoping that enough people will attend to continue meeting through the summer. There were 10 people there two weeks ago for the disscussion of "What is the happiness in the pursuit of happiness?".

Catch on on preparatory online discussions in the Yahoo group for Cafe Philo NYC.

As usual, the meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the back room at Bamiyan Restaurant (Afghan food) at the northwest corner of Third Avenue and 26th Street in New York City. In exchange for free meeting space, it is expected that each attendee will purchase a minimum of $5 of food or drink.

There is also usually some number of attendees who go across the street to McCormack's Bar for drinks and food and extended discussion after Cafe Philo, but not limited to the scheduled discussion topic.

There are a number of small groups in the U.S. and Europe who meet regularly to discuss topics related to philosophy. Some of these groups go by the name "Cafe Philo." There is one here in New York City that meets every two weeks, every other Thursday. It is organized and moderated by Bernard Roy, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Each meeting focuses on a specific topic which was suggested and voted on by the participants at the last meeting.

Also, there is an online discussion forum for the NYC Cafe Philo at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nycafephilo/

There is also a new web site for NYC Cafe Philo:  www.nycafephilo.org.

I have been attending the NYC Cafe Philo off and on since 2004. Previously I had attended the Cafe Philo in Washington, D.C. starting in 2001.

-- Jack Krupansky