Philosophers' Café
Are we free?
Most of the philosophic landscape is littered with large chunks of thought concerning the questions involving free will and determinism. Jean Jacques Rousseau famously observed that humans are born free, but "everywhere in chains." What are those chains? Is freedom compatible with those chains?
Date: Monday, February 27, 7:30 pm
Location: Caffe Amici, 1344 Commercial Drive (at Kitchener), Vancouver | Map
Admission: Free
Related topic(s): Liberal Arts and Sciences
Moderator
Zahid Makhdoom speaks and writes extensively on the issues of justice, peace and human rights, and is currently engaged as a humble public servant.
About the Philosophers' Café
Philosophers’ Café is a series of informal public discussions in libraries, cafés, and restaurants throughout Metro Vancouver. The cafés, which are open to everyone, have brought dialogue and discussion to thousands of people who are interested in exploring issues from the absurd to the sublime. To learn more about the Philosophers’ Café, please visit their website.
Questions?
Email: csreg@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-8000