Practical Philosophy Lisbon
**🧠 Practical Philosophy Lisbon**
A small discussion group, by application only, for people in Lisbon who read, think, and want conversations that actually go somewhere.
Most philosophy meetups go the same way. Confident monologues, slippery definitions, arguments dissolving into abstraction, and people leaving more confused than they arrived. We do things differently here.
Every claim at our table should survive four questions.
\- What exactly do you mean?
\- Can you give a real example?
\- What would change your mind?
\- What difference does it make in real life?
🔎 **What we discuss**
Mostly, how to live. Desire, ambition, happiness, responsibility, power, self-deception. We use philosophy, psychology, evolutionary thinking, and scientific evidence where they explain something, and drop them where they don't. The goal is to leave thinking a little better than when we arrived.
💬 **How it works**
\- One or two meetings a month\, up to 8 participants\.
\- Short turns\. Reasons\, not just opinions\. Examples\, not abstractions\.
\- Being wrong is normal here\. Changing your mind when an argument holds up counts as a win\.
🏡 **A community, not a crowd**
We are building a stable group of people who live in or around Lisbon, want to meet regularly, and over time become friends. If you are only here for a few weeks, this is probably not the right group for you.
✅ **This group is for you if**
\- You read seriously \(philosophy\, psychology\, history\, etc\.\) and have thought about these questions before\.
\- You can make your point in a minute and then listen\.
\- You can name a belief you have changed\, and you enjoy being challenged\.
🚫 **This group is probably not for you if**
\- You are looking for a first introduction to philosophy\. This group assumes a foundation\.
\- You want to share experiences without examining them\.
\- You want a lecture\, a stage\, or a debate to win\.
🔐 **How to join**
We read every application, and a few sentences per answer is enough. We look for some reading and thinking behind the answers, a willingness to give reasons, and openness to being wrong.
📖 Before your first meeting, please read our [short guide to words and definitions](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YnYxuiG2AnzPgM40r_pAf1CCBea5riIU/edit?slide=id.p1#slide=id.p1).
🗓️ If you can't attend, cancel at least 24 hours ahead so someone on the waitlist gets your place. After two no-shows we stop confirming your RSVPs.