2026 planned discussion topics
Planned topics below are subject to change.
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| Class | Dates | Discussion Topics |
| 1 | 15/7/2026 | Epistemology |
| 2 | 22/7/2026 | Epistemology - truth |
| 3 | 29/7/2026 | Epistemology - truth |
| 4 | 5/8/2026 | Epistemology - truth |
| 5 | 12/8/2026 | Epistemology - truth |
| 6 | 19/8/2026 | Discussion on Lying (Maggie to lead) |
| 7 | 26/8/2026 | Discussion on Lying (Maggie to lead) |
| 8 | 2/9/2026 | Daoism |
| 9 | 9/9/2026 | Daoism |
| 10 | 16/9/2026 | Lunch outing - Blackburn Hotel? |
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| Class | Dates | Discussion Topics |
| 1 | 7/10/2026 | Daoism |
| 2 | 14/10/2026 | David Hume |
| 3 | 21/10/2026 | Immanuel Kant |
| 4 | 28/10/2026 | Hume and Kant on Causality |
| 5 | 4/11/2026 | Hume and Kant on Causality |
| 6 | 11/11/2026 | Hume on ethics |
| 7 | 18/11/2026 | Hume on ethics - opposing views |
| 25/11/26 | Lunch outing - Manhattan Hotel? |
U3A Nunawading Dates 2026
Operational dates 2025/2026 | | |
| Terms | | |
| Term | Start | End |
| Term 1, 2026 (9 weeks) | 02 Feb 2026 | 02 Apr 2026 |
| Term 2, 2026 (9 weeks) | 20 Apr 2026 | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Term 3, 2026 (10 weeks) | 13 Jul 2026 | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Term 4, 2026 (7 weeks) | 05 Oct 2026 | 20 Nov 2026 |
Term breaks 2026
- Friday 3 April – 17 April (2 weeks including Easter)
- 22 June – 10 July (3 weeks)
- 21 September – 2 October (2 weeks)
Public holidays and closures 2026
- Australia Day: Monday 26 January
- Labour Day: Monday 9 March
- Easter: Friday 3 April – Monday 6 April
- Anzac Day: Saturday 25 April
- King’s Birthday: Monday 8 June
- Friday before the AFL Grand Final: Friday 25 September (TBC)
- Melbourne Cup Day: Tuesday 3 November
(Melbourne Cup Eve: Monday 2 November – classes as usual)
Possible topics for 2026
- Buddhism
- Happiness (see Wifi Philosophy on Youtube)
- Epistemology - Ending with the singularity that AI has all the knowledge (suggested by Maggie)
- Ethics
- Normative Ethics - Deontology
- Normative Ethics - Virtue Ethics
- Daodejing
- Chan/Zen Buddhism
- Shame (suggested by John)
- AI and robots
- Mencius (Mengzi) Virtue theory (includes a discussion on Shame)
- Meta - ethics
- Punishment (see Wifi Philosophy on Youtube)
- History of philosophy (see PPPD blog)
- Conspiracy theories, anti-Semitism and fun (refer to ABC Philosophers' Zone)
- Articles or podcasts from ABC Philosophers' Zone
- Introduction to Ethics - (see Wifi Philosophy)
- Moral Education in Confucianism (see Philosophy Now magazine)
- Other articles from Philosophy Now magazine
Past topics 2026
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| Class | Dates | Discussion Topics |
| 1 | 4/2/2026 | Welcome, What is Philosophy? |
| 2 | 11/2/2026 | What is Philosophy? |
| 3 | 18/2/2026 | The Map of Philosophy |
| 4 | 25/2/2026 | The Map of Philosophy |
| 5 | 4/3/2026 | The Map of Philosophy, Arguments |
| 6 | 11/3/2026 | Arguments |
| 7 | 18/3/2026 | Ethics - Mrs Helen Price |
| 8 | 25/3/2026 | Thinking About The Past: A Personal Philosophy of History - Mr Ivan Glynn |
| 9 | 1/4/2026
| Philosophy of History
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| Class | Dates | Discussion Topics |
| 1 | 22/4/2026 | The Power of Zen in Bonsai: Applying Zen Aesthetics to Bonsai Design - Mr Victor Byrdy |
| 2 | 29/4/2026 | A practical demonstration of how a bonsai is created embracing ZEN Philosophy for design principles - Mr Victor Byrdy |
| 3 | 6/5/2026 | Zen aesthetics and the philosophy of Zen Buddhism |
| 4 | 13/5/2026 | Zen aesthetics and the philosophy of Zen Buddhism. |
| 5 | 20/5/2026 | Moral Philosophy / Ethics: 'Philosophy Bites - Janet Radcliffe Richards on What is Philosophy?' and the debate on 'Legalising the Sale of Human Organs' |
| 6 | 27/5/2026 | Moral Philosophy / Ethics, Epistemology |
| 7 | 3/6/2026 | Happiness - presented by Mr Romesh Nagarajah |
| 8 | 10/6/2026 | Epistemology |
| 9 | 17/6/2026
| Lunch outing |
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