Dates and Planning

2025 planned discussion topics

Planned topics below are subject to change.

Term 4 discussion topics
ClassDatesDiscussion Topics
18/10/2025Philosophy of politics and power - Machiavelli
215/10/2025Philosophy of politics and power - Machiavelli
322/10/2025Philosophy of politics and power - Machiavelli / Foucault
429/10/2025Philosophy of politics and power - Foucault
55/11/2025Philosophy of politics and power - Foucault
612/11/2025Buddhism - Heart Sutra
719/11/2025Buddhism - Heart Sutra

U3A Nunawading Term Dates 2025
TermStartEnd
Term 2, 2025 (10 weeks)22 Apr 202527 Jun 2025
Term 3, 2025 (9 weeks)21 Jul 202519 Sep 2025
Term 4, 2025 (7 weeks)06 Oct 202521 Nov 2025

Some important dates for U3A are stated here:  https://u3anunawading.org.au/contact-us/dates/

Public Holidays for 2025

HolidayDate in 2025
ANZAC Day1Friday 25 April
King's BirthdayMonday 9 June
Friday before the AFL Grand FinalSubject to AFL schedule3
Melbourne CupThursday 4 November2004
Christmas Day1Thursday 25 December
Boxing DayFriday 26 December

Public holiday dates are based on the following website information on 23/10/24.

1 ANZAC Day, Good Friday and Christmas Day are restricted trading days.

2 As Australia Day falls on a Sunday, the public holiday is on the following Monday.

3 Friday before AFL Grand Final typically falls on the last Friday in September. This website will be updated with the exact date upon release of the 2025 AFL schedule.

4 Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday across all of Victoria unless alternate local holiday has been arranged by a non-metro council.


Possible topics for 2026

  • 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
  • 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

Term 1 discussion topics
ClassDatesDiscussion Topics
15/2/2025Introduction, Etiquete, political vs philosophical discussion
212/2/2025Political discussion and philosophical discussion, Penrose's three worlds
319/2/2025Introduction to philosophy - PPPD blog post
426/2/2025Logical reasoning - arguments
55/3/2025Logical reasoning - arguments
612/3/2025Logical reasoning - hidden assumptions, analogical arguments, components for strong arguments
719/3/2025Critical thinking - valid patterns, fallacies
826/3/2025Philosophy of friendship - Plato's Lysis
92/4/2025Philosophy of friendship - Plato's Lysis

Term 2 discussion topics
ClassDatesDiscussion Topics
123/4/2025Philosophy of friendship - Plato's Lysis
230/4/2025Philosophy of friendship - Plato's Lysis
37/5/2025Philosophy of friendship - Plato's Lysis
414/5/2025Meaning of life
521/5/2025Meaning of life
628/5/2025Meaning of life
74/6/2025Meaning of life - Explore possible answers
811/6/2025Meaning of life - Explore possible answers
918/6/2025Confucianism - the great learning
1025/6/2025Lunch at Blackburn Hotel


Term 3 discussion topics
ClassDatesDiscussion Topics
123/7/2025Confucianism - the great learning
230/7/2025Confucianism - the great learning
36/8/2025Confucianism - the great learning
413/8/2025Confucianism / Monty Hall paradox & other puzzles
520/8/2025Monty Hall paradox & other puzzles
627/8/2025Monty Hall paradox & other puzzles / Philosophy of politics and power
73/9/2025Philosophy of politics and power
810/9/2025Philosophy of politics and power
917/9/2025Philosophy of politics and power

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