Philosophy Row - Oxford vs Cambridge
Oxford Quaker Meeting House
43 St Giles Oxford OX13LW
Meeting Room
Saturday, 30 May 2026 - 2:00 - 7:00 pm Strange Wisdom
Not this kind of row! A Philosophy Row!
There have been intellectual fireworks! Oxford and Cambridge - two
names that have defined the pursuit of knowledge for centuries - went
head-to-head in a battle of big ideas. On Saturday 30 May 2026, the
Oxford Quaker Meeting House played host to Philosophy Row: Strange
Wisdom, a stimulating afternoon of debate, games, slams, and sharp
thinking.
Dr Stephen Law, President of The Philosophical Society: Oxford (PhilSoc)
and Dr Alex Carter, President of the Cambridge Applied Philosophy Society
(CAPS) at the First Annual Philosophy Row, hosted by PhilSoc Oxford.
Programme:
2:00 pm - Introduction: Kathy Postelle Rixon, Chair of The Philosophical
Society: Oxford
2:15 - ‘Nearly Wed’ Philosophy Game
3:00 - Debate: The Philosophical Society: Oxford (PhilSoc) vs Cambridge
Applied Philosophy Society (CAPS): Do we get wiser as we get older?;
Moderator: Bob Stone
4:30 - Break
5:00 - Dr Stephen Law, Oxford Lifelong Learning: How to Think Critically about
Weird Things
5:45 - Dr Alex Carter, Cambridge PACE: Q & A
6:30 - Information about Philosophy at Cambridge PACE and Oxford Lifelong
Learning: Dr Alex Carter and Dr Stephen Law
The event was restricted to members of The Philosophical Society: Oxford
and of the Cambridge Applied Philosophy Society may attend. We invite you to join
both!
