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.
Photo courtesy of Renske Van Vroonhoven.
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!
