Teesdale u3a

See Calendar for dates of meetings.

This group is designed to appeal to people who like asking questions, pondering issues and getting to grips with ideas.

Come and join us if this appeals to you.

Latest Group Reports

• September 2026 - Animal Rights
  Our discussion revolved around the following major issues. For comparative purposes we started with a brief recap of a previous presentation of human rights.  The main point was how far should animals be afforded rights… Read more: September 2026 - Animal Rights
• August 2026 - Two Philosophers
  Jean-Paul Sartre (1905 – 1980) was born and educated in Paris, studied and taught philosophy, was conscripted in the second World War, captured and was in a prisoner of war camp for nearly a year. ‘Man,… Read more: August 2026 - Two Philosophers
• July 2026 - Meet Herbert Marcuse
  On 28th July ten members of the philosophy group met at Enterprise House to consider the work of Herbert Marcuse. The session heard that Marcuse was a twentieth century philosopher who developed the work of Hegel,… Read more: July 2026 - Meet Herbert Marcuse
• June 2026 - Marxism
  “The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it” (Karl Marx, 1845) In our June meeting we looked at Marxism, followed by a quick peep at the work… Read more: June 2026 - Marxism
• May 2026 - Ethics or Moral Philosophy
  Our topic this month was to analyse how we judge something to be ‘good’, and on what basis we make decisions that are ‘right’. There are three main aspects, with the second (Normative ethics) giving… Read more: May 2026 - Ethics or Moral Philosophy