Name: Beaver Island resident proposes a Philosophy Club or Socrates Cafe, 2018
Start: 2018-04-11
End: 2018-06-20
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 2018-04-11 – 2018-06-20
Kind: Discussion group
Where: organization/beaver-island-district-library
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationcommunityculturecivic-life
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Nicholas De Laat proposed an open, all-ages Philosophy Club or Socrates Cafe on Beaver Island in April 2018. After a trial meeting in May, follow-up notices described second and third gatherings in June and announced another meeting for July 3.

Evidence limits

The forum documents planning and organizer-reported continuation through three gatherings. It does not establish attendance, formal incorporation, or a continuing organization beyond the notices.

Sources

Nicholas De Laat and forum contributors, “Potential Philosophy Club or Socrates Cafe?,” Beaver Island Forum, April 11–May 9, 2018.
The organizer sought interest in open, all-ages philosophy discussions, consulted the library about a venue, built an email list, and later announced a first trial meeting at the library on May 9. This establishes planning and a scheduled first meeting, not attendance or continuation.
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D-Family, “Philosophy Club/Socrates Cafe' tonight at the Library” and “Monthly Socrates Cafe / Philosophy Gathering,” Beaver Island Forum, June 6 and 20, 2018.
The organizer described June 6 as the second gathering and June 20 as the third, invited teenagers and adults, and announced a July 3 meeting. These first-party notices support continuation of the gathering through June, but do not establish attendance or a formally constituted club.
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D-Family, “Monthly Socrates Cafe / Philosophy Gathering,” Beaver Island Forum, June 20, 2018.
The organizer called the June 20 gathering the third meeting, welcomed high-school and middle-school students as well as adults, and described the format as open conversation rather than a lecture. This supports reported continuation, not attendance or formal organizational status.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island resident proposes a Philosophy Club or Socrates Cafe, 2018”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-philosophy-club-proposal-2018/, accessed [date], citing Nicholas De Laat and forum contributors, “Potential Philosophy Club or Socrates Cafe?,” Beaver Island Forum, April 11–May 9, 2018. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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