Oil City, Pennsylvania · Open to everyone

A Space
for Ideas

Question! Inspire!

The Community Philosophy Circle seeks to spark community conversations on the human experience in Northwest PA and beyond, fostering connection and the exchange of ideas.

Upcoming gathering

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Time6:00 p.m.

WhereOil City YMCA7 Petroleum Street, Oil City, Pennsylvania

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About the Circle

Come as you are.
Bring a question.

A place for questions that rarely appear in ordinary conversation.

Each meeting begins with a presentation or short introduction to a question and then opens into discussion. What follows is not scripted, and it does not always stay where anyone expected it to.

Some people have studied philosophy and some have not. You can listen, speak, disagree, or change your mind. We may not come to a conclusion. The point is to think together.

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Attend

Join the conversation.

WhenThird Wednesday

6:00 p.m. each month

WhereOil City YMCA

7 Petroleum Street
Oil City, Pennsylvania

WhoEveryone is welcome

No membership or philosophy background is needed.

CostFree

Come to listen, speak, or simply see where the question goes.

Meeting dates and upcoming topics are announced on Facebook and through our email list.

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Past questions

Where the conversation has begun

  • How would you reshape society if you were building from scratch?
  • Are generations real, useful—or stories that divide us?
  • What is place, and how do we experience it?
  • What is belonging?
  • What does it mean to educate?
  • What are we responsible for—and to whom?

Past presentations and discussions

Read the presentations
and discussions.

Read the presentations prepared for our gatherings and the written records of the discussions that followed. Click the button below to read them.

Read past presentations and discussions →
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Email list

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Comments

Leave a thought.

Questions, reflections, or ideas for a future gathering are welcome.

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