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Thursday evenings at the Society are reserved for house debates. A motion is chosen and a paper on the motion is read to the audience, either by a guest speaker or a student of the college. After the presentation of the paper, the debate ensues.
Below are a selection of recent papers that have been presented to the society.
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(Nov 20/08) Civil Unions are no substitute for gay marriage - A paper presented by Rachel Dobbins, Ordinary Member of the University Philosophical Society. Responses were made by Dervla Browne SC and member of the Colley Group on Domestic Partnership, Eoin Collins of the Equality Authority, Senator Alex White and Fiona de Londras, of UCC.
(Nov 13/08) Ending the war on sharing - A paper by Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation. Responses were made by Kevin Marks of Open Rights UK, Fran Nevrkla of Phonographic Performance UK and Michael Keplinger of the WIPO.
(Nov 6/08) Capital Punishment and the Execution of Justice - A paper by Sinead Finegan, treasurer of the 324th session. Responses to be made by: Marc Klaas, of the KlaasKids child protection lobby group, and Richard Waghorne, the chief political correspondent of the Irish Daily Mail. Marie Combesque, of the French League of Human Rights, and Baroness Vivien Stern, of the International Centre for Prison Studies.
(Oct 30/08) Global Military and American Military Might - A paper written by Peter Brookes, of the Heritage Foundation. Responses were made by Patrick Mercer(MP), Theo Farrell, of King?s College London and David Ryan of UCC.
(Oct 23/08) Making Capitalism Work - A paper by Ciara Finlay, school convenor of the 324th session
Responses to be made by:
Lars Feld - Professor of Public Economics, Heidelberg University
Jacob Arfwedson - Stockholm Network
Mick Murphy - Irish Socialist Network
David Neilson - Conference of Socialist Economists
Robin Hahnel - Economist, American University
(Oct 16/08) Evolution, Science, Creationism and Materialism - A paper by Dr. Bob Bloomfield, of the London Natural History Museum. Responses were made by David Colquhoun of University College London, David Berlinski of the Discovery Institute and Paul Nelson of Access Research Network.
(Oct 9/08) Damaging Freedom - Psychoactive drugs and the duty of the state - A paper by Jonathan Wyse, Debate Convenor of the 324th Session. Responses were made by Chris Murphy of the HSE?s Drugs and Alcohol Programme,Tony Allwright columnist with the Irish Times, Rick Doblin of the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychadelic Studies and Paul O?Mahony of Trinity College.
(Jan 1/07) Imperialism and Nationality - Date Unknown -
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