After Dinner Conversation (November, 2020)

After Dinner Conversation (November, 2020)

Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Literary Magazine

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Language: English

Length: 2 hours and 24 minutes

Publisher: After Dinner Conversation

Release date: 2024-03-29

Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that make your brain think deeply but also have you laughing out loud... then this magazine is for you!

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - November 2020

  • Everyone's Gay In Space: Douglas Junior goes to lunch with his successful, gay, astronaut clone.
  • The Formula: A group of boys get into a car crash and an AI algorithm is forced to decide who lives and dies.
  • Externalities: A traveling wise man gives each customer the service they need, and teaching his apprentice a valuable lesson about externality.
  • God Is Alive: A would-be atheist philosopher has a personal interaction with God and is given a physics defying miracle of proof.
  • Alpha-Dye Shirt Factory: A fire breaks out at the garment factory and one worker has to make a life-or-death choice.
  • The Truth About Thurman: Two Americans are captured by a terrorist group who give the government a choice, pick one for us to let go free, or we kill them both.


After Dinner Conversation believes humanity is improved by ethics and morals grounded in philosophical truth. Philosophical truth is discovered through intentional reflection and respectful debate. In order to facilitate that process, we have created a growing series of short stories across genres, a monthly magazine, and two podcasts. These accessible examples of abstract ethical and philosophical ideas are intended to draw out deeper discussions with friends, family, and students.

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