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Editorial

People Discussing Ideas

by Rick Lewis

There are many ways of explaining to the curious what philosophy is about. When asked, G.E. Moore simply used to point at the books on his bookcase and reply “philosophy is what all those are about!” More helpfully, you can give examples of philosophical questions such as “how do I know the world exists”, “is it wrong to steal?”, “is there a God?” and so on. This still doesn’t identify what it is about these questions which makes them philosophical.

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