Academic philosophy basics, part 1: What is philosophy?

Prologue Well snaars fans, this is where I uncomfortably concede to myself that my philosophy education has had little direct relevance to anything I have done  since receiving my degree. “Direct relevance,” I say – I do not say “no relevance.” I believe that the study of philosophy enabled me to think clearly about a broad range [...]

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Possible upcoming series on topics in philosophy

I’ve been contemplating a series of posts that cover the basics of academic philosophy. It’s been over two and a half years now since I’ve been in a philosophy classroom, and as I predicted at that time, I have in no way become a professional philosopher. Still, the process of learning the basics of the [...]

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