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1 What would you like to do?

Ask a questionGet explanations, or gather different answersStart a debateMake one clear claim (your thesis); others argue for or against itStart a discussionOpen a conversation on any ideaPropose a reading groupRead one text together, section by sectionWrite a Journal essayA longer piece, at least 300 words, read by an editor before it appears

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What kind of question?

Explain — what a term, idea or text means. Can have an accepted answer. Open — people will argue different answers. No single winner. I'm new to philosophy (newcomer-friendly)

2 Title

For a debate, write your thesis as a clear claim, e.g. “The self is not the body.”

3 Your post

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Missing a tradition, school or thinker? (optional — tell the editors and they will add it)

House rules: challenge ideas, never people · write in your own words (AI may help with spelling or translation if you say so, but not write your argument) · show where a claim comes from.