Philosophyspeaking topic
Some fish live near the surface, others on the ocean floor, yet they never fight over 'this is my land'. Could property, borders, and deeds be entirely human inventions, or does nature run on some invisible form of ownership too?
— the naturalness of property, Rousseau
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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