Philosophyspeaking topic
“What is your aim in philosophy? To show the fly the way out of the fly-bottle.”
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
hint ✧ A metaphor of philosophy as rescue: freeing our minds from the false problems they get stuck on.
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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