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Based on real-life questions from his Ask a Philosopher series, Ian Olasov offers his answers to questions such as:- Are people innately good or bad?- Is it okay to have a pet fish?- Is it okay to have kids?- Is color subjective?- If humans colonize Mars, who will own the land?- Is ketchup a smoothie?- Is there life after death?- Should I give money to homeless people?Ask a Philosopher shows that there's a way of making philosophy work for each of us, and that philosophy can be both perfectly continuous with everyday life, and also utterly transporting. From questions that we all wrestle with in private to questions that you never thought to ask, Ask a Philosopher will get you thinking.
About the Author
Hi! I'm the author of Ask a Philosopher: Answers to Your Most Important and Most Unexpected Questions (St. Martin's Press, 2020) . With Brooklyn Public Philosophers, I've organized a bunch of Ask a Philosopher booths around New York City, Philadelphia, and on Facebook Live. We also have a monthly speaker series at the Brooklyn Public Library and help organize Brooklyn's annual Night of Philosophy and Ideas. My writing for a general audience has appeared in Slate, Vox, Public Seminar, and elsewhere. Most importantly, my high school rock band opened for Vanilla Ice.
