Nothing starts a conversation like candy. The second bowl has questions, such as, “If you could live forever, would you?” and “If you play the lottery, do you know you are going to lose?” The first contains thought experiments, like the flute scenario, typed on slips of paper. On the black tablecloth of a folding card table are three bowls. With support from the Philosophical Association, Olasov set up a table at farmer’s markets in Brooklyn in 2016 to engage passersby with deep questions that do not have easy answers.
“It’s important for philosophers to find out about what problems preoccupy everyone else,” said Ian Olasov, an adjunct professor of philosophy at Brooklyn College who created the idea of Ask a Philosopher. In the Suburban Station concourse, the Ask a Philosopher pop-up booth draws a steady stream of customers. “You know, life is hard and we have to spend time making a living and feeding our family, but it’s nice to get into the deeper aspects.”Īsk a Philosopher, an idea born in Brooklyn, is visiting Philadelphia for the duration of the annual American Philosophical Association conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, or until Saturday. “Certainly, it is a good use of our time,” said Fontak. He spared a few minutes to stop at the Ask a Philosopher table and muse on the hypothetical question.
“Is it a piece of property? Or do we want the claim for the one who can utilize it - the utilitarian theory? Or, do we want to be charitable?” pondered Joseph Fontak, an attorney on his way to an appointment downtown. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor
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