Tag: Meta-inquiry

• July 13, 2012

  Summary of a good inquiry concerning the rarity of good female friendships

  In my philosophy practice, I have been thinking lately about what stays with my conversation partners after I have left the scene. I know that I will not always be there for them, that I will die someday, and I want to make sure that they will flourish without me. What stays, therefore, with them?…
• June 18, 2012

  Toward a better understanding of the art of inquiry

  Dear C, You ask what is the difference between friends and conversation partners. That is a very good question. The truth is that I have a hard time distinguishing between the two except by saying that the latter contribute to philosophical life within a gift economy whereas the former quite naturally would not think to…