Philosominute 1: what *is* philosophy?

The Philosominute · Apr 10, 2026 · 4m

(00:00:00) Philosominute 1: what *is* philosophy?

(00:00:05) Updated Format

(00:01:20) The Topics Affect Us

(00:01:42) What Philosophy Is

(00:03:14) Why Philosophy Matters

(00:03:54) Philosophy is Powerful

(00:04:33) Mandatory Marketing

Before we get into the weeds about how issues matter, we must start by asking the simple question: what exactly *is* philosophy?

You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.

Specific notes:

stucky.tech/notes/philosophy.md

stucky.tech/notes/understanding.md

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