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There's nothing more frustrating then finding yourself stuck with a philosophical question or problem and not knowing how to approach it. Submit your question to Pathways and we'll see what we can do to help you think about your problem more clearly.
New answers are posted regularly a new Answer page. There is no charge for this service. However, your question is much more likely to be answered if you show that you have thought about the problem and are not just asking us to do your homework for you. For advice on formulating your question see below.
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Philosophy graduates and teachers are invited to contribute their expertise. If you would like to help, you are welcome to submit your resonse to any of the questions or answers posted on the current Answer page. You can submit your answer by clicking the Answer button below.
The latest questions are distributed to members of the Ask a Philosopher panel. If you would like to join the panel, please email askaphilosopher@fastmail.net, including a brief CV and statement of your academic qualifications.
Alternatively, show us what you can do by submitting answers to some of the questions on these pages:
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Please note that this is an opportunity to show how philosophers think — what is a philosophical approach to a question — and not simply to sound off about your own pet theory. There is too much of that on the internet already.
Questions and answers archives
To check whether your question has been answered before, or to browse through the archives of questions and answers, try the PhiloSophos Knowledge Base which includes a Freefind search engine.
The search engine searches for pages which have all the terms entered in the search box. If no pages have all the terms, then the search engine will show the pages with the best fit first.
To increase the likelihood of your question being answered
* Check with previous questions and answers to make sure that your particular question has not appeared before.
* If you are having difficulty with an essay or course work, try to put the question in your own words rather than simply writing down the question you have been set.
* Tell us if you have any ideas about how your question might be tackled. We like to see that you have made some effort in thinking the question through for yourself before coming for help!
Problems removed
Try the Pathways Problem Removal Service if your problem is more practical in nature. We can give advice in identifying and solving your problem. In certain circumstances, we are also prepared to offer practical help.
We are not agony aunts, and we can't promise that you will like the advice that we give.
Some easy-to-remember URLs
http://go.to/ask-a-philosopher (Ask a Philosopher)
http://welcome.to/philosophers (Answer page)
http://how.to/philosophise (Pathways Study Guide)
http://back.to/philosophy (Pathways Philosophy Test)
— Thank you for taking the time to visit these pages.
Geoffrey Klempner
Director of Studies
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'Sketch' © June Wynter 1999
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