I'm taking a metaphysics course at the moment. This is the branch of philosophy devoted to... Well, actually, one of the first conundra posed in the class is how to characterize metaphysics. So yeah. In any case, I just wanted you all to appreciate just what I'm studying/putting up with at the moment:

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Twilight + metaphysics + Socratic dialogue = win ?

Obviously it’s not exactly stated that Twilight is into things of this sort though it’s quite easy to imagine that her natural inquisitiveness will lead her into pondering questions about the nature of the world she is in. A lot of the more creative fanfics certainly do go in that direction.

Imagine a pony version of Plato or Socrates in the form of a certain purple princess!

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A few months ago, I wrote an essay about consciousness, free will, and sapience in relation to the Mean Six. It prompted a pretty great discussion from everypony here.

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