Philosophy Bites

Janet Radcliffe Richards on What is Philosophy?

January 24, 2026·15 min
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Philosophers argue endlessly about what philosophy is. Janet Radcliffe Richards suggests that a simple way to approach this question is to examine what we think about inconsistencies.  She uses an example from medical ethics, the question of whether selling of organs should be permitted, to make her point.

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