“Are we all same and equal” or “Everyone is different and unequal”?
Recently I had been thinking, discussing & reading up lots of philosophical theories/opinions to form better understanding of individuality and group/society. Got me thinking "what if" we can get to know opinions of millions of people worldwide from different cultures on a topic? It can result in meaningful insights and an impact which can help us form better understanding of ourselves and society. It just have to be easy and concise to make it actually happen and make something out of it.
This weekend I had time to take this kind of discussion/research to new level.
We organized a weekend hackathon at our workplace and created a dead simple gamified version of online philosophical discussion.
How it works:
All you need to do is post your views about the current topic of philosophical discussion on twitter with #ThePhilosophicalGame. That’s it!
The benefits for philosophers :
* Discover what actually intellectuals in the world think about a philosophical question. Which can uncover many assumptions and have a better understanding of external world.
* Hone skills of presenting your arguments
The benefits for people who don’t care about philosophy:
* Analyze, develop and formulate logical arguments
* Uncover assumptions and suggest alternatives
* Aptitude to examine various angles of topics
* Ability to write and speak clearly and effectively
* Interpret and assess various thoughts and theories
More info is on the website which manages this game: http://thephilosophicalgame.ml #ThePhilosophicalGame
FAQ:
* How to check current discussion topic: http://thephilosophicalgame.ml.
* Every topic has two sides of the argument, you have to choose your side and post your thoughts about the same to make a strong case about your side.
* How to see which side is winning : http://thephilosophicalgame.ml.
* What society thinks about the topic can be seen simply at twitter #ThePhilosophicalGame
The same process repeats after couple of days on different topic.
Your feedback is valuable.