Who said you can’t philosophize at the farmers market?
On April 23, the Ask a Philosopher table at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket gave passersby the opportunity to speak with philosophers and ask any questions they may have had about anything from metaphysics to the existence of God. The booth was the brain child of Ian Olasov, the founder of The Brooklyn Public Philosophers, a lecturing forum hosted by The Brooklyn Public Library.
At the Brooklyn headquarters of the Unemployed Philosophers Guild philosophy, humor, art, politics, and history come together in the form of quirky and clever giftware designed to excite and enlighten. The company began in the late 80s as a way for former SUNY Purchase philosophy student Stephen Shaw to not only avoid having to land an ordinary 9-to-5 job (hence the “unemployed” part of the company’s name) but to also be able to fill the void that he saw in the lack of smart and meaningful products available on the market.