Debate Topics
Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding: A Critical Exposition by Dewey, John
Pick a story conflict
Innate Ideas vs. Empiricism
"Is the pursuit of knowledge best served by trusting innate reason or empirical observation?"
The Best of All Possible Worlds
"Does the belief that this is the 'best of all possible worlds' lead to complacency or inspire us to improve it?"
The Nature of Substance
"Does ultimate reality consist of one unified substance or a multitude of independent entities?"
The Role of Reason vs. Faith
"Is it possible to reconcile faith and reason, or are they fundamentally incompatible ways of understanding the world?"
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