Street metaphysics is philosophy in the language of the street, i.e., reality as it shows up to you right now, before the scientist, the guru or the artist gets to filter it. Later I turned it into a way of doing Indian philosophy in a second infancy, where fun counts as much as truth.
How the word moved
In December 2012 the question was simple and impossible: what is reality once you take away those filters? By November 2018 it had become Indian Philosophy for Children, a license to play and to get things wrong. I like the second version better.
In my words
"Remember, having fun is as important as telling the truth."
from Street Metaphysics I: Indian Philosophy for Children, 22 Nov 2018
Related
- Related practical philosopher - Both are about doing philosophy outside the academy.
- Related empty world - "Emptiness has escaped from the monastery into the street" is the same move.