“The philosopher must stand outside of society in order to understand the forces that impinge upon us as members of a society, of a community. From inside we do not see: we conform and abide. It is only by going outside that one gets a perspective on what those forces are that demand conformity and abiding.” - Richard Gilmore (Professor of philosophy at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota)

“The philosopher must stand outside of society in order to understand the forces that impinge upon us as members of a society, of a community. From inside we do not see: we conform and abide. It is only by going outside that one gets a perspective on what those forces are that demand conformity and abiding.” - Richard Gilmore (Professor of philosophy at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota) - Siobhan Lyons hunts down a philosopher’s essential ingredients.