In Soviet Russia Philosophy Hurts You
According to The Moscow Times:
A debate between philosophers at an international forum ended in a fistfight Monday that left two people slightly injured, Interfax reported.
A woman and man were injured in the fight at the International Philosophical Forum, held in the House of Scientists of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Ulitsa Prechistenka.
One suffered a bruise, while the other one was left with a scratched face, a police source told Interfax, without elaborating. It was not immediately clear what prompted the fight. Several squads of police officers were called to restore order.
Russians take their philosophy seriously!
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Blimey, you wouldnt expect this to happen amongst a group of scientists.
Just to be clear the Russian word for scientists includes scholars and academicians in all fields, including the humanities. But still I’d expect a biologist to get violent before I’d expect a philosopher to throw a punch.