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Q&A Stories with Philosophical Conversations?

I'm working on a short story that has two characters debating a philosophical view. Other than the inherent conflict built into the two opposing stances taken by the characters on the topic, it av...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by William L‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:24:25Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/27785
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar William L‭ · 2019-12-08T06:24:25Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm working on a short story that has two characters debating a philosophical view. Other than the inherent conflict built into the two opposing stances taken by the characters on the topic, it avoids traditional action or dramatic conflict during the debate/discussion.

I'd love to get some advice, as well as pointers to published work, on ways to effectively handle this kind of content.

Thanks in advance!

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-04-27T17:39:06Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 4