ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

David Basinger

David Basinger is a person, just like you and me! He's a grown up who does something called philosophy. Philosophy is kind of like asking really big and important questions about life, like "Why are we here?" and "What is the meaning of life?"

David Basinger likes to think about these kinds of questions and he wants to help other people think about them too! He's a teacher called a professor, which means he gets to talk about these big ideas with lots of other people who want to learn.

David Basinger also wrote lots of books about these big questions, and some people think he's really smart! He wants everyone to think more about these big questions and try to figure out the answers for themselves.