Topoi's main assumption is that philosophy is a lively, provocative, delightful activity, which constantly challenges our received views, relentlessly questions our inherited habits, painstakingly elaborates on how things could be different, in other stories, in counterfactual situations, in alternative possible worlds. Whatever its ideology, whether with the intent of uncovering a truer structure of reality or of soothing our anxiety, of exposing myths or of following them through, the outcome of philosophical activity is always the destabilizing, unsettling generation of doubts, of objections, of criticisms. It follows that this activity is intrinsically a 'dialogue', that philosophy is first and foremost philosophical discussion, that it requires bringing out conflicting points of view, paying careful, sympathetic attention to their structure, and using this dialectic to articulate one's approach, to make it richer, more thoughtful, more open to variation and play. And it follows that the spirit which one brings to this activity must be one of tolerance, of always suspecting one's own blindness and consequently looking with unbiased eye in every corner, without fearing to pass a (fallible) judgment on what is there but also without failing to show interest and respect. Topoi's structure is a direct expression of this view. To maximize discussion, we devote most or all of this issue to a single topic. And, since discussion is only interesting when it is conducted seriously and responsibly, we usually request the collaboration of a guest-editor, an expert who will identify contributors and interact with them in a constructive way. Because we do not feel tied to any definite philosophical theme (or set of them), we choose the topic with absolute freedom, looking for what is blossoming and thriving, occasionally betting on what might - partly through our attention - 'begin' to blossom and thrive. And because we do not want our structur e to become our own straightjacket, we are open to contributions not fitting the 'topos', and do not rule out in principle the possibility of topic-less issues.

托波伊的主要假设是，哲学是一种生动、发人深省、令人愉悦的活动，它不断挑战我们既有的观点，不断质疑我们继承的习惯，精心阐述事物在其他故事、反事实情况、替代可能世界中如何会有所不同。无论其意识形态如何，无论是为了揭示更真实的现实结构还是为了缓解我们的焦虑，为了揭露神话还是为了追随神话，哲学活动的结果总是产生不稳定、令人不安的怀疑、反对和批评。因此，这种活动本质上是一种“对话”，哲学首先是哲学讨论，它需要提出相互冲突的观点，仔细、同情地关注它们的结构，并使用这种辩证法来表达自己的方法，使其更丰富、更有思想、更开放、更具变化和发挥。因此，人们在从事这项活动时必须具有宽容的精神，始终怀疑自己的盲目性，从而以不带偏见的眼光看待每一个角落，不害怕对存在的东西做出（可能出错的）判断，但同时也要表现出兴趣和尊重。Topoi 的结构直接表达了这种观点。为了最大限度地进行讨论，我们将本期大部分或全部内容都用于一个主题。而且，由于讨论只有在认真负责的情况下进行才会有趣，我们通常会要求客座编辑的合作，客座编辑是一位专家，他将确定贡献者并以建设性的方式与他们互动。因为我们不觉得自己被任何明确的哲学主题（或一组主题）所束缚，所以我们可以绝对自由地选择主题，寻找正在蓬勃发展和繁荣的东西，偶尔会押注什么可能——部分是通过我们的注意力——“开始”蓬勃发展。而且由于我们不希望我们的结构成为我们自己的束缚，我们对不符合“主题”的贡献持开放态度，并且原则上不排除无主题问题的可能性。

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