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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!