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The white guy in All-4-One

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The white guy in All-4-One (also known as Tony Borowiak) is a problem that has gripped the world of philosophy since the mid-1990s. The debate began when R&B group All-4-One scored a hit with "I Swear" in 1994, and has since grown to encompass issues of identity, meaning and being.

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The white guy in All-4-One (also known as Tony Borowiak) is a problem that has gripped the world of philosophy since the mid-1990s. The debate began when R&B group All-4-One scored a hit with "I Swear" in 1994, and has since grown to encompass issues of identity, meaning and being. Although the question appears simple on its face, any attempt at an answer leads to additional questions, which lead to more questions, and more, and what Aristotle would describe as an "infinite regression." Many writers have called the white guy problem "the first great dilemma of the 21st century," as a decade of debate has not provided an adequate definition of his role in the California-based group. While some despair over the solution to the problem, others feel that raising the question itself is vital to understanding the post-modern mind.