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Take a look at the work of Robert J. Sawyer and Terry Goodkind. Both authors tend to inject philosophy into the middle of plot. The complexity of the plot is substantial on its own as well. I have read critical reviews of both authors saying that their philosophical diversions are not appreciated, but I have yet to see them described as "inaccessible".

In addition to the idea of verbally presenting the complexity to someone and fielding their questions, it often helps to build an onion in point form: layers viewed from the outside that can be peeled away as the story progresses. Each inner layer explains and supports the next outer layer, but at first the reader only sees the outside. Raistlin was a great example. The subplots and politics in David B. Coe's Forelands series are also revealed in well-crafted stages.

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