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- Mon Dec 28, 2015 8:51 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What caused the corruption of the word "philosophy"?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7103
Re: What caused the corruption of the word "philosophy"?
It is too narrow because it has devolved into something that is largely useless at best and into something that makes people who do philosophy like pharisees at worst, arrogant and underdeveloped as people. If it is redefined as I have redefined it, then it becomes something conducive to wholesomen...
- Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:40 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What caused the corruption of the word "philosophy"?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7103
Re: What caused the corruption of the word "philosophy"?
Clearly we are talking about the broad sense. That's the only sense worth mentioning, as, in my opinion, it includes the narrow sense. Also, I think the version of the broad sense mentioned here is still too narrow. See the original post (or the second one—the one with Plato). But why is the broad ...
- Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:57 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What caused the corruption of the word "philosophy"?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7103
Re: What caused the corruption of the word "philosophy"?
I disagree. I think a scientist definitely does philosophy. It's been narrowed down, not evolved. The only reason to think that, as far as I can tell, is to use the currect definition, and then use that to justify the currect definition. Ya know what that sounds like, right? From The Value of Publi...
- Sun Dec 20, 2015 7:54 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What's Life like as a Philosopher?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1008
What's Life like as a Philosopher?
I'll leave this image that I happened to see just recently here, hopefully it inspires some thought.
What does philosopher's day look like? What does philosopher's life look like?
What does philosopher's day look like? What does philosopher's life look like?
- Sun Dec 20, 2015 7:39 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Is a philosopher like the average person?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4882
Re: Is a philosopher like the average person?
No, a philosopher is more interested in philosophy than a non-philosopher. I find this distinction useful from http://www.uri.edu/personal/szunjic/philos/whystudy.htm : Little Questions are asked by All Human Beings; Big Questions are asked by Scientists, Experts, and Technocrats; Fundamental Questi...
- Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:42 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What accounts for the fact that some students are super-devoted and therefore wholesome and some are not?
- Replies: 175
- Views: 36021
Re: What accounts for the fact that some students are super-devoted and therefore wholesome and some are not?
Hardly a single post has addressed the original question. Yes, because I find it to be a waste of time, or because the relenvence has not been proven to me, I believe it is without question the right thing to do. Had they been prefaced with: "I cannot help with the original question, but...&qu...
- Thu Dec 03, 2015 9:48 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What accounts for the fact that some students are super-devoted and therefore wholesome and some are not?
- Replies: 175
- Views: 36021
Re: What accounts for the fact that some students are super-devoted and therefore wholesome and some are not?
So, you avoid answering questions that are attempting to follow/critique your thinking process. And you think that is the right thing to do ? I'm following this thread and I appreciate your questions because self-reflection is not often enough. Philosophy is often done better through dialogue with ...
- Thu Dec 03, 2015 7:43 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What criteria should determine an expert?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3947
Re: What criteria should determine an expert?
Not get a chance at what? In the guilds, people underwent training under a master for some occupation. In modern times, people who undergo training to become a doctor have to meet strict requirements before being allowed to practice. But with an expert, even higher standards must be met. When a cou...
- Wed Dec 02, 2015 9:11 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What accounts for the fact that some students are super-devoted and therefore wholesome and some are not?
- Replies: 175
- Views: 36021
Re: What accounts for the fact that some students are super-devoted and therefore wholesome and some are not?
It's hard to see what you are looking for. One thing - have you met someone who have gone from lazy and undevoted to devoted? The only time I have seen that is when someone have found their special interest after a long time. Or when hardships of life has been lifted from their shoulders. I've been...
- Wed Dec 02, 2015 9:00 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What criteria should determine an expert?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3947
Re: What criteria should determine an expert?
The official post said that courtrooms call on experts and governments rely upon them. Where do you draw the line that experts are required to do the work vs people merely qualified? Everyone is a beginner at some point, do they have to sit sidelines and not get a chance? Some criteria have been pro...
- Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:46 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Russell on the Value of Philosophy
- Replies: 66
- Views: 16932
Re: Russell on the Value of Philosophy
Is this what makes philosophy valuable or is it a disadvantage of philosophy?A_Seagull wrote:
The trouble is that philosophers don't know what truth is! They can't even agree on a working definition. They don't know how to identify it and don't know how to recognise it even if they did find it.
- Sat Nov 21, 2015 8:07 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Russell on the Value of Philosophy
- Replies: 66
- Views: 16932
Re: Russell on the Value of Philosophy
Yeah, that's his view. But clearly it has goals, if results can be called goals. As I gather, philosophy is a number of fields, in fact, the omnifield. I would argue that perfection is the lost art of philosophy. At one time, character was considered a form of intelligence. Now, lack of character i...
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 3:50 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Russell on the Value of Philosophy
- Replies: 66
- Views: 16932
Re: Russell on the Value of Philosophy
I'd argue that even he has a somewhat narrow view of philosophy. He doesn't even really mention how philosophy results in the perfection of character. I fully disagree that no one can answer these questions so narrowly described as "philosophical." We've just yet to be creative enough. Bu...
- Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:02 pm
- Forum: Epistemology - Theory of Knowledge
- Topic: Philosopher & Physicist Discussing Truth
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4236
Philosopher & Physicist Discussing Truth
Here's the video where philosopher Peter Singer and physicist Lawrence Krauss discuss reason and truth (25:34-29:20): https://youtu.be/t8co-mbyJzQ?t=25m34s Krauss says that he accepts only experiential truth, truth based on evidence. Singer brings up counterexamples of mathematical proof as well as ...
- Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:29 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What caused the corruption of the word "philosophy"?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7103
Re: What caused the corruption of the word "philosophy"?
I don't think that the word is corrupted, but philosophy has changed a lot. While "student" and "lover of learning" may have sufficed previously, they are not satisfactory anymore, because sciences have grown out of philosophy. There are science students and they are not doing ph...