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re: Why don't we have highly regarded philosophers anymore?
Posted on 10/21/17 at 9:14 am to hawgfaninc
Posted on 10/21/17 at 9:14 am to hawgfaninc
The OP is unaware of modern philosophers because the OP doesn’t read much.
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Posted on 10/21/17 at 9:22 am to Doc Fenton
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but existentialism and continental philosophy really is absurd and ridiculous.
"ex·is·ten·tial·ism
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noun
noun: existentialism
a philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will."
What's so ridiculous about that? Let me guess you're just another hack who has no idea
Posted on 10/21/17 at 9:28 am to TrueTiger
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Yes but it seems that philosophers don't become 'highly regarded' until after they are dead.
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TrueTiger
I was about to write “true,” until I realize your username was perfect in this instance.This post was edited on 10/21/17 at 10:45 am
Posted on 10/21/17 at 9:33 am to buckeye_vol
Philosophy should be a daily class grades 6 thru 12.
ETA: To answer your question, teaching people philosophy would make many abandon materialism and hurt the consumer economy.
ETA: To answer your question, teaching people philosophy would make many abandon materialism and hurt the consumer economy.
This post was edited on 10/21/17 at 9:36 am
Posted on 10/21/17 at 9:35 am to Stingray
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Philosophy should be a daily class grades 6 thru 12.
I was once asked that, if I could instantly download the contents of any three books into the minds of everyone on the planet, what they would be. Top of my list was my Introduction to Logic textbook from undergrad.
This post was edited on 10/21/17 at 9:45 am
Posted on 10/21/17 at 9:45 am to AUstar
quote:Well part of the issue is that we can now actually scientifically study the things they argued at the time, but they were an essential foundation of these studies.
NOTE: I am talking about systematic philosophy dealing with topics like epistemology and the philosophy of mind, etc. The stuff that the greats like Hume and Kant used to argue about.
And I don't know how you can say that the epistemology was killed off around the turn of the 20th century, when Karl Popper is one of the most important philosophers in this area, specifically guiding the conceptualization and application of the scientific process.
On the other hand, I'm reminded that my degree is "Doctor of Philosophy" so maybe you're onto something regarding its demise.
Posted on 10/21/17 at 9:47 am to hawgfaninc
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Why don't we have highly regarded philosophers anymore?
In the age of the internet, everyone is a philosopher.
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:08 am to hawgfaninc
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Why don't we have highly regarded philosophers anymore?
Public education.
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:13 am to cusoonkpd
Hillary keeps having them killed.
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:24 am to hawgfaninc
Science is the new philosophy
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:28 am to hawgfaninc
quote:TD has Zach.
Why don't we have highly regarded philosophers anymore?
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:30 am to Celery
Many years ago a friend who graduated from Harvard Law said 'Zach, the biggest mistake undergrads make is majoring in political science in order to get into elite Law Schools.'
Me: "What's the most impressive degree then?"
Him: "A double major in philosophy and math."
Me: "What's the most impressive degree then?"
Him: "A double major in philosophy and math."
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:30 am to buckeye_vol
Taleb is fantastic.
I loved his short piece on Merchandising Virtue.
LINK
I loved his short piece on Merchandising Virtue.
LINK
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these global causes: poverty (particularly children’s), the environment, justice for some minority trampled upon by colonial powers, or some unknown yet gender that will be persecuted; these global causes are now the last refuge of the scoundrel advertising virtue.
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:31 am to truthbetold
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I'd say Hawking is that guy.
He believes in man made global warming.
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:32 am to hawgfaninc
But we do.....
This post was edited on 10/21/17 at 10:37 am
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:34 am to Zach
Political Science, and International Relations are woeful disciplines. They actually teach bad ideas. Ideas that you’ll have to unlearn in the real world.
Reducing the multitude of human experiences to trend lines is moronic.
If you plan on working at State, or in Politics, you’re better off studying English and History.
Agreed on Philosophy and Math though. The person who does that will get a serious education, and they’ll be a good, logical, thinker as well.
Reducing the multitude of human experiences to trend lines is moronic.
If you plan on working at State, or in Politics, you’re better off studying English and History.
Agreed on Philosophy and Math though. The person who does that will get a serious education, and they’ll be a good, logical, thinker as well.
This post was edited on 10/21/17 at 10:53 am
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:39 am to Lima Whiskey
Liberals are taking over knowledge
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:48 am to crewdepoo
They have a lock on academia, especially in the North East.
I wouldn’t describe what they produce as knowledge though. It’s a shame what our universities have become. We traded rigorous intellectual debate for what, safe spaces and trigger words?
I wouldn’t describe what they produce as knowledge though. It’s a shame what our universities have become. We traded rigorous intellectual debate for what, safe spaces and trigger words?
This post was edited on 10/21/17 at 10:53 am
Posted on 10/21/17 at 11:00 am to Lima Whiskey
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They have a lock on academia, especially in the North East.
Well I’m in grad school in Louisiana and there’s more liberal thinking students. Significantly more than undergrad. Republicans aren’t furthering their education as much as liberals
Posted on 10/21/17 at 11:17 am to hawgfaninc
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Like a Plato or Socrates
Think the world would be a better place if we did.
Carl Sagan, Hitchens, black science man, Dawkins, etc.
There are plenty of great minds in the last few decades
This post was edited on 10/21/17 at 11:21 am
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