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How worthless is Philosophy?

Poll: Which one describes philosophy as an academic discipline?
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Useful
78.57%
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Useless
21.43%
 3 21.43%
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How worthless is Philosophy?
Neo-Scholastic Offline Donators
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#41
RE: How worthless is Philosophy?
November 15, 2023 at 7:29 pm
Perhaps there is no escaping having a philosophy and the choice is btwn good philosophy and bad philosophy.
<insert profound quote here>
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#42
RE: How worthless is Philosophy?
November 15, 2023 at 7:38 pm
Pretty much, if..there even is such a thing.
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#43
RE: How worthless is Philosophy?
November 15, 2023 at 7:47 pm
(November 14, 2023 at 7:45 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I found philosophy courses very useful in writing term papers - if you can't write 5000 words of bullshit on a bullshit subject, you shouldn't be at university in the first place.

Boru

I actually find it very difficult to fit all my bullshit into a mere 5000 words.
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#44
RE: How worthless is Philosophy?
November 15, 2023 at 8:29 pm
(November 15, 2023 at 7:29 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Perhaps there is no escaping having a philosophy and the choice is btwn good philosophy and bad philosophy.

Good way to say "It's required!"

Doesn't work with me.
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#45
RE: How worthless is Philosophy?
November 15, 2023 at 9:36 pm
(November 15, 2023 at 8:29 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(November 15, 2023 at 7:29 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Perhaps there is no escaping having a philosophy and the choice is btwn good philosophy and bad philosophy.

Good way to say "It's required!"

Doesn't work with me.

I wouldn't say "required," because it's not as if the government or someone forces you.

It is inevitable, however. You have beliefs concerning philosophical issues.
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#46
RE: How worthless is Philosophy?
November 15, 2023 at 9:51 pm
(November 15, 2023 at 9:36 pm)Belacqua Wrote:
(November 15, 2023 at 8:29 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Good way to say "It's required!"

Doesn't work with me.

I wouldn't say "required," because it's not as if the government or someone forces you.

It is inevitable, however. You have beliefs concerning philosophical issues.

I have my own beliefs about issues. Simpler and more inclusive. And I saved 13 keystrokes.
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RE: How worthless is Philosophy?
November 15, 2023 at 10:21 pm
(November 15, 2023 at 9:51 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(November 15, 2023 at 9:36 pm)Belacqua Wrote: I wouldn't say "required," because it's not as if the government or someone forces you.

It is inevitable, however. You have beliefs concerning philosophical issues.

I have my own beliefs about issues. Simpler and more inclusive. And I saved 13 keystrokes.

Right. So you hold beliefs concerning philosophical issues. 

Neo is correct to say that one can't escape this. If a person chooses to examine his beliefs, it requires philosophy. If he chooses not to examine them, then he has unexamined philosophical beliefs.
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RE: How worthless is Philosophy?
November 15, 2023 at 10:30 pm
(November 15, 2023 at 10:21 pm)Belacqua Wrote: Right. So you hold beliefs concerning philosophical issues. 

And you are a platypus.

That's two pointless statements in a row.
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#49
RE: How worthless is Philosophy?
November 15, 2023 at 10:31 pm
(November 15, 2023 at 10:30 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:
(November 15, 2023 at 10:21 pm)Belacqua Wrote: Right. So you hold beliefs concerning philosophical issues. 

And you are a platypus.

That's two pointless statements in a row.

A belief doesn't cease to be philosophical just because you refuse to type the word.
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RE: How worthless is Philosophy?
November 15, 2023 at 10:32 pm
(November 15, 2023 at 10:31 pm)Belacqua Wrote:
(November 15, 2023 at 10:30 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: And you are a platypus.

That's two pointless statements in a row.

A belief doesn't cease to be philosophical just because you refuse to type the word.

And it doesn't grow tits on a boar.
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