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Is philosophy dead?
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RE: Is philosophy dead?
January 11, 2016 at 4:10 am
(January 10, 2016 at 10:12 pm)Rhythm Wrote:
(January 10, 2016 at 10:06 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote: No what Benny, Chthulu and others have been saying is right.  Philosophy is how we find our way out of darkness, and there is always more darkness.  It is the way you step back and get a wider perspective.  It is foundational.
Sure.
Quote:Science does this for our understanding of the natural world, but it can't by way of its own methods provide its own foundations.
Neither can reason.

Has anyone claimed otherwise? Pure reason and scientific inquiry go hand in hand. Each is relatively useless without the other.
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Is philosophy dead?

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Is philosophy dead? - by Mechaghostman2 - January 9, 2016 at 5:04 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by robvalue - January 9, 2016 at 5:07 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Alex K - January 9, 2016 at 6:21 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Jackalope - January 10, 2016 at 3:22 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by robvalue - January 9, 2016 at 7:25 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Faith No More - January 9, 2016 at 8:41 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Alex K - January 9, 2016 at 10:32 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by LastPoet - January 9, 2016 at 8:54 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by The Valkyrie - January 9, 2016 at 8:55 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Marsellus Wallace - January 9, 2016 at 10:09 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 9, 2016 at 10:45 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Mechaghostman2 - January 9, 2016 at 11:16 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 10, 2016 at 3:00 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 10, 2016 at 3:00 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Mechaghostman2 - January 10, 2016 at 3:21 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Jackalope - January 10, 2016 at 3:28 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 10, 2016 at 3:58 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Jackalope - January 10, 2016 at 5:34 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 10, 2016 at 8:12 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Jackalope - January 10, 2016 at 8:22 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Alex K - January 10, 2016 at 11:15 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Jackalope - January 10, 2016 at 3:20 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Jackalope - January 10, 2016 at 8:23 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 10, 2016 at 3:51 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Cato - January 9, 2016 at 11:45 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by robvalue - January 10, 2016 at 3:46 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Edwardo Piet - January 10, 2016 at 8:46 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by The Grand Nudger - January 10, 2016 at 9:20 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 10, 2016 at 7:26 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by *Deidre* - January 10, 2016 at 3:32 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 10, 2016 at 7:17 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by *Deidre* - January 10, 2016 at 7:30 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 10, 2016 at 8:18 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by *Deidre* - January 10, 2016 at 8:20 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Whateverist - January 10, 2016 at 9:45 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by The Grand Nudger - January 10, 2016 at 9:49 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 10, 2016 at 11:06 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Alex K - January 11, 2016 at 1:54 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 11, 2016 at 2:55 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Alex K - January 11, 2016 at 5:12 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 11, 2016 at 5:58 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Alex K - January 11, 2016 at 6:10 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Whateverist - January 10, 2016 at 10:06 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Whateverist - January 10, 2016 at 10:11 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by The Grand Nudger - January 10, 2016 at 10:12 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Jackalope - January 11, 2016 at 4:10 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by The Grand Nudger - January 11, 2016 at 1:11 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 11, 2016 at 1:28 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by The Grand Nudger - January 11, 2016 at 1:33 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by robvalue - January 11, 2016 at 5:38 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Paraselene - January 11, 2016 at 5:44 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 11, 2016 at 5:59 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by Whateverist - January 11, 2016 at 1:08 pm
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by robvalue - January 11, 2016 at 6:02 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by bennyboy - January 11, 2016 at 8:36 am
RE: Is philosophy dead? - by The Grand Nudger - January 11, 2016 at 9:43 am

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