RE: On Moral Authorities
November 18, 2016 at 11:09 am
(This post was last modified: November 18, 2016 at 11:12 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(November 18, 2016 at 11:01 am)FallentoReason Wrote:(November 18, 2016 at 10:58 am)Rhythm Wrote: ...you've attempted to make this an issue of people saying that there's nothing to get out of "authority x"...
No, I believe you guys just stop at, 'oh, just because he's an authority'. I'm giving a reason for why their name(s) have stood the test of time, within philosophy.
Still trying to make this about something it's not. It doesn't -matter- why or whether they've stood the test of time, it's still a false dichotomy.
Now you're appealing to tradition, in defense of an appeal to authority, that was a defense of a false dichotomy. Something isn't made more valid because a smart guy said it, no matter how many people have accepted it, or for how long that they have done so.
Toilet...swirling.
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