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What's the point of philosophy any more?

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What's the point of philosophy any more?
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RE: What's the point of philosophy any more?
March 25, 2018 at 11:54 pm
(March 25, 2018 at 5:05 pm)Shell B Wrote: I get quite bored by philosophy when it makes an obviously simple problem needlessly complicated because "thought experiments." I'm sure it still has its place. I'm just not interested.

I feel the same sometimes. Logical analysis certainly has its place but I think I (we) sometimes miss out on the whole idea when I (we) try to over analyze. Should I strive for crystal clear thinking? Absolutely. Should I allow fuzzy around the edges thinking? Yes, I think so.
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What's the point of philosophy any more?

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RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Sal - March 20, 2018 at 7:33 am
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Brian37 - March 20, 2018 at 4:36 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by tjakey - March 20, 2018 at 9:40 am
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Silver - March 20, 2018 at 12:05 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Brian37 - March 20, 2018 at 12:16 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Brian37 - March 20, 2018 at 12:33 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Brian37 - March 20, 2018 at 4:32 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by bennyboy - March 22, 2018 at 12:30 am
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by bennyboy - March 24, 2018 at 10:31 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Angrboda - March 25, 2018 at 12:52 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by bennyboy - March 28, 2018 at 10:24 am
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Shell B - March 25, 2018 at 5:05 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by rskovride - March 25, 2018 at 11:54 pm

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