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Poll: Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study?
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[Serious] Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study?
RE: Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study?
(February 23, 2022 at 12:36 am)Belacqua Wrote: There's no doubt that Aristotle was elitist, by today's standards. He thinks that some people are just better than others, and honesty requires that we rate them accurately.

How accurately do you think Aristotle rated people? How close was he to the bullseye?

Quote:This is before all those nasty Christians started the whole "God loves even the least of them" crap, so he doesn't try to hide his snobbishness. 

Nobody objected to snobbishness before Christianity? C'mon man. What's wrong with snobbishness in a godless world?
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RE: Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study? - by vulcanlogician - February 23, 2022 at 2:03 am

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