RE: Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study?
February 24, 2022 at 10:40 am
(This post was last modified: February 24, 2022 at 10:45 am by The Grand Nudger.)
-and I respect your disagreement, and that's us doing philosophy, right there.
Coming up with a grocery list doesn't have to involve any philosophy, but it just as easily can and often does. I might wonder what I should buy on account of environmental impact or socioeconomic consequences, for example. I can think of alot of thought that isn't philosophy - I think you guys touched on that pretty early in thread, too. That won't change the fact that a large amount of what people think about is doing philosophy, or the product of it having been done and calcified into a culture and/or law - which, itself, is a long running list of philosophical positions on a great many issues specific to a given region and time.
People are engaging in philosophy (whether they call it philosophy, or otherwise like philosophy) any time they attempt to answer or seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves, the world in which we live, and our relationships to that world and each other. It;s a big tent.
Coming up with a grocery list doesn't have to involve any philosophy, but it just as easily can and often does. I might wonder what I should buy on account of environmental impact or socioeconomic consequences, for example. I can think of alot of thought that isn't philosophy - I think you guys touched on that pretty early in thread, too. That won't change the fact that a large amount of what people think about is doing philosophy, or the product of it having been done and calcified into a culture and/or law - which, itself, is a long running list of philosophical positions on a great many issues specific to a given region and time.
People are engaging in philosophy (whether they call it philosophy, or otherwise like philosophy) any time they attempt to answer or seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves, the world in which we live, and our relationships to that world and each other. It;s a big tent.
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