RE: Generally speaking, is philosophy a worthwhile subject of study?
February 24, 2022 at 10:55 am
(This post was last modified: February 24, 2022 at 11:01 am by The Grand Nudger.)
-and thats you doing philosophy, right there - but poorly. A comparison to the religious wouldn't mean anything in and of itself, and only works as a dig because of a philosophy you hold to about religion, which is manifestly incorrect - but probably accurate with respect to the kinds of religions and kinds of philosophy you dislike. The example I offered before, Crosby, well, he's a pluralist as well as a pragmatist. In short, he thinks that there's more than a single right answer to any question.
I think we can fairly say that when a person does a thing that a term is defined as, it's not really a matter of my opinion whether or not they're doing the thing. I don't think that everything is philosophy, but I see that philosophy has a practical application in a great many instances. It can be used to help you make a chair, it can be used to help you make a grocery list. It's at the heart of every science, governments are entirely constructed out of it, and we do it instinctively without any training or academic pursuit whatsoever.
I think we can fairly say that when a person does a thing that a term is defined as, it's not really a matter of my opinion whether or not they're doing the thing. I don't think that everything is philosophy, but I see that philosophy has a practical application in a great many instances. It can be used to help you make a chair, it can be used to help you make a grocery list. It's at the heart of every science, governments are entirely constructed out of it, and we do it instinctively without any training or academic pursuit whatsoever.
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