(November 15, 2023 at 4:41 am)FrustratedFool Wrote: Well, ironically, I think we'd have to start with defining what we mean by 'useful' and 'philosophy'.
And by defining the words, of course, we'd be doing philosophy!
That's why we can never get beyond it. Because the statement "philosophy is worthless" is a philosophical statement, and showing that it's true requires doing philosophy.
