RE: Has Philosophy over stepped it's boundaries?
September 18, 2014 at 3:06 pm
(This post was last modified: September 18, 2014 at 3:08 pm by dissily mordentroge.)
(September 18, 2014 at 1:05 pm)genkaus Wrote:I'm unsure what is meant here by 'opposes this view of philosophy'.(September 18, 2014 at 5:53 am)Dissily Mordentroge Wrote: I'm tempted to quote Ayn Rand's epistemology here but since she's regarded as a non-philosopher by the 'wise' I'll desist.You do realize that Rand opposes this view of Philosophy. And she may not be well-liked among philosophers but that doesn't make her less of one.
And yes, not being well-liked ( I'd say loathed) among philosophers certainly doesn't make her less of one. I have a lot of respect for her epistemology although finding a great deal of her political and ecomonic theory absurd. In particular the baseless assumption the laws of supply and demand necessarily function to maximum benefit as the public will always act out of rational self-interest. But hey, this risks getting a long way off topic.
The Human Race is insane.