Philosophy

[ar_gemlad]

I've just listened to an episode of The Infinite Monkey Cage which asked 'Is philosophy dead?' There were good points and arguments bandied around but obviously I only get the impetus to post about the bad points

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Poke a tiger with a stick

[chrestomancy]

I can't avoid commenting on this. The only problem I have is I want to write about 5000 words, and clearly shouldn't

Re: Poke a tiger with a stick

[ar_gemlad]

"Philosophy is not about answering the questions, it's about finding out if there is a question there at all, and providing a logical framework within which to define the problem."

Ooh - this! In fact, I agree with all of what you are saying. I think the reason that I was disappointed with the discussion on TIMC is that it used mainly negative arguments instead of positive ones, which could have explained to people why philosophy is still relevant, and is quite interesting really.

Re: Poke a tiger with a stick

[chrisvenus]

I was at a talk the other day about the nature of consciousness and such like. Its relevance is that the speaker said something like what you've quoted.

Re: Poke a tiger with a stick

[chrestomancy]

chrestomancy In Surprisingly Intelligent Shock?

Re: Poke a tiger with a stick

[chrisvenus]

I never doubted you. Just wasn't sure if you realised other people had been stealing your ideas. ;-)