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Philosophy...
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The Question
Eternal
For the most part, yes. Every philosophy concocted after the Hellenic period, definitely. Back then, though, philosophies were more than just mental masturbation, people actually lived by them. But yeah, all this post-meta-quasi-abstract-moderno-fusion-banana-sundae shit is just the bullshit university professors use to suck money out of universities.
jack
The Legendary Troll King
Isn't it wonderful? School inspires, but it also burns you the fuck out.
Ino U R Butwhatami
Mystic Spammer
Mystic Spammer channels: Overheard at the bank; There was a short line. Just one lady in front of me, an Asian lady who was trying to exchange yen for dollars. It was obvious she was a little irritated.
She asked the teller, 'Why it change? Yesterday, I get two hunat dolla fo yen. Today I only get hunat eighty? Why it change?'
The teller shrugged his shoulders and said, 'Fluctuations.'
The Asian lady says, 'Fluc you white people too!'
Friday
Bazinga!
It might have had some use back when science was just superstition and folklore, but now? Not so much.
I have read a lot of philosophers, but I just could not buy what they were selling. In the end, it came down to *their* view of the world. What qualifications did they have that I should trust them with my worldview? Granted, reading philosophy is a great place to start questioning the world around you, but as a template to base your life on, it's one big fail. It offers no real world, practical advice. Just a bunch of navel gazing.
I tried to listen to a Philosophy YouTube lecture put up by Berkeley, and I couldn't believe students paid good money to hear this professor drone on about abstract ideas I could have come up with during my morning shower.
Some people might interpret my reticence at embracing philosophy as having a closed, uneducated mind. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I just prefer not to expend my energy on something that will not benefit me in the long run.
jack, you have a point, also. School can be a life force sucking vacuum. At times, I ask myself, "WTF are we teaching this for? These kids will never see this concept after this week, except for the EOG" (the NC standardized test). Education needs a complete overhaul, IMO.
The Question
Eternal
The Question
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Most philosophies back then weren't narrowly epistemological, though they all incorporated some measure of that. Most of the classical philosophies were approaches to living well. That's something that even modern science apparently can't teach us.
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Folces Weard
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Friday
Bazinga!
I checked this out. A lot of common sense, with a smattering of religion for good measure, but nothing that revealed The Answer of the Mystery of the Hidden Truth, like most philosophy claims to do.
Friday
Bazinga!
Modern science *can* teach us to live well; whether we choose to learn or not, is up to us.
I guess philosophy serves a purpose--it can give us the tools we need to form our own worldview. After all, what would America be today if the founding fathers didn't learn from philosophers like John Locke?
Just don't come at me stating your (meaning the great names in philosophy) way is The Truth. You couldn't, then I'd have to reveal the emperor's lack of clothing.
Jibbles
Shit Lord, Esq.
Unless you're the lowest tier of human (intelligence) in our universe, philosophy serves a purpose.
It seems that you're more upset with the university level education system than "philosophy". Philosophy is nothing more than ones' interpretation of the world we live in. It's the study of humans interactions with the world. Can't be proven? Nay, it can. I'd argue that human interaction involves many variables and there is more than one way to reach the finish line for most interactions. If the entire human populous were as intelligent as you are (see abstract morning shower ideas), then maybe you'd have a foot to stand upon. However, the vast majority of the world can't seem to discard Internet Explorer... thus, I encourage more people to take philosophy courses so that they may become more skeptic and analytical.
Memorizing the who-said-what of philosophy isn't as important as acquiring the cognitive skills to become a skeptic and analyze your surrounding in a more scientific approach.
That is what philosophy is to me.
It seems that you're more upset with the university level education system than "philosophy". Philosophy is nothing more than ones' interpretation of the world we live in. It's the study of humans interactions with the world. Can't be proven? Nay, it can. I'd argue that human interaction involves many variables and there is more than one way to reach the finish line for most interactions. If the entire human populous were as intelligent as you are (see abstract morning shower ideas), then maybe you'd have a foot to stand upon. However, the vast majority of the world can't seem to discard Internet Explorer... thus, I encourage more people to take philosophy courses so that they may become more skeptic and analytical.
Memorizing the who-said-what of philosophy isn't as important as acquiring the cognitive skills to become a skeptic and analyze your surrounding in a more scientific approach.
That is what philosophy is to me.
The Question
Eternal
I'd say it's taught us to live comfortably. I don't know that I agree that it's the same thing.
John Locke is someone of whom I could comfortably say, "He lived well."
But, philosophically speaking, the Emperor might be entirely comfortable with that; and then what would you have accomplished?
