Disgust With Philosophy
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/EnoughLibertarianSpam/comments/79jcpl/does_this_person_not_know_what_a_right_is/dp2y0yc/ A Reddit argument with SomeStrangeDude that reveals my major philosophical grounds.] [https://www.reddit.com/r/EnoughLibertarianSpam/comments/98jtpt/death_tolls/e4h7k4k/ and another, same guy.] | * [https://www.reddit.com/r/EnoughLibertarianSpam/comments/79jcpl/does_this_person_not_know_what_a_right_is/dp2y0yc/ A Reddit argument with SomeStrangeDude that reveals my major philosophical grounds.] [https://www.reddit.com/r/EnoughLibertarianSpam/comments/98jtpt/death_tolls/e4h7k4k/ and another, same guy.] | ||
* [http://existentialcomics.com/comic/329 Why Do Philosophy?] Here's a common lie of philosophy: claiming things it didn't do. Unless you define the borders between philosophy, politics, science, math and general human thinking, these claims are greedy. People used all those things before and distinct from what we now call philosophy. Philosophers are supposed to clarify terms, but do not clarify what is meant by "philosophy". | * [http://existentialcomics.com/comic/329 Why Do Philosophy?] Here's a common lie of philosophy: claiming things it didn't do. Unless you define the borders between philosophy, politics, science, math and general human thinking, these claims are greedy. People used all those things before and distinct from what we now call philosophy. Philosophers are supposed to clarify terms, but do not clarify what is meant by "philosophy". | ||
+ | * [https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/philosophy-3 SMBC ridicules philosophy.] | ||
Philosopher: "What color is the sky?" <br>Student: "Blue." <br>Philosopher: "Let us then proceed from the fact that the sky is blue to reason thusly...." <br>If only the student would observe that the sky is not always blue: it can be gray on a cloudy day, it can be black at night, and sun, moon, stars, clouds, birds, etc. can all make it different than plain, solid blue. If we say the sky is blue, that is not a fact: it is a vague observation or generalization, ignoring the many exceptions, ignoring the scientific explanation of scattering of sunlight and privileging daytime over nighttime conditions. It is not a valid premise that philosophy can be built upon. Most philosophy actually starts with such invalid premises, and it is not too difficult to spot them. | Philosopher: "What color is the sky?" <br>Student: "Blue." <br>Philosopher: "Let us then proceed from the fact that the sky is blue to reason thusly...." <br>If only the student would observe that the sky is not always blue: it can be gray on a cloudy day, it can be black at night, and sun, moon, stars, clouds, birds, etc. can all make it different than plain, solid blue. If we say the sky is blue, that is not a fact: it is a vague observation or generalization, ignoring the many exceptions, ignoring the scientific explanation of scattering of sunlight and privileging daytime over nighttime conditions. It is not a valid premise that philosophy can be built upon. Most philosophy actually starts with such invalid premises, and it is not too difficult to spot them. |