But anyway, it’s the same species that brought us philosophy, and it’s the same species that rejects it. Humans aren’t monolithic, and philosophers have always been sidelined and ridiculed (read Book VI of Plato’s Republic to see how he describes societal views of philosophers at the time; it’s not much different from today).
But these days, there’s this overcorrection of anti-elitism, and absolute inclusivity at the expense of basic standards. You barely need to be literate to get into college, and you can easily get a passing grade without ever engaging with the material. And anyone who takes it seriously is viewed as an elitist ans a try-hard.
It really degrades the value of the discussion, in the one place where people should be able to expect to have an intelligent philosophical discussion: in a philosophy classroom.
Without philosophy, we have no why, only how.
We wouldn’t even know how. All of the modern sciences are predicated on earlier philosophy. Science itself is predicated on philosophy of science. Enlightenment-era science were known at the time as “natural philosophy.” The scientific method was first developed by philosophers. Empiricism itself was first developed by philosophers.
There is literally no academic discipline that doesn’t go back to philosophy, if you trace it back far enough and don’t simply stop when you reach the point which you’re predisposed to think of as “the beginning.”
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One of the main reasons I hate this species. Philosophy is CRITICAL.
Without philosophy, we have no why, only how. It all loses meaning quick, when you end up working for a human slaughterhouse.
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But anyway, it’s the same species that brought us philosophy, and it’s the same species that rejects it. Humans aren’t monolithic, and philosophers have always been sidelined and ridiculed (read Book VI of Plato’s Republic to see how he describes societal views of philosophers at the time; it’s not much different from today).
But these days, there’s this overcorrection of anti-elitism, and absolute inclusivity at the expense of basic standards. You barely need to be literate to get into college, and you can easily get a passing grade without ever engaging with the material. And anyone who takes it seriously is viewed as an elitist ans a try-hard.
It really degrades the value of the discussion, in the one place where people should be able to expect to have an intelligent philosophical discussion: in a philosophy classroom.
We wouldn’t even know how. All of the modern sciences are predicated on earlier philosophy. Science itself is predicated on philosophy of science. Enlightenment-era science were known at the time as “natural philosophy.” The scientific method was first developed by philosophers. Empiricism itself was first developed by philosophers.
There is literally no academic discipline that doesn’t go back to philosophy, if you trace it back far enough and don’t simply stop when you reach the point which you’re predisposed to think of as “the beginning.”