Just what is it that constitutes a philosopher? — Garrett Travers
Just what is it that constitutes a philosopher? Of course, I have come to conclusions about the subject, but let's chat about it, because I want to view the opinions of my fellow peers. — Garrett Travers
Here is the definition of philosophy:
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
With this definition in mind, does your conclusion change at all? — Garrett Travers
a philosopher is someone who believes truth matters; either, because truth must be understood, or because truth must be obscured, and who constructs arguments to one of these ends! — karl stone
I wonder, if a scientist never contributes to the body of accepted science, is he/she still a scientist? — Garrett Travers
So, because you think philosophers can be separated into camps, means you think a belief in truth defines what a philosopher is? — Garrett Travers
I know someone whose musical work is so far beyond those of whom you hear on a regular basis, qualitatively speaking, that it's unbelievable. Yet, most people will never know his name, let alone that he was a musician. Nothing about that makes him a musician any less. To drive this home, most species that have ever lived on Earth have been exctinct for many millenia, doesn't make them any less a species. — Garrett Travers
Of course, I have come to conclusions about the subject, but let's chat about it, because I want to view the opinions of my fellow peers. — Garrett Travers
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