Bearing this in mind I still have noticed there seems to be a lot of "touching on" and "proposing alternatives" that don't often lead too far or gain traction, again as far as new/original/undiscussed ideas and concepts go, at least from my view.
Would you agree with this assertion or no? — Outlander
Contemporary philosophers debate whether there is progress in philosophy. My first answer is no, because there does not need to be progress. Qualified, sometimes there are vigorous debates and people accept a consensus view, which might be called progress. — Jackson
Contemporary philosophers debate whether there is progress in philosophy. My first answer is no, because there does not need to be progress. — Jackson
Do you think there is progress in science?
— Joshs
Yes. But philosophy is not science. — Jackson
Science describes physical particles. Philosophy is not limited by physicality. — Jackson
You mean, like a scientific theory?( except less conventionalized) — Joshs
Do you think there is progress is science? — Joshs
Did you guys know that to philosophize is to start dying? This was credited to some philosopher. — L'éléphant
Did you guys know that to philosophize is to start dying? This was credited to some philosopher. — L'éléphant
Is that right? I've read Michel de Montaigne a long time ago. But couldn't remember that line. But Jackson said Socrates/Plato.As I understand it, it's Michel de Montaigne: "To philosophize is to learn how to die."
I've always been struck by the quote although I am not sure I what it means. It sounds romantic. — Tom Storm
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