Can we be human without clothing? — Possibility
I just find your descriptions to be objectionable like you say this;
Can we be human without clothing?
— Possibility
but who is that even in response to? — Judaka
But after reading your comment I couldn't help but think about the modern day reality show called naked and afraid. I wonder what the philosophy was behind creating such a scenario? Metaphysically, it's testing one's own will to survive while incorporating the sexual energy between man and woman, through the aesthetical element... — 3017amen
FWIW, I don’t pretend to engage in anything more than speculative philosophy — Possibility
With all due respect, none of this constitutes an argument. — Possibility
A visit to a nudist colony neither constitutes proof of your theory, nor a thought experiment in itself. It’s a particular subjective account. Useful, but only if you’re willing to be honest about your experience and accept the challenge of an alternate interpretation. — Possibility
Philosophical theory put into practice is living and interacting with the world - I’m doing that just fine, thanks, but I certainly don’t consider any ‘facts’ of my experiences to be proof of my theories. — Possibility
In this context, that's kind of sad. To become another person for a day, might yield interesting results. Think of it this way, does having a life altering experience change one's approach, perspective, or philosophy about a given subject matter? — 3017amen
Exception taken as noted: it's called philosophical pragmatism. — 3017amen
Philosophical theory put into practice is living and interacting with the world - I’m doing that just fine, thanks, but I certainly don’t consider any ‘facts’ of my experiences to be proof of my theories.
— Possibility
Should I interpret that as the repudiation of empiricism? — 3017amen
Clothing provides us with protection from our
vulnerability, physically and psychologically, Independnt from our bodies and other people aesthetics, as well as the fragility of our emotions, as well as beyond heterosexuality and the binary of gender, this is central to rational philosophy. Philosophy, whether in favour of rational arguments or empirical cannot cast this aside without disregard for our fundamental humanity. — Jack Cummins
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