Doesn’t answer the question — Mww
I doubt anyone ever began with high competence.
And I'd think the same about rigor.
One's amount of rigor depends on one's degree of caring about accuracy. Would you say? — Yohan
What are these questions about? I'm not getting the picture of where you are.Rigor and accuracy are only assessed in relation to something external - a criterion of value. What would that be?
What does accuracy look like in philosophy? — Tom Storm
What are these questions about? I'm not getting the picture of where you are. — Yohan
Does not accuracy look like non-contradiction? — Yohan
I just don’t think it makes any sense for anyone to label themselves as a ‘philosopher’ if they have never actually read ( and I mean REALLY read) an actual work of philosophy. — I like sushi
I think the natural state of a human being is philosophical. — Yohan
I see it as a sort of … way of being, — Yohan
For me the heart of philosophy is, "How ought I to live"?If you haven’t read Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, at least three works by Nietzsche and have a pretty solid reading history of Plato and Aristotle, then you are not a ‘philosopher’ worth listening to but you might be a decent point of reference for the works you have some knowledge of or as someone to bounce ideas off for a ‘philosopher’. — I like sushi
Ok not everyone is a thinker.I think the natural state of a human being is philosophical.
— Yohan
I don’t think that’s true at all. I think many questions (usually considered philosophical) are very human, very universal — but as I said earlier, not everyone who thinks is a thinker. — Xtrix
I was really impressed with Thin Red Line, and liked the New World — but over time I’m less impressed. Still, supposedly he’s a Heideggarian. — Xtrix
As a retired mathematician, my profession is defined a bit more specifically, citing "using extensive knowledge of mathematics" to solve problems, etc. — jgill
Just act! — EugeneW
I think the natural state of a human being is philosophical.
— Yohan
I don’t think that’s true at all. I think many questions (usually considered philosophical) are very human, very universal — but as I said earlier, not everyone who thinks is a thinker.
— Xtrix
Ok not everyone is a thinker.
All birds have wings, but not all birds are flyers. — Yohan
What’s the point of being a scientist? — Xtrix
You're being excessively "logical". When logic goes beyond common sense, it becomes trivialWrong logic. All birds have wings, therefore all birds are winged animals. This is a correct conclusion. — god must be atheist
That's too easy. Even a robot with no mind can do that, and much better too, than a philosopher. — god must be atheist
Robots don't act. They pretend — EugeneW
You're being excessively "logical". When logic goes beyond common sense, it becomes trivial — Yohan
If someone misses the forrest for the trees, they are off the mark, as I see it. Maybe not wrong to the letter, but wrong in spirit.You may be right... but logic can't be wrong if it's right. Can somebody be "excessively" right? No. Can something not fly if it has wings? Yes. Can something not have wings if it has wings? No. So I don't stand corrected; you must admit that I made no logical mistakes.
How you judge the end result of logical arguments is beyond my ability to influence. So you can call this trivial, and I have no argument against that. — god must be atheist
Not everyone who thinks is a thinker.
Again, the wrong logic. The very action of thinking is what defines the actor as a thinker. — god must be atheist
I don't know if there is one alternative, but I don't see why "thinker" can't be used as meaning basically the same thing, if by thinking we mean the type of thinking involved in what is normally called philosophy (which, to me, is distinguished by the questions being contemplated). — Xtrix
??? Whence do you suck these false statements out of, Xtrix? Are you by any chance the same user who goes under the name of Bartricks? You certainly sound like him or her.
Is this an honest question, Xtrix? Are you really incapable of answering this question yourself? If you are, then why are you asking this? — god must be atheist
Funny thing that your quote definitely excludes mathematics as a branch of philosophy — god must be atheist
...to live in a vast and proud tranquility; always beyond... — Nietzsche
Everyone is a philosopher as we all seek wisdom in whatever we're doing. Thieves want to be more successful etc etc so the term is really useless. — Shwah
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