and if you want to create a behemoth of text, that is also fine — Ø implies everything
However, underneath all of the unnecessary complex verbiage and syntax, there are sometimes very important points. — Ø implies everything
What are your philosophies? — Ø implies everything
I'm not going to outline the things I'm working on, dude. — Ying
That is completely understandable. Luckily however, I am not pointing a gun at your head. — Ø implies everything
Welcome to the boards. Do you have a "lay of the land" you'd share about yourself? — Moliere
I am interested in epistemology and ontology, and am currently trying to create my own theory of everything (un)knowable, all derived from the empty set of propositions. As such, I employ absolute skepticism in my theory creation, and in-line with this, I am currently trying to bridge the justificatory chasm of time.
In philosophical conversation outside of my theory creation however, I do make various assumptions, lest I be bored as hell.
I hear many of the differences between philosophers as a problem of translation. — Paine
The encyclopedic method of putting views into a common language where they can be readily compared to each other has a value but makes it all too easy at the same time. — Paine
I find a value in struggling and becoming familiar with a thinker that cannot be replaced by skillful summation. — Paine
Readers have to interpret a meaning to even have an inkling of what is being said. The movement from first guesses to better ones is a commitment to learn the lessons as they are presented. — Paine
There is definitely much value inherent in this process. It exercises many things; one's discipline, one's ability to comprehend and reason, one's ability to fluidly shift between semiotic mappings, etc. — Ø implies everything
I am not sure what the 'fluidity' you mention refers to. — Paine
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