Philosophies have been shown to sometimes be wrong. — HardWorker
↪HardWorker To be fair, if the philosophy has been around for more than a few decades and isn't integrated into science in some way by now, its likely a failed or highly controversial philosophy — Philosophim
Wouldn’t a ‘successful’ philosophy also be integrated into art, literature, politics , education and business? Is science the supreme arbiter of the truth of philosophy? — Joshs
Is science the supreme arbiter of the truth of philosophy? — Joshs
↪Philosophim How would ethical theories become science? — RogueAI
If philosophy ever gets around to proving an objective morality, then it would become science. The great mysteries that philosophy has yet to solve are: Morality, knowledge, and (my opinion) art. Perhaps there are others, but those are the big three. — Philosophim
If philosophy ever gets around to proving an objective morality, then it would become science. The great mysteries that philosophy has yet to solve are: Morality, knowledge, and (my opinion) art. Perhaps there are others, but those are the big three.
— Philosophim
I'm curious - you don't think reality is one of these - or do you have a presupposition about the nature of reality which informs the others? — Tom Storm
I'm curious - you don't think reality is one of these - or do you have a presupposition about the nature of reality which informs the others? — Tom Storm
If philosophy ever gets around to proving an objective morality, then it would become science. The great mysteries that philosophy has yet to solve are: Morality, knowledge, and (my opinion) art. Perhaps there are others, but those are the big three. — Philosophim
If philosophy ever gets around to proving an objective morality, then it would become science. The great mysteries that philosophy has yet to solve are: Morality, knowledge, and (my opinion) art. Perhaps there are others, but those are the big three.
— Philosophim
But don't you think progress has been made in ethics, even though it's not a science? I think John Rawls and J.J. Thomson have done important work. — RogueAI
I don't agree with all philosophies as philosophies can be wrong. — HardWorker
As a matter of fact I do. I once heard a story of a fellow who asked a karate instructor how long it would take to get a black belt. The instructor said it depends on how often you train. He asked if he came in three times a week, how long? The instructor said three years. He asked if he came in five days a week, how long? The instructor said five years. He asked if he came in seven days a week, how long? The instructor said ten years. When he asked the instructor why it took longer the more he came to train the instructor said "first, we have to teach you patience."Do you have an example in mind?
Even philosophies that have been around for hundreds or thousands of years can be wrong. Philosophies are created by man and so as with anything else created by man, philosophies can be wrong.To be fair, if the philosophy has been around for more than a few decades and isn't integrated into science in some way by now, its likely a failed or highly controversial philosophy. It's true: most philosophy is poor. Since any successful philosophy becomes science, all we have remaining to study is its failures.
As a matter of fact I do. I once heard a story of a fellow who asked a karate instructor how long it would take to get a black belt — HardWorker
Explain what you mean by "wrong" – how a philosophy is "wrong" about this or that and/or how a philosophy goes "wrong".Even philosophies that have been around for hundreds or thousands of years can be wrong. — HardWorker
Philosophy can have many definitions but in the context in which Im talking about it I see it as "a pursuit of wisdom" and "a theory underlying or regarding a sphere of activity or thought" as defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary and "a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language," as defined by Wikipedia.Now back to philosophy. What do you consider philosophy to be? And a follow up question, to what extent are your binary categories of 'right' and 'wrong' useful?
An example would be four posts up where I said that I believe that if you practice a certain skill more often you will get better at it sooner, contrary to the example I gave in that post.Explain what you mean by "wrong" – how a philosophy is "wrong" about this or that and/or how a philosophy goes "wrong".
As I said in my last post, when I judge a philosophy to be right or wrong it is just my opinion.Also, in reference to your OP, explain why it matters philosophically whether or not you "agree" with any philosophy.
An example would be four posts up where I said that I believe that if you practice a certain skill more often you will get better at it sooner, contrary to the example I gave in that post. — HardWorker
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