Funny how most philosophers misunderstand what their job is about. They try answering questions instead of asking or clarifying them, finding a way to ask a question in a way that is answerable by an actual scientist.
Sturgeon’s law applies to philosophy and philosophers no less than it applies to everything else.
The contemporary philosopher whom, I think, I respect most is Daniel Dennett. It is not a coincidence that much of Dennett’s work may indeed be described as “asking or clarifying [questions], finding a way to ask a question in a way that is answerable by an actual scientists”.
Funny how most philosophers misunderstand what their job is about. They try answering questions instead of asking or clarifying them, finding a way to ask a question in a way that is answerable by an actual scientist.
Sturgeon’s law applies to philosophy and philosophers no less than it applies to everything else.
The contemporary philosopher whom, I think, I respect most is Daniel Dennett. It is not a coincidence that much of Dennett’s work may indeed be described as “asking or clarifying [questions], finding a way to ask a question in a way that is answerable by an actual scientists”.
Vocational prescriptivism? :)