I find this understanding incredibly valuable, because it is a traditional philosopher’s downfall that they try to answer every question no matter what.
Just a nitpick, but this is true of no philosopher, living or dead (by which I mean I can give you examples of every significant philosopher rejecting a question at some point). The idea that we should always keep the ‘reject the question’ door open is good advice, but we shouldn’t frame it with some historically false claim.
Just a nitpick, but this is true of no philosopher, living or dead (by which I mean I can give you examples of every significant philosopher rejecting a question at some point). The idea that we should always keep the ‘reject the question’ door open is good advice, but we shouldn’t frame it with some historically false claim.