The ancient Greek philosophers...remained more faithful to the Idea of the philosopher than their modern counterparts have done. “When will you finally begin to live virtuously?” said Plato to an old man who told him he was attending classes on virtue. The point is not always to speculate, but ultimately to think about applying our knowledge. Today, however, he who lives in conformity with what he teaches is taken for a dreamer. Kant
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Yesterday's Debate
Continuing from the heated debate yesterday. I would like to enter my input after listening. First of all, I question if skepticism can be considered philosophy. I have to ask, "What is philosophy?" It surely isnt continous question with no answer. It is like any other schience where one tries to arrive at a answer. Second of all, they wouldnt even know if the would consider themselves philosophers because they are so indecisive of everything. Third of all skeptics trying to apply some sort of dogma to their indecisiveness is absolutely absurd. You have to have a starting point at any philosophy or science and so forth. Nothing just is or just is continous. One lady in class said if you make one statement that is wrong in what you have to say then youre completely false. I think that is amusing, because she is the same person that prior to that said, "youre just attacking their physics, what about their metaphysics?" Im going to take her statement and apply it. If their physics is wrong so is their metaphysics Besides, metaphysics is a lot of things that will eventually become physics with technology and science. I am not disregarding skepticism. I am somewhat of a skeptic, but surely the absurdity is obvious within some of the philosophy.
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Jared Bordere
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Jared,
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http://www.skepdic.com/russell.html