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Re:Put the “Ph” Back in PhD by vacri on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @06:22PM (#10624307)
Do the seated philosophers in your suggestion all have long, white beards?

This is the problem that philosophy has, and it's evident in PG's essay, too: "philosophy is old dead Greek dudes". Philosophy is much broader than that, and philosophers are not distinct entities from scientists. Philosophy and science are intertwined; knowing how to ask and answer valid questions are core functions of the fields.

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Re:Put the “Ph” Back in PhD by mattmanser on Tuesday November 24, 2015 @07:00PM (#10624489)
Both pg and I have studied philosophy, not that I'm comparing myself to him, but I am sure we are both well versed in ancient and modern philosophy, him 30 years ago and me 15 years ago. Probably both had more exposure than you to all the different philosophers, unless you also did Philosophy at uni?

So, no, we're not just talking about the old white bearded guys from Greece.

For me, reading that essay crystallized what had been nagging me about philosophy when I studied it, all the different forms felt the same, the arguments sounded the same but I couldn't vocalise why.

As soon as I read that essay it was obvious.

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