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A comment on Why I Majored in Philosophy Despite Everyone Telling Me Not To (2013). Parent comment

Re:Why I Majored in Philosophy Despite Everyone Telling Me N... by PavlovsCat on Thursday September 15, 2016 @02:03PM (#12508346)
> You are conflating "philosophizing" with "the modern academic study of philosophy."

For me that's like having sex compared to studying porn, or like walking around the block instead of watching sports. You can belittle it while I enjoy its fruits.

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Re:Why I Majored in Philosophy Despite Everyone Telling Me N... by argonaut on Monday September 19, 2016 @05:05PM (#12534701)
Who said I was belittling it? Your words not mine.

If anything I was belittling the academic study of philosophy.

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