Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?
by alanh on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @02:21AM
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I don't seem to have enough context to follow the point you are making. What are continental theorists? In what way are they apposed to the Less Wrong crowd?
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Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?
by eseehausen on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @01:19PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_philosophy
For the reasons for the opposition, it's difficult to point to any article that doesn't almost willfully misunderstand the other side. I haven't listened to this episode, but In Our Time is usually good about bringing in experts from both sides to discuss issues: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/bridging-the...
You can probably substitute "The Less Wrong crowd" for "analytical philosophers", as they're sort of the hobbyist or non-institutionalized version of the latter. You could also just try reading the Derrida article I linked to see why people with a rationalist bent have historically recoiled from his writings.