What, exactly, do philosophers do?

Re:What, exactly, do philosophers do? by dvt on Monday September 18, 2017 @03:20PM (#15278697)

Gorsuch, for example, often bases his arguments and decisions[1] on the moral framework of Dworkin[1] and Singer[2], just to name two of the biggest modern moral philosophers, regularly. If you don't think that SCOTUS decisions have more and longer-lasting social impact than Doom and the Oculus Rift, then we have some foundational disagreements.

[1] https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/trump-b...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Dworkin

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Singer

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Re:What, exactly, do philosophers do? by eli_gottlieb on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @11:52AM (#15285711)

>Gorsuch, for example, often bases his arguments and decisions[1] on the moral framework of Dworkin[1] and Singer[2], just to name two of the biggest modern moral philosophers, regularly.

I don't think that changing Dworkin's or Singer's mind on an issue would proceed to strongly affect Gorsuch's views. I think he'd just find another philosopher to cite, because his ultimate views are political rather than moral.

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Re:What, exactly, do philosophers do? by dsr_ on Monday September 18, 2017 @03:44PM (#15278876)

Gorsuch always manages to contort his opinion to match up with his politics. Being highly educated is orthogonal to being a good person.

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