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Re:Why read old philosophy? by yellowboxtenant on Friday May 18, 2018 @11:09AM (#17102073)
What?
Re:Why read old philosophy? by Numberwang on Friday May 18, 2018 @11:20AM (#17102164)
I'm just saying, if you can't quantify it, anything goes.
Re:Why read old philosophy? by scandox on Friday May 18, 2018 @11:26AM (#17102216)
Ultimately anything does indeed "go" intellectually speaking. You can draw an arbitrary line and say "it is fruitless to step over this boundary" but that is just a matter of shrinking the universe down to what you can manage. Which is fine. It does not invalidate the desire some people have to have internal intellectual experiences that do not have to be validated by you.
Re:Why read old philosophy? by yellowboxtenant on Friday May 18, 2018 @12:31PM (#17102750)
Philosophy is not "This is true" but rather, "What do you mean when you say, this is true".