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Re:Is Philosophy an Art? by specialist on Sunday March 14, 2021 @05:06PM (#26459185)
> philosophy of the art of words and ideas

Nice.

Art is short for artifact, meaning human created. So of course philosophy is an art.

The "what is art" debate gets turgid when it drifts into "fine art" vs "pop art". Whatever. It's all art. Making distinctions is sophistry.

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Re:Is Philosophy an Art? by harperlee on Sunday March 14, 2021 @05:14PM (#26459269)
It is the converse: an artifact is made (factum) by art (arte).
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Re:Is Philosophy an Art? by specialist on Sunday March 14, 2021 @05:40PM (#26459565)
Heh. Ya, that's better. Like saying universities (collections of scholars) produce scholarship. I love the idea of philosophers producing philosophy.
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