It is true that "philosophy" refers to a bunch of apparently-unrelated disciplines. What they share doesn't have a name that I know of; it is that they all depend on how to think, in broad terms (perceive, remember, how to reason etc.).
Paul Graham certainly knows how to think. But I think he doesn't give enough credit for that to his philosophy training.
It is true that "philosophy" refers to a bunch of apparently-unrelated disciplines. What they share doesn't have a name that I know of; it is that they all depend on how to think, in broad terms (perceive, remember, how to reason etc.).
Paul Graham certainly knows how to think. But I think he doesn't give enough credit for that to his philosophy training.