A Defense of Philosophy (against Paul Graham)

Re:A Defense of Philosophy (against Paul Graham) by hsmyers on Saturday December 20, 2008 @02:55PM (#404751)

If a philosophy is valid it doesn't need a defense.

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Re:A Defense of Philosophy (against Paul Graham) by tsally on Saturday December 20, 2008 @02:57PM (#404756)

Tell that to all the significant ideas in the last several thousand years that were ridiculed and suppressed.... starting with evolution.

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Re:A Defense of Philosophy (against Paul Graham) by byrneseyeview on Saturday December 20, 2008 @06:56PM (#404976)

So you'd agree that "No." is the only counterargument I need to offer, right?

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Re:A Defense of Philosophy (against Paul Graham) by andreasvc on Monday December 22, 2008 @05:12PM (#406948)

Quite the opposite. "Don't worry about people stealing your ideas, if they're any good you'll have to ram 'm down people's throats!" (forgot source)

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Re:A Defense of Philosophy (against Paul Graham) by qqq on Saturday December 20, 2008 @02:57PM (#404755)

What does that mean?

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