3 ms·
> But philosophy isn't concerned with the question of utility. Of course it is. It's just that you have defined the word "utility" to exclude some of the thing
by cbd1984 11y ago
> But philosophy isn't concerned with the question of utility.
Of course it is. It's just that you have defined the word "utility" to exclude some of the things it means to certain philosophers.
- pron 11y ago> It's just that you have defined the word "utility" to exclude some of the things it means to certain philosophers. On the contrary. I pointed out the previous commenter's hidden assumption that "it works" equals "it is valuable". If you believe they are equal, you need to justify your belief. I also pointed out that "it works" most certainly is not equal to "we know", unless you have a good justification to believe that this is the case. The goal of philosophy is to uncover hidden assumptions and question them.
- duaneb 11y agoNo, it's concerned with truth, including the truth of good utility. But utility is never the primary concern, even among utilitarians and pragmatists.
- cbd1984 11y agoTruth is a utility.