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”Instead of being scientific or philosophic, he gives interesting examples such that people immediately get it.” How is being scientific or philosophic exclusi
by eksemplar 8y ago
”Instead of being scientific or philosophic, he gives interesting examples such that people immediately get it.”
How is being scientific or philosophic exclusive from giving interesting examples that people immediately get?
I’d say being able to speak in a way that your audience gets is an inherent part of philosophy.
Being scientific isn’t being complicated, it’s basing what you say on a foundation of evidence.
Being philosophical isn’t being abstract, it’s basing what you say in reason.
If you’re neither of those things, you’re seldom worth listening to.
- kirghiz 8y agoSounds like you're used to being spoonfed. American?
- dangom 8y agoYes, you are definitely right. My point is that people refer to being scientific or philosophic as being detached from ordinary people, as if scientists or philosophers would purposely want to be seen as different and hard to understand. ( e.g., see the critique on the Deep Learning academic community by Jeremy Howard during the Fastai DL courses - an example that pops up quite often here on HN). I meant that Alan doesn't have an arrogant attitude, but I could've phrased my sentence in a better way. Thanks for the feedback.