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How can you really understand someone’s ideas without understanding all the premises? Isn’t it necessary for then to try to “convince” you insofar as just stat
by manofmanysmiles 6y ago
How can you really understand someone’s ideas without understanding all the premises?
Isn’t it necessary for then to try to “convince” you insofar as just stating a conclusion without supporting arguments is no different than stating an opinion?
Or put a different way, why would you ever desire to hear opinions without trying to understand them or establish their truth?
- keiferski 6y agoNot sure how you get this from the quote. I meant that I prefer it when the mood of a book is this is interesting/beautiful/insightful and not this is my conclusion, now I’m going to construct an argument to convince you it’s the right one.
- manofmanysmiles 6y agoI think my reaction stemmed from > You cannot believe the view I will defend in this book. I therefore will not be able to convince you that this view is true. This appears as a concession that the truth about the topic cannot be determined. In which case, from a philosophical point of view, what’s the point? That being said, I often prefer the presentation of “Here are some interesting things I’ve observed and thoughts I’ve had. Do what you will with them.”