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Some philosophers write for other philosophers, they don't have to be discernable by everyone. Is it fair to deride anything generally indiscernible as bullshit
by lusus_naturae 3y ago
Some philosophers write for other philosophers, they don't have to be discernable by everyone. Is it fair to deride anything generally indiscernible as bullshit? It depends on how that activity, essay, book, treatise etc. is treated by well-versed critics or peers of that writer/philosopher. For example, I don't think differential equations or category theory can be grokked by everyone, and that's okay. Are these aspects bullshit simply because the majority of casual practitioners do not find them useful or practical? I would say no.
- paulpauper 3y agodifferential equations has direct applications for real world though . the difficulty is intrinsic to the math, not because it's trying to be obfuscatory
- lusus_naturae 3y agoWhy do you think philosophy doesn't have real world applications? Where do you think we get the socratic method or theoretical frameworks or thought experiments? I like this example, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton%27s_dome https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton%27s_dome
- dellorter 3y ago[dead]