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I tend to believe that "getting" philosophy is mostly a matter of liking it, and that's not something easily transmitted. Either you find questions like "what i

I tend to believe that "getting" philosophy is mostly a matter of liking it, and that's not something easily transmitted. Either you find questions like "what is morality? Could a computer have consciousness? Could I just be a brain in a vat being fed stimuli by evil scientists?" interesting, or you don't, and if you don't, I don't see how you could progress very far along the path to understanding philosophy.

jscn 18y ago
Sometimes these kinds of questions only become really interesting after you've studied them a bit. To a naive newcomer, they may seem silly or nonsensical, but hearing some of the arguments, details and positions can bring to light a lot of interesting stuff that may not be immediately obvious.