> Most previously interesting philosophical questions are now interesting scientific questions. Well, not "most", but certainly many of them are. > There's no

> Most previously interesting philosophical questions are now interesting scientific questions. Well, not "most", but certainly many of them are. > There's not much left for philosophers to actually talk about. What? This is silly. "This practice that unveiled the thoughts which have aided science and literature and politics and art for countless generations is probably out of new ideas, let's stop using it!" What's the proof that philosophers are out of new discoveries to make? In fact, I find that contemporary philosophers interest me more than older ones do, simply because they're making discoveries which are new to this time! I have to remind myself to make my way through classic philosophers' works instead of only reading the new stuff all the time so my thoughts are grounded in the older tradition, but contemporary philosophy touches on a lot of interesting things. Richard Rorty is a recent favorite of mine – his Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity is twenty years old, but still offers some fascinating insights into a subject that is very much dominating a part of our popular culture.