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I would love to force people to pay for things I love to do. There's nothing wrong with teaching philosophy, but stealing money to do so is wrong and lazy. What
by ahallock 12y ago
I would love to force people to pay for things I love to do. There's nothing wrong with teaching philosophy, but stealing money to do so is wrong and lazy. What if I'd rather my money go toward cancer research? This guy would deny me that opportunity. He's saying his preferences are more important than mine. There are plenty of ways to make money teaching philosophy: donations (see FDR on Youtube as an example), books, speaking at conferences--but that takes hard work and risk. And if you can't make a living, why not teach philosophy for free as an avocation? Contribute as if it's open source -- for the better of the community. Stealing money from people and justifying it after the fact seems unphilosophical.
- taylorscollon 12y agoYou're arguing against taxes, not philosophy.
- gaius 12y agoFTA I am a professor of philosophy at a public university. What is the value of philosophy to the taxpayers who subsidize my teaching Taxpayers funding STEM subjects is very clearly an investment. But we fund philosophers only because have convinced us we ought to. But as Nietzsche said, that which convinces is not true, it is merely convincing.
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- littletimmy 12y agoAre you seriously making the argument that taxation is stealing?
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- throwy 12y agoHe is saying that bad allocation of taxes is stealing.
- andreasvc 12y ago> see FDR on Youtube as an example Can you be more specific? Searching gives a bunch of documentaries about FDR the president, don't know if that's what you mean.
- ahallock 12y agoMy apologies: Free Domain Radio