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Philosophy is essentially a fandom. If they're geeks they'll love the details and drama. Philosophy does develop the mind but not in an interesting or useful w
by yarrel 11y ago
Philosophy is essentially a fandom. If they're geeks they'll love the details and drama.
Philosophy does develop the mind but not in an interesting or useful way even from a philosophical point of view. Beyond Wittgenstein's take on philosophy as therapy is Zizek's (implicit) take on philosophy as entertainment.
Zizek is right.
So promote philosophy as fun rather than useful and geeky rather than literary and you won't go far wrong.
- Pamar 11y agoPersonally I find Stoicism useful. And I suppose that other schools of thought (or subsets of other schools) could be useful, and/or I might even be "using" these without tracing these to a specific author.