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I think you have a very narrow view of academic philosophy. Certainly there are many who obfuscate intentionally, or invent myriads of terms where it isn't real
by bobcostas55 11y ago
I think you have a very narrow view of academic philosophy. Certainly there are many who obfuscate intentionally, or invent myriads of terms where it isn't really necessary. But there are plenty of writers, particularly in the "analytic" tradition, who write very clearly and succinctly.
Try Hume (An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding -- short and high-impact), Russell, Rousseau, Searle, Putnam, or Dennett.
- romaniv 11y agoFor every Searle there are several hundred people who routinely spew porridge of post-structuralist terminology to address the most trivial of questions. So who better characterizes modern philosophy/criticism?
- kijin 11y agoCome back in a hundred years and see how many people remember Searle vs. any of the post-structuralists. Heck, you don't even need to wait a hundred years. Go to any philosophy department in the English-speaking world right now and ask how many people know Searle vs. any of the poststructuralists.