Just me or is philosophy actually a complete shitshow? When I was younger I really wanted to major in philosophy because I thought it was "learning to think real good about abstract stuff", but eventually found out it was "quoting other famous people's stuff at each other"
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I know it may seem frustrating that there are so many concepts and terms that seem opaque - but that's partly because it's complicated. Lawyers and doctors also have their own, specific vocabulary - because anything complex needs to simplify or sentences become insane.
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We stand on the shoulders of giants in many fields, philosophy included. If you dont stand on those shoulders by reading those works, you're likely to be rehashing an argument settled / widely accepted a century ago.
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I also googled positivism so I could say "nope" with confidence. Correct statement of positions here:https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Highly_Advanced_Epistemology_101_for_Beginners …
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