What I find interesting is that the IDW, who claim to engage in open discourse, has a following who really can’t think for themselves. Their ideas has to align with at least one person from the IDW, and any criticism automatically makes you a postmodernist.
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That’s a great paragraph, and pretty spot on. One reason why I like philosophy is because of its capacity to question and get to the root of things. What I gain from your paragraph is don’t embrace scientism, but don’t plunge into the abyss either
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I always reserve judgement when someone mentions philosophy. What follows can be a rigorous and logical argument seeking to clarify complex issues or complete fluffy woo made deliberately obscure. I think I might like your approach to it. Scientism is anti-science.
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Yeah, that’s completely understandable. Dennett himself has said philosophy is needed to protect from scientific overreach. Plus, life is vast. Not everything is going to be reduced to tabulations, test tubes, and MRI scans.
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No, we need people to be doing that stuff properly so we can call on it in to inform ethics & policy etc. I am interested in ideology & culture. Previously, late medieval & early modern but I've been stuck in the present for a while now.
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