@GabrielDuquette I think she’s right; I think it’s a big problem; I think metaphysics is comprehensively rubbish.
“Metaphysics is the prestige area of philosophy—like theoretical physics in science—that's why so many people want to do it.” —Beth Preston
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@Meaningness I'm taking the implications of@GabrielDuquette position to like a pragmatic verificationism and saying 'MAKES NO SENSE ARRGH" -
@KarmaKaiser@GabrielDuquette Oh. Maybe you can explain why that is wrong? - 16 more replies
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@GabrielDuquette@KarmaKaiser +1. No one apart from academic philosophers (& a few weirdos) think about whether the world exists. -
@Meaningness@GabrielDuquette I'm basically saying that you don't get to use verification as your default and if you do then so do all peeps - 1 more reply
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@GabrielDuquette@Meaningness not scientific pragmatism -
@KarmaKaiser@GabrielDuquette Early 1900s American Pragmatists were anti-metaphysical too. Arguably also the early British analytic guys. - 2 more replies
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@GabrielDuquette@Meaningness To argue against philosophy one must use it, which therefore makes the argument self refuting. - 1 more reply
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