@PhilosophyExp I wouldn't have a problem with him if he didn't class his pretentious nonsense as philosophy.
I'd just like to say I thoroughly approve of Alain de Botton being on Newsnight talking about whatever it is he's talking aabout. Hurrah!
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@JPPMarsh You might be surprised at how little control an author has over that sort of thing. I keep telling people I'm not a philosopher... -
@PhilosophyExp to it. -
@JPPMarsh Even now...? (I'm not saying he doesn't - I don't really know what he's up to these days). -
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@JPPMarsh That's a slightly different point. Non-philosophers can do philosophy. I'd argue what I do is not misdescribed as philosophy. -
@PhilosophyExp pretentious, naval gazing and utterly pointless. -
@JPPMarsh Okay, this is getting a bit complicated. That looks like a consequentialist objection. Trouble is, people would make similar..
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