Yes. By definition, that's the job description. Interestingly, it's very similar to how science works.
Philosopher: "all the smartest people in history were wrong about everything, but I'm pretty sure that I've got it figured out."
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It's absolutely not the way scientists work.
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Absolurltely wrong. Philosophers always refer and build upon other philosophers that came before then.
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You too? I better get my book out first.
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Hmmmm. A philosopher I know??
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Schopenhauer please! Hegel actually figured it out, it's just we haven't got hermeneutics for his philosophy yet.
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also works for new atheist anti-philosophers
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I've got more data than those dead people.
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Philosopher: I made bad decisions earlier in life.
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