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Liam Bright

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Aspiring philosopher; tolerable human; "amusing combination of sardonic detachment & literally all the feelings felt entirely unironically all at once" [he/his]

Joined May 2011

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    1. Jeremy Bowman‏ @bowmanthebard 25 Nov 2012
      Replying to @cathyby

      @cathyby @lastpositivist …constant vigilance against pathology required. Result: less raw material of philosophy.

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    2. Liam Bright‏ @lastpositivist 25 Nov 2012
      Replying to @bowmanthebard

      @bowmanthebard @cathyby ... which is rather less radical. But maybe this is failing to take the "Picture, not propositions" line seriouslY?

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    3. Cathy B‏ @cathyby 25 Nov 2012
      Replying to @lastpositivist

      @lastpositivist @bowmanthebard I was vaguely reminded of SJ Gould saying that sometimes science needs the correct metaphor - eg interaction>

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    4. Jeremy Bowman‏ @bowmanthebard 25 Nov 2012
      Replying to @cathyby

      @cathyby @lastpositivist But bad philosophy is guided by a bad picture or misleading metaphor too.

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    5. Cathy B‏ @cathyby 25 Nov 2012
      Replying to @bowmanthebard

      @bowmanthebard @lastpositivist what do you mean by "bad" in "bad philosophy"? Is metaphor led science "madness"? If not, why is philosophy?

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    6. Jeremy Bowman‏ @bowmanthebard 25 Nov 2012
      Replying to @cathyby

      @cathyby @lastpositivist 'Madness' is too strong a word! But metaphors are always literally false, and can mislead as well as guide well.

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    7. Cathy B‏ @cathyby 25 Nov 2012
      Replying to @bowmanthebard

      @bowmanthebard @lastpositivist < philosophy as madness (and for me the assumption it can be fixed 100% now) that's contentious.

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    8. Jeremy Bowman‏ @bowmanthebard 25 Nov 2012
      Replying to @cathyby

      @cathyby @lastpositivist …i.e. where we started, but now we "know the place for the first time".

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    9. Cathy B‏ @cathyby 25 Nov 2012
      Replying to @bowmanthebard

      @bowmanthebard @lastpositivist Does it? Can you give an example?

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    10. Jeremy Bowman‏ @bowmanthebard 25 Nov 2012
      Replying to @cathyby

      @cathyby @lastpositivist Eg knowledge: common sense idea that we see most things directly but can often be mistaken about them. It's right!

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      Liam Bright‏ @lastpositivist 25 Nov 2012
      Replying to @bowmanthebard

      @bowmanthebard @cathyby Hmm, but why would we want to spend social resources on people telling us what we already knew, but in more words?

      6:45 AM - 25 Nov 2012
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        1. Jeremy Bowman‏ @bowmanthebard 25 Nov 2012
          Replying to @lastpositivist

          @lastpositivist @cathyby It's not just in more words, but with clearer understanding, if it's done right.

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