NorthWestWind@wetdry.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months agoPhilosophy is just applied existential crisismessage-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up192arrow-down1message-squarePhilosophy is just applied existential crisisNorthWestWind@wetdry.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremasterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoPhilosophers literally invented formal logic to help them answer questions. Yes they are trying to answer questions and constrain the possible answer space where they can’t.
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoCertainly, but that was before the scientific method rose to prominence. Things change, and that can include the purpose of any given practice.
Philosophers literally invented formal logic to help them answer questions. Yes they are trying to answer questions and constrain the possible answer space where they can’t.
Certainly, but that was before the scientific method rose to prominence. Things change, and that can include the purpose of any given practice.