i_wanna_blue wrote:
Are you interviewing us for a post as Professor of Philosophy at some distinguished university?
Oh no!! ! Not at my age anyways (I'm 70). Much more simple. I just love the point of view of those philosophers who were true lovers of wisdom. And I get sad when I see the many blabla that were said later in the name of philosophy. For me it is like those "religious" people who indulge into wart and homicide and genocide in the name of their god of love... I am aspie, you see, and I have a passion for clear concepts, unified thoughts, social justice and coherence. Those who blabla in the name of philosophy, who study the details of a concept, then the nuances of the details, then the differences between the nuances, who engage into logorrhea and forget what they were talking about to start with remind me of this saying : "When the wise points the moon, the idiot looks at the finger". The moon is the subject, the finger is the tool ; wisdom is the subject, rational analysis is the tool.
And sometimes, I feel very alone when I try to share this point of view. Most people avoid the subject, some react to what I said or how I said it, very few notice what I what talking about.
i_wanna_blue wrote:
but your point about it probably changing from a love of wisdom to a love of blah blah yakety smackety, seems valid I think.
Yep! That was the idea.
If I wrote a book, it would be about the DAO (Dynamics of Abuse and Oppression).
Same question