Simple, alcohol gets you drunk, being drunk is a form of escapism.
Philosophy gets you thinking abstractly about random stuff, a form of escapism...
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- Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:04 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Drinking and Thinking
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- Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:47 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: the accomplishments of philosophy
- Replies: 13
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Re: the accomplishments of philosophy
I'm asking for particular examples, specifics, with good reasoning behind them. Not vague blanket statements. Thnx. That wasn't a vague blanket statement, though. That was specific, except you seem to have a very poor grasp of how abstract thought works, so I guess it isn't surprising you thought i...
- Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:59 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: the accomplishments of philosophy
- Replies: 13
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Re: the accomplishments of philosophy
You mean you want a history of philosophy lesson? Can't you do that yourself? And when speaking of "philosphy" do you include natural philosophy? Nah, no history lesson, nothing that detailed. Just a good specific list of accomplishments by philosophy...things that it has contributed to humankind, ...
- Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:29 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: the accomplishments of philosophy
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Re: the accomplishments of philosophy
Philosophy is the root of all sciences and arts -- in fact, all human thought in general. Otherwise, it accomplishes social change, which is a lot harder to measure. Where a physicist might build a rocket, a philosopher might build physicists. I'm asking for particular examples, specifics, with goo...
- Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:19 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: the accomplishments of philosophy
- Replies: 13
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the accomplishments of philosophy
Hello, I was wondering what sort of accomplishments can be attributed to philosophy. Its easy to see the accomplishments of other fields, like science, art, math, etc. But what has philosophy contributed, what has it solved and how has it bettered humankind? From what I have seen it seems to just go...