tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914031138285965395.post487800773725298056..comments2023-10-24T03:33:39.613-05:00Comments on Bethel Philosophy Blog: why can't we all just get along?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914031138285965395.post-45148142959217295242007-11-19T08:04:00.000-06:002007-11-19T08:04:00.000-06:00It is an often-made slight against philosophy, esp...It is an often-made slight against philosophy, especially academic philosophy, especially academic analytic philosophy, that it is too disconnected from life. I think that this is too often the fault of philosophers who do not do work that is interesting to a broader audience in addition to their other work. Two brief points on this.<BR/><BR/>1. I don't think it is a slight against other Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914031138285965395.post-25856106787082676692007-11-08T22:12:00.000-06:002007-11-08T22:12:00.000-06:00You know what Dan, I agree with you. I don't think...You know what Dan, I agree with you. I don't think any given discipline is, in itself, necessarily disconnected with life. Mathematics and logic may be completely abstract yet may give meaning to the lives of certain people. Perhaps someone values mathematics because he/she finds it a good way to relieve stress and clear one's thoughts; perhaps mathematics even allows this person to orient the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com