Hit the road, philosophy

Philosophers need to follow Socrates’ example and get back among the people, say John Kaag and David O’Hara

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February 20, 2014
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June 10, 2015

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Oh, philosophy… My apologizes to all philosophers, ancient and modern! But it was boring to study for me. The course of philosophy was required for study at the university, when I studied, it was not elective. But when you are the 1st year student ( of 17 years old) and should study - which came first, matter ore consciousness - you could not follow the lector more then 20 min. So, the dream was to pass the exam and forget about it forever. A lot of philosophers graduated from the classic universities annually and perhaps they were the same lectors who made boring the next generation of students. So, if smb’s reasonings are tiresome or have too little common with practical using, perhaps, the person is philosopher. But why not to assume that the reason for such kind of opinion is not in philosophy at all but rather in nonsatisfaction, disappointment and it is not easy for smb to find right the practical way out.
Most feel something is missing Very few try to search for it... The truth is there no such demand for philosophers as to see them on markets giving lectures...instead the modern society has resorted to wodoo and magic.

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