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Mon 20 Aug, 2007 05:59 am
right at the begining of philosopher was Socrates
Socrates took others concepts meanings views and showed that they end in self-contradiction or nonsense.
How would Socrates deal with the Wittgenstiens Kants Dennets Fodors Nietzsches all the whole gaggle of western philosophers from Plato on
phenomenlogists analytical philosophers hermenutisits dentologists pragmaticists etc how would all these guys deal with Socrates
It as if the whole of western philosophy has just pushed Socrates aside and merrily ignored his methods and insights and gone on its merry way rambling on with concepts meanings values etc -which Socrates pointed out would end in nonsense
philosophy began and ended with Socrates
but would a modern day Socrates be dealt with as the old Socrates was for showing philosophers they talked nonsense
If you have followed my threads you will see that dean is the modern day Socrates and is dealt with in the same manner
then and now people dont want a dean/Socrates telling them they talk nonsense- people just want to go on believing in their logic and language with out any one pointing that it is all nonsense
many university proff dont want a dean Socrates up setting their cushy money making lifestyles
any one that does will not be forced to take hemlock but will suffer other torments
Socrates stopped philosophy in it tracks but it did not suit the polis so they killed him got him out of the way and moved on
till along comes dean to tell the polis that they talk nonsense and to end philosophy as Socrates tried to do -WILL THE POLIS LISTEN OR WILL IT REPEAT WHAT IT DID WAY BACK IN SOCRATES TIME