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fghqwepoi t1_iuzwaee wrote

Reply to comment by jumpmanzero in How to have better arguments by fchung

I think turning an interlocutor into an enemy by default (point 1) does yourself and the other an injustice. Much better to see them as someone who needs help finding their way. The empathy will help you go further than the demonizing.

Point 2 and point 5 sound more like sound marketing advice than sound philosophy. I think the ancient philosophers like Socrates and Aristotle say quite a bit about the pursuit of truth rather than honor in philosophizing. I’m not in an argument to win, I’m in it to find better understanding and if I’m lucky learn something new.

Point 5 might as well concede the pursuit of existential authenticity to cultivating someone else’s very limited perception of you rather than truly going after self expression. Whether you pursue truth, or existential authenticity or the demise of the subject in philosophy, couching one’s self in a “brand” seems to be about as opposite from that kind of pursuit as you can get.

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Blieven t1_iv0brpr wrote

I think the comment is a sarcastic take on modern politics.

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Sulfamide t1_iv0x24h wrote

More sadly realistic than sarcastic really.

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fghqwepoi t1_iv19vll wrote

I didn’t intend it that way (to be about politics), but it does fit the bill as problematic, and honestly saddens me greatly. I was also thinking about business culture in general and the way that we are treating each other in the age of social media.

There is no sarcasm at all, I legit feel this way and can provide references for the Aristotle and Socrates attributions. The reference to authenticity is a passing reference to Heidegger, and the reference to the demise of the subject is a reference to folks like Roland Barthes, Michel Foucault, and Jean Luc Nancy.

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Blieven t1_iv1d3sa wrote

I was explaining the comment you replied to and not just giving a random commentary on your comment lol. It would be really weird phrasing if I was talking like that about your comment instead of the one before you, don't you think?

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