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medraxus t1_iwu42x1 wrote

Half the questions are the same, concerning about climate change, and that isn't even really a philosophical question

Boring

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Phoxase t1_iwu8ba0 wrote

Really? I thought we might find a fruitful new line of inquiry into metaphysics, ontology, and epistemology, with talks about the philosophy of "innovation" and "synergy" and "skill-stacking to meet the flexible challenges of a freelance gig-economy while advancing 'green' affiliate multilevel marketing toolkits".

edit: /s

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medraxus t1_iwu90d7 wrote

>Will we successfully address the climate crisis or not?

>The only question is whether any of the destruction we have already inflicted on our world is reversible, and if so how this can be done.  

>Is it possible for us to get our collective acts together to allow us, other animals, and the planet to survive?”

>Is there going to be a 22nd century? 

4 out of 13, now I counted it looks like I exaggerated. Rest of the questions are ight tho

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Trumpswells t1_iwvcgn3 wrote

I agree there’s a broader philosophical question: Is humankind capable of responding to an imminent threat, when the constituents of said threat have been wedded to quality of life and well being?

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paulusmagintie t1_iwueyrv wrote

If you think a gig economy can help save the climate then i got bad news for you, slavery isn't the answer

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Phoxase t1_iwuf1r2 wrote

Sorry, I was being sarcastic. I should be more sensitive to Poe's law.

I was trying vaguely to hint at the idea that all this lineup seems to have done is rediscovered pragmatism. But since it's dressed up in contemporary problems, it's being cast as a philosophical innovation.

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nihilfit t1_iwujjcz wrote

My thought as well. Most of the ones mentioned I don't recognize as philosophical questions at all. Trite, boring, conventional.

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