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thenousman OP t1_j6p5h8g wrote

Reply to comment by slickwombat in Great Philosophers Are Bad Philosophers by thenousman

I second this though I think it’s important to highlight that the level of analysis of Huemer’s post is appropriate for a blogpost. He gets carried away but if his aim with his blogposts is to provoke philosophical reflection then I think he has succeeded. I rarely agree with him, but he makes me think a lot better which I why I continue to read his blog.

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slickwombat t1_j6pg4lr wrote

I think the level of analysis should be adequate to support the claim made, regardless of the format. So if a claim like "the great philosophers of the western canon are all wrong and bad at philosophy" can't be supported in blog post length, it probably ought not be made in a blog post. Unless of course the point is just to be provocative without substance, which would be pretty ironic in this case.

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thenousman OP t1_j6pgcks wrote

C’mon now, his blog is literally called Fake Nous 😂

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