Facebook Philosophy Groups
- shuzbot
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Facebook Philosophy Groups
I am starting a dual Film and Philosophy degree in September and have spent the last couple of months trying to get some practical experience of philosophy by using Facebook groups. My experiences have been dreadful. Some groups confuse theology with philosophy, some are just full of airy, fluffy, feel-good posts, some are just full of trolls and I have just left one the better ones that I found cos a Moderator was trolling me.
As I have no real knowledge of how things are supposed to be, I wanted to ask if that is what philosophy is cos I am told that it isn't. Obviously, I don't assume that it is, but I have to ask, is Facebook completely useless for philosophy? Has anybody had similar experiences?
- ThomasHobbes
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Hope you find it more useful here.
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- LuckyR
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The only thing I would add is: Particularly not suitable...ThomasHobbes wrote: ↑May 27th, 2018, 7:34 am Facebook is not suitable for a serious discussion about anything.
Hope you find it more useful here.
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Re: Facebook Philosophy Groups
If you ask any philosopher what philosophy is, he or she will give you an answer different from all previous answers you gathered in your survey.shuzbot wrote: ↑May 26th, 2018, 2:06 pm Hi,
I am starting a dual Film and Philosophy degree in September and have spent the last couple of months trying to get some practical experience of philosophy by using Facebook groups. My experiences have been dreadful. Some groups confuse theology with philosophy, some are just full of airy, fluffy, feel-good posts, some are just full of trolls and I have just left one the better ones that I found cos a Moderator was trolling me.
As I have no real knowledge of how things are supposed to be, I wanted to ask if that is what philosophy is cos I am told that it isn't. Obviously, I don't assume that it is, but I have to ask, is Facebook completely useless for philosophy? Has anybody had similar experiences?
But all philosophers agree that Facebook is completely useless for philosophy, for the simple reason that all philosophy, in and by itself, is completely useless.
This of course must not deter you from studying it. For an argument could be made, a philosophical one, that all activities are futile as life has no meaning, purpose, or elan.
- Bubble42
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- Bubble42
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Mod note: Post has been kept in case others have the same question as the OP.
- Burning ghost
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Join a few forums is my advice. That way you’re likely to find what you’re looking for - also don’t dismiss ALL groups on facebook because of one experience. It is possible there are some groups out there of value.
- Sy Borg
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