chewybrian wrote:On June 24th, 2021, 12:09 pm
My gut says that [academics] are as likely as regular folks to learn the ideas without allowing the ideas to impact them...
The above quotes came from a thread locked for other reasons. But I didn't want to lose the discussion, hence this topic. The question of this OP is highlighted in the quote, above.Pattern-chaser wrote: This reminds me of something that has puzzled me about philosophers and philosophy forums.
Only as an example, consider Objectivism and Analytic philosophy. People forcefully and thoughtfully argue these positions, but they also live real lives in the real world. And when they re-enter the real world, they seem to leave behind the principles and knowledge they post about. I don't want to focus too much on any one theme of philosophy, but isn't it the case that what we discuss here is real, and applies to the real world, not just the abstract and surreal world of philosophers and internet forums?
If we say, for example, that the reality of the world we think we see is uncertain, do we mean that in an abstract philosophical sense, or do we intend that it actually applies to our 'real' world? I subscribe to the latter, but maybe I'm horribly mistaken. Am I?
Any thoughts?