[Wittrs] Parfit, Analytic Philosophy & Giants

[John Phillip DeMouy]

It is worth noting that Wittgenstein anticipated this state of affairs,
hailing it while also noting its downside, in a quote you know well:

"The nimbus of philosophy has been lost. For we now have a method of
doing philosophy, and can speak of skilful philosophers. Compare the
difference between alchemy and chemistry: chemistry has a method and we
can speak of skilful chemists. But once a method has been found the
opportunities for the expression of personality are correspondingly
restricted."



On Wed, 2011-08-17 at 11:33 -0700, Sean Wilson wrote:
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> ... one of the interesting things here (in the first paragraph) is the
> admission that analytic philosophy is collectively pedestrian: each
> lilliputian working on some "great problem" like the ants work in the
> ground. But even the ants have their queen, don't they? 
> 
> It's interesting to see how this cultural prejudice works. If you are
> "analytic," the model of "philosophy as art" is spoken of as though
> the creative person is a cult, an ego maniac, a shaman, etc. But if
> you are from the other school, you speak of the Jethros who do their
> knots and sums upon nothing as though it were just another episode of
> the Flintstones. 
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> Very interesting indeed.
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> Regards and thanks.
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> Dr. Sean Wilson,Esq.
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