Saturday, February 26, 2011

Philosophical feuds

Comment posted on http://blog.talkingphilosophy.com/?p=2630#comment-34273

All controversy (feud) in philosophy stems from the false assumption that philosophy, like science, deals with objective truth. Philosophy deals with meaning. The simplest meaning that a philosopher tries to convey in words is inexhaustible and in a true sense ineffable. Any verbal formulation necessarily falsifies the original meaning. The feuding party presents an equally ‘true’ and equally ‘false’ view of the issue. …

(I ran out of space, but may develop this later on)