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18 Post author: ahbwramc 13 June 2015 01:16AM

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Comment author: hairyfigment 13 June 2015 08:13:17PM 4 points [-]

Philosophers seem to treat their field as being almost inconsequential

Like the authors of LW comments, but to an even greater degree, philosophers usually try to signal intelligence rather than trying to find the right answer.

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 15 June 2015 12:04:51PM 0 points [-]

What would constitute a right answer is a philosophical question. That kind of circularity is what makes the subject difficult.