tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651908162607091292.post4062495784576462751..comments2024-01-05T01:21:21.702-08:00Comments on <center>SPECULUM CRITICUM TRADITIONIS</center>: Why is philosophy, again?skholiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05410057905377189336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651908162607091292.post-23087261049514032842011-01-06T12:58:15.390-08:002011-01-06T12:58:15.390-08:00I certainly can relate to being annoyed, and I see...I certainly can relate to being annoyed, and I see (I presume) what Adam means by saying he's spurred to write by his annoyance. I think I want to say that there's a category mistake in conflating the occasions of philosophizing with the uprising of the philosophical stance in the world. But to be clear, A.K. is pretty explicit that he's talking about the former. And I could be convinced that it isn't so easy to distinguish these anyway.<br /><br />I wish I could say that I'm regularly mind-blown by a new thinker, but it is pretty rare. I am frequently impressed, however, and even when I am gadfly'd into being reactive in the "but that can't be right!" mode, it's usually by something that strikes me as worth refuting-- i.e., interesting enough to be wrong and not just BS.skholiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05410057905377189336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651908162607091292.post-40093935193650646182011-01-05T19:22:18.684-08:002011-01-05T19:22:18.684-08:00I couldn't wrap my head around the annoyance t...I couldn't wrap my head around the annoyance thesis. Perhaps geniuses consistently get annoyed but too routinely I encounter some new thinker or thought that literally blows my mind.<br />- David CLDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651908162607091292.post-22430555738642206912011-01-05T16:14:48.680-08:002011-01-05T16:14:48.680-08:00As far as I can figure out, and my figuring here i...As far as I can figure out, and my figuring here is a little unsure, wonder in Greek, θάμβος, comes from the root (σ)ταφ, staf, from which we get stiff and stipe, which is a sort of stalk, and maybe in a round about way, stupid. The imagination goes wild imagining all that can come with that.The Ontological Nexushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950312080786100753noreply@blogger.com