"Less" Philosophers?

[Archaeopteryx]

 

[KCfromNC]

Seems like a typical problem in philosophy is to get caught up in the exact words used rather than worrying about the ideas being expressed.

 

[Kutte]

Hi Archaeopteryx,

Define the difference between less and fewer.

Kutte

 

[Ada Lovelace]

Meh. I much prefer following the Tweets of Kim Kierkegaardashian, who retweeted Jon Lovett's response to Rubio's comment:

 

[Blue Wren]

Meh. I much prefer following the Tweets of Kim Kierkegaardashian, who retweeted Jon Lovett's response to Rubio's comment:View attachment 165663

You have 14,396 unreal e-mails, in your inbox? How do you have so many?

Your degree will be in philosophy, yes? I am fairly certain, this is what you said, you are studying. Did you think, the comments Marco Rubio made, about philosophy majors, were rude?

 

[Butterfly99]

Meh. I much prefer following the Tweets of Kim Kierkegaardashian, who retweeted Jon Lovett's response to Rubio's comment:View attachment 165663

Lol @ the tweet & the names of the twitter accounts on the side bar. God has a Twitter account???!

 

[GrimKingGrim]

Man I was very sad when I heard that. These goons really want brawn and base instinct over brains in America. What Trump said about wages was appalling. And I don't believe education was discussed in depth other than the bringing it into this century thing but I don't think anything substantial was said there.

 

[Wgw]

Lol @ the tweet & the names of the twitter accounts on the side bar. God has a Twitter account???!

I feel aged by the fact that I first typed lol a year before you were born.

 

[Ada Lovelace]

You have 14,396 unreal e-mails, in your inbox? How do you have so many?

There are many Nigerian princes wanting me to invest with them.

That inbox number doesn't even include spam that gets filtered out. And it's far from being the most I've had in my bulging inboxes. The substantial majority of unread messages are from Instagram, Ask.Fm, or YouTube because I'm a partner there. At my mom's request I moderate YouTube comments before they are posted, and I receive email notifications for each one. I tend to let them pile up because I prioritize reading messages that need timely responses. I also get a surreal amount of general notices from my school.

Your degree will be in philosophy, yes? I am fairly certain, this is what you said, you are studying. Did you think, the comments Marco Rubio made, about philosophy majors, were rude?

I have not declared my major but have unofficially decided to seek a B.A. in Philosophy with a core interest in Political Philosophy and Ethics, and a coterm degree (masters degree pursued while an undergraduate) in International Policy Studies. One of the reasons I view Rubio's comments as myopic is that many people who major in Philosophy do not become philosophers. It expands and edifies the mind and makes it more fertile for rigorous graduate studies in a diversity of fields. I know several young graduates who earned joint degrees in CS + Philosophy and are already flourishing in their careers, and earning enviable incomes. Others have gone on to excel in medical school, in elite engineering programs, and in other academic or career endeavors. Philosophy majors tend to perform exceptionally well on the LSAT required for law school admission in the United States. That's always been my ultimate academic goal. I've never intended to become a philosopher. I actually want a job like Rubio's one day.

 

[Archaeopteryx]

I have not declared my major but have unofficially decided to seek a B.A. in Philosophy with a core interest in Political Philosophy and Ethics, and a coterm degree (masters degree pursued while an undergraduate) in International Policy Studies. One of the reasons I view Rubio's comments as myopic is that many people who major in Philosophy do not become philosophers. It expands and edifies the mind and makes it more fertile for rigorous graduate studies in a diversity of fields. I know several young graduates who earned joint degrees in CS + Philosophy and are already flourishing in their careers, and earning enviable incomes. Others have gone on to excel in medical school, in elite engineering programs, and in other academic or career endeavors. Philosophy majors tend to perform exceptionally well on the LSAT required for law school admission in the United States. That's always been my ultimate academic goal. I've never intended to become a philosopher. I actually want a job like Rubio's one day.

+1. Strongly agree. I majored in philosophy, but later went on to study neuropsychology, in line with my academic passions. My philosophy major was looked upon favourably when it came to finding a supervisor for a research project. More than that, however, I found philosophy to be intellectually enriching in its own right. I'm glad I opted to make it one of my majors, and I hope you consider making it one of yours.

 

[Butterfly99]

I feel aged by the fact that I first typed lol a year before you were born.

Lol. For real?

 

[Wgw]

Lol. For real?

In 1998. On something very dark which is now or or less a bad memory known as "AOL."

I feel blessed by the way in that I was not an Internet user in the early 1990s when the Net was opened up to commercial use in an event of great horror known as "Eternal September." In that things actually did get better for me, whereas I suppose for the rarified academics who used the Internet before that time (largely on UNiX and VAX/VMS midrange computers) the shock would not be the sort of thing recovers from.

 

[Butterfly99]

In 1998. On something very dark which is now or or less a bad memory known as "AOL."

I feel blessed by the way in that I was not an Internet user in the early 1990s when the Net was opened up to commercial use in an event of great horror known as "Eternal September." In that things actually did get better for me, whereas I suppose for the rarified academics who used the Internet before that time (largely on UNiX and VAX/VMS midrange computers) the shock would not be the sort of thing recovers from.

I'm surprised people didn't write LOL in letters or whatever b4 then.

 

[Crowns&Laurels]

Conformity.

The headline reads: "Don't think, work."
You just have to look hard enough.