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Gyarados🎩🙈
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I’ve had this debate with friends many times: are there conditions that must be met before you call yourself a “philosopher”? Although my undergraduate degree was in philosophy, I don’t think a degree is required. However, I do agree there should be some minimum. Possibly a standard of reasoning or…
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Gyarados🎩🙈
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… maybe a requirement that your philosophy is published (doesn’t have to be academic) in a manner that allows peer review, comment, and argument What do you all think?
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metaphilo.eth
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The question is also what is meant by “philosophy”. Let’s say you are an expert in Jacques Derrida and you can apply his way of thinking. In a number of continental European universities you would be considered a philosopher, but in Anglosaxon countries they will point you to the literature departments.
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Gyarados🎩🙈
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Damn accidentally deleted my first post trying to edit it But yea, I like that example. Teachers can be de facto philosophers in that they have characteristics and practice that many would think are integral to philosophy.
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Gyarados🎩🙈
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And to be fair, maybe it is just an American thing to try and define the title of philosopher The people that I’ve encountered who think at least a degree is required are American I’m of the opposite end of the spectrum and think everyone is a philosopher in some respects
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