What do academic philosophers talk about?

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Despite ‘the meaning of life’ being the topic that non-philosophers think philosophers work on, it’s actually been a very marginal topic in analytic philosophy. But for pretty much all of the past century, it was not the sort of thing that anyone worked on before getting tenure.

Does anything really matter? That’s what Tolstoy and I both want to know. And analytic philosophers don’t just refuse to answer this question – they couldn’t even ask it.

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On breaking philosophy out of the seminar and back into the world | Aeon Essays

I was searching for meaning and purpose so I became an academic philosopher. Reader, you might guess what happened next
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Hume said:
Despite ‘the meaning of life’ being the topic that non-philosophers think philosophers work on, it’s actually been a very marginal topic in analytic philosophy. But for pretty much all of the past century, it was not the sort of thing that anyone worked on before getting tenure.

Does anything really matter? That’s what Tolstoy and I both want to know. And analytic philosophers don’t just refuse to answer this question – they couldn’t even ask it.

aeon.co

On breaking philosophy out of the seminar and back into the world | Aeon Essays

I was searching for meaning and purpose so I became an academic philosopher. Reader, you might guess what happened next
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How to arrange tomorrows results occurring midnight to noon today reporting them noon to midnight same rotation. keeping everyone believing genetics cannot be physically eternally separating each reproduction adapting to the moment here now.

Power of suggesting life isn't self evident seduces many brains to choose specific idealists to follow for generations forward next rotation each next rotation today is half of tomorrow factually here.
 
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Does anything really matter? That’s what Tolstoy and I both want to know.
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Pretty arrogant to elevate himself to the same league as a great man like Leo Tolstoy.

The author doesn't seem to know much about Tolstoy, because Tolstoy ended up resolving his existential crises by adopting a rationalist and pacifist form of Christianity.

Well into the 20th century, there were communities of people who tried to live out Tolstoy's vision of a rationalist Christian morality.
 
'Why did you decide to study philosophy?’ asked the Harvard professor, sitting in the park in his cream linen suit.

‘Because I want to find out how to live,’ I said. ‘I want to find out what matters and I want to live my life accordingly.’

He smiled affectionately, leaning forward in his deck chair.

‘If you want to find meaning, Pranay, don’t study philosophy. Go fish, become a carpenter, do anything. But don’t expect to find it by studying philosophy.’

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On breaking philosophy out of the seminar and back into the world | Aeon Essays

I was searching for meaning and purpose so I became an academic philosopher. Reader, you might guess what happened next
aeon.co aeon.co
 
Hume said:
Despite ‘the meaning of life’ being the topic that non-philosophers think philosophers work on, it’s actually been a very marginal topic in analytic philosophy. But for pretty much all of the past century, it was not the sort of thing that anyone worked on before getting tenure.

Does anything really matter? That’s what Tolstoy and I both want to know. And analytic philosophers don’t just refuse to answer this question – they couldn’t even ask it.

aeon.co

On breaking philosophy out of the seminar and back into the world | Aeon Essays

I was searching for meaning and purpose so I became an academic philosopher. Reader, you might guess what happened next
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Does war matter? Principles transcend culture. Most of the world's ruling class meet the definition of psychopath. Philosophy tells us this can only end in revolt.
 
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