aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com to chapotraphouse • 9 months agoThe only valid criticism of Marx as a philosopher must be that he was too involved in human affairsimagemessage-square27 fedilinkarrow-up160
arrow-up160imageThe only valid criticism of Marx as a philosopher must be that he was too involved in human affairsaldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com to chapotraphouse • 9 months agomessage-square27 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareAssortedBiscuits [they/them]hexbear21·9 months agoThe only non-joke answer I could think of is aesthetics. So, philosophers should be nothing more than glorified art critics. link
minus-squareAlaskaball [comrade/them]Ahexbear18·9 months agoModern western philosophy is glorified art critics but with tenure link
minus-squareAssortedBiscuits [they/them]hexbear18·9 months agoApparently, this is Bertrand Russell, so it makes a lot more sense. I guess philosophers are supposed to only concern themselves with formal logic and writing three volume works to prove 1+1=2. That and critiquing movies you haven't seen like Zizek. link
minus-squareDamarcusArt@lemmygrad.mlhexbear8·9 months ago That and critiquing movies you haven’t seen like Zizek. Does that mean youtubers are the modern day philosophers? 🤔 linkfedilink
minus-squareTraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]hexbear5·9 months agoModern aesthetics are concerned with human experience and material realities,especially when it comes to taste and smell aesthetics. link
The only non-joke answer I could think of is aesthetics. So, philosophers should be nothing more than glorified art critics.
Modern western philosophy is glorified art critics but with tenure
Apparently, this is Bertrand Russell, so it makes a lot more sense. I guess philosophers are supposed to only concern themselves with formal logic and writing three volume works to prove 1+1=2. That and critiquing movies you haven't seen like Zizek.
Does that mean youtubers are the modern day philosophers? 🤔
Modern aesthetics are concerned with human experience and material realities,especially when it comes to taste and smell aesthetics.