eah, strong and slightly ironic. After all, I'm here, doing philosophy by saying we shouldn't bother with philosophy.
I can't help myself... — Banno
The philosopher in us, this tendency to overgeneralise and search for ultimates behind what is given to us, will hopefully die (or at least weaken). And we'll might "see the world aright". — Πετροκότσυφας
Do they exist? — Marchesk
To say that something exists is no more than to give it a role in our language. — Banno
So although "does time exist?" looks like a profound bit of metaphysics, it is also (only?) a question of language use. — Banno
What is someone asking when he asks if the fish is wet in water? — Πετροκότσυφας
What does it mean to feel wet? — Πετροκότσυφας
For starters, we say unicorns don't exist, but they do have a role in our language. But we do say horses exist, and they aren't simply a role in language, but are animals who don't need us to talk about them to be. — Marchesk
And what does it mean to feel air around your skin? — Πετροκότσυφας
I'm going to disagree strongly with that. For starters, we say unicorns don't exist, but they do have a role in our language. But we do say horses exist, and they aren't simply a role in language, but are animals who don't need us to talk about them to be. — Marchesk
So mapping out the topology of the word "exists" would be one way to sort through the conceptual issues around time. That's linguistic philosophy. — Banno
Arguing in this way is setting up a grammar about "existence" that distinguishes it from "real" in order to sort out the conceptual issues. — Banno
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