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Pulivers t1_isoj2vn wrote

Reply to comment by SquadEasyDay in /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | October 17, 2022 by BernardJOrtcutt

I would understand this statement as studying philosophy but not practicing it. Right?

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SquadEasyDay t1_isokbny wrote

I'm not sure. There is just something "there" in ancient philosophy that isn't there in philosophy after Aristotle. Maybe it's the wisdom vs intelligence (or a better suited word). Maybe an over reliance on our limited senses/perceptions? Less to zero intuition?

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Pulivers t1_isopr37 wrote

I quickly relise i'm not smart enough for this conversation. Do you suggest that we don't come up with anything new, but just recite and study old wisdom?

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SquadEasyDay t1_isos6e8 wrote

>Do you suggest that we don't come up with anything new, but just recite and study old wisdom?

No, not necessarily, but is the "new" still philosophy? Is it just science Of philosophy? Or intelligence, but not wisdom?

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captain_lampshade t1_isp2gsh wrote

I think the study of philosophy, if done intelligently, in indistinguishable from its practice. If you study a philosopher and his or her thoughts, and draw your own conclusion from those thoughts rather than taking them at face value, then are you not practicing philosophy?

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