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LateInTheAfternoon t1_j4mypzt wrote

Reply to comment by VanillaElectrical331 in /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | January 16, 2023 by BernardJOrtcutt

r/askphilosophy is for questions. I mean, you can ask here as well but your question is more likely to be seen there and since it's the purpose of the sub you're more likely to get better and more detailed answers over there.

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Perrr333 t1_j4s8lrg wrote

Askphilosophy is a draconian mess of a subreddit, even moreso than here (and that's saying something!). Most posts with more than a few upvotes end up getting locked so only flaired users can post. In practice this shuts down debate. You'll get the same responses listing some views from the most famous classical and "modern" (i.e. before the 1950s) philosophers. As a result you'll get little to no analytic philosophy, as it has been understood post WW2.

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Capital_Net_6438 t1_j4ufbu5 wrote

Well put. It’s nice to have a place to practice philosophy (to some extent) as opposed to just telling someone what views are out there.

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ephemerios t1_j566v7p wrote

> In practice this shuts down debate.

The point of /r/askphilosophy isn't to foster debate; it's to provide a place where verified experts answer questions.

>As a result you'll get little to no analytic philosophy, as it has been understood post WW2.

/r/askphilosophy is chokful of people working on analytic and post-analytic philosophy.

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