Universeintheflesh t1_j3zanxx wrote on January 12, 2023 at 2:12 AM

Reply to comment by monsantobreath in Philosophy has never been the detached pursuit of truth. It’s always been deeply invested in its own cultural perspective. by IAI_Admin

I mainly remember learning about it in the class and him putting on some kind of show lol.

Universeintheflesh t1_j3yw3h1 wrote on January 12, 2023 at 12:30 AM

Reply to comment by TAMiiNATOR in Philosophy has never been the detached pursuit of truth. It’s always been deeply invested in its own cultural perspective. by IAI_Admin

I’m sorry, it was many years ago that I took it and I don’t have the material anymore. Now that I am thinking about it again though I am kind of interested in pursuing that information again. One thing I do remember is that it was taught by someone who was a minor celebrity (might be the wrong term for semi famous in the field) named Peter Boghossian. Looking up about him now I see that he kinda got forced out of the university a couple years ago by being too controversial. I am currently reading through his interview about it: https://dartreview.com/an-interview-with-peter-boghossian/

Universeintheflesh t1_j3wom4t wrote on January 11, 2023 at 4:15 PM

Reply to Philosophy has never been the detached pursuit of truth. It’s always been deeply invested in its own cultural perspective. by IAI_Admin

I took a philosophy course called science and pseudoscience and it was basically learning about our own mental biases and trying to overcome them. That seemed more about the pursuit of truth because they are something everyone always has (even if you think you don’t) and so it is something you can always be working on to come closer to truth.