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|    D to Ed Cryer    |
|    Re: Philosophy, ancient and modern    |
|    24 Jan 25 10:36:47    |
      From: nospam@example.net              On Thu, 23 Jan 2025, Ed Cryer wrote:              > The word is Greek; it means "love of wisdom".       > Ancient philosophers pursued knowledge and understanding. They included what       > we'd call "science", but over the ages such things have been stripped off and       > rebranded as the "empirical sciences". Philosophy is left with not much more       > than an inquiry into the very tools of understanding. Reason itself.       >       > Ed       >              Would you say there can ever be progress in philosophy?              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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