points by cheraderama 4 hours ago | 0 comments
Philosophy, unlike financial regulation, isn't generally forced on people.
[–] throwaway132448 4 hours ago
I don’t think I understand what you’re trying to say.
In the literal sense, people have been forcing their philosophy on other people for at least as long as we’ve had societies, so I assume it’s not that.
[–] nonethewiser 2 hours ago
Arent you disagreeing with yourself? You say these people are just now wrestling with the question of what intelligence is despite it being a longstanding philosophical question. So it clearly wasn’t forced on them.
[–] michaelt 4 hours ago
I myself was held prisoner by John Searle for 20 years, my only contact with the outside world by notes slipped under the door written in Chinese - a language I do not speak.
[–] jojobas 2 hours ago
You take not being subjected to say Marxism-Leninism at every stage of your life for granted.
[–] narrator 4 hours ago
[–] nonethewiser 3 hours ago
Law is downstream of philosophy. Youre forced to deal with conclusions that may be based in philosophy (or they may be arbitrary or self interested). Nobody makes you hold a position on mens rea. In that way you can ignore the philosophy.