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MadMordigan · 04-17-2002, 01:52 PM

Downsides of philosophy?

a) Hard work
b) More doubt
c) Develop social handicaps (as described above)
d) Removes any illusions of intellectual superiourity.

Samhain · 04-17-2002, 02:23 PM

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Originally posted by MadMordigan:
<strong>Downsides of philosophy?...
d) Removes any illusions of intellectual superiourity.</strong>

I read Plato's Apology if this becomes a problem. The oracle of Delphi incident seems to express perfectly the burden of philosophers in this sense.

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04-17-2002, 01:52 PM	#21
MadMordigan Beloved Deceased Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posts: 2,704	Downsides of philosophy? a) Hard work b) More doubt c) Develop social handicaps (as described above) d) Removes any illusions of intellectual superiourity.

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