The academic equivalent of a guru.
A guru scams you by feeding you metaphysical horse crap and all he wants in exchange is for you to give up all of your worldy possessions and follow him but since you'll be giving up all of your worldy possessions,why not sell them and give the proceeds to the guru?
Whereas a philosopher is pretty much in the exact same business except the scam is to sell books.
A guru scams you by feeding you metaphysical horse crap and all he wants in exchange is for you to give up all of your worldy possessions and follow him but since you'll be giving up all of your worldy possessions,why not sell them and give the proceeds to the guru?
Whereas a philosopher is pretty much in the exact same business except the scam is to sell books.
by eat fuckin shit and die you friggin nerds o_O April 16, 2005
Get the philosopher mug.1. a philosophi-troll is a person who interjects an opinion or any other irrational bias into a philosophical discussion. This includes, but is not limited to any of the following:
-Taking offense to any particular supporting point of the philosophical argument without taking into account its place in the structure of the argument
-contesting the argument on emotional grounds, or
-contesting semantics within any particular supporting point of the argument, especially if done so before hearing the conclusion of the thesis.
2. an internet troll who posts on philosophical discussion forums.
-Taking offense to any particular supporting point of the philosophical argument without taking into account its place in the structure of the argument
-contesting the argument on emotional grounds, or
-contesting semantics within any particular supporting point of the argument, especially if done so before hearing the conclusion of the thesis.
2. an internet troll who posts on philosophical discussion forums.
"Hey Vanessa. How was philosophy club?"
"You know. The normal. We had a good discussion going about free will vs determinism until this philosophi-troll started harping on about how the bible says God gave us free will."
"You know. The normal. We had a good discussion going about free will vs determinism until this philosophi-troll started harping on about how the bible says God gave us free will."
by SidWreck January 10, 2010
Get the Philosophi-troll mug.Someone who makes a living out of thinking. What they essentially do is create "constructs" and boundaries for what can and cannot be thought or what is or what is not acceptable behaviour.
Their job is to make a construct that is acceptable to the largest number of people so that we don't go nuts killing each other.
That's the BEST they can do. And usually they suck at it because there's always a good deal of people smart enough not to fall for that bullshit.
It's arguable that if there were no philosophers to conjure up bullshit "social contracts," we'd all learn to get along fairly peacefully anyhow. In reality no rules for life do exist and we all get along pretty fucking well.
So essentially they are a bunch of (usually old) wankers blowing wind up each other's asses.
Their job is to make a construct that is acceptable to the largest number of people so that we don't go nuts killing each other.
That's the BEST they can do. And usually they suck at it because there's always a good deal of people smart enough not to fall for that bullshit.
It's arguable that if there were no philosophers to conjure up bullshit "social contracts," we'd all learn to get along fairly peacefully anyhow. In reality no rules for life do exist and we all get along pretty fucking well.
So essentially they are a bunch of (usually old) wankers blowing wind up each other's asses.
David Hume, Heidegger, Nietzsche, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and a medley of other asshats can be considered "Philosophers".
by Aihkeem Dawnerface March 22, 2009
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Get the Wax Philosophical mug.A way for individual(s) to make conclusions and observations about the world based one's own belief, selective opinions, assumptions and in some cases delusions, alienating majority of evidence, logic and facts.
Philosophy is an earlier form of discipline for observing and making sense of the world, things and events, surpassed by scientific method allowing civilization to make substantial progress rather then wasting about 99.9% of time assuming things and debating while not getting anywhere.
Philosophy is an earlier form of discipline for observing and making sense of the world, things and events, surpassed by scientific method allowing civilization to make substantial progress rather then wasting about 99.9% of time assuming things and debating while not getting anywhere.
Person A: "Money is not important in life, Thats my philosophy"
Person B: "Hey look!!! I just got myself and ice cream from money I made by working hard and contribution to society, so where is your philosophy now?"
Person A: "LALALALA.... Gimmmee that ice cream, I am hungry!!!!"
Person B: "Hey look!!! I just got myself and ice cream from money I made by working hard and contribution to society, so where is your philosophy now?"
Person A: "LALALALA.... Gimmmee that ice cream, I am hungry!!!!"
by leviathan518 June 8, 2011
Get the Philosophy mug.An elite field of study that, at a high level, counteratacks theology. Studies the why of our ways and the truth of our excistence to a level that is higher and more logical than religious explanations. Atheists and Humanists base their beliefs in philosophy, which has lead them to a mental state that is superior to that of the god-fearer.
In my writings (story to be known as "Brink Distorted"), Philosophy is a skill that belongs to the Black innate along with Physics; Yue and Kireila use Philosohpy versus White innates that use Theology.
DISCLAIMER: I hold nothing against religion, though I am a secular Humanist.
In my writings (story to be known as "Brink Distorted"), Philosophy is a skill that belongs to the Black innate along with Physics; Yue and Kireila use Philosohpy versus White innates that use Theology.
DISCLAIMER: I hold nothing against religion, though I am a secular Humanist.
People's free will and aspirations cannot be limited by religion. Humanism will allow everyone to live in a world where age, race, and gender are meaningless.
by Yue CG May 14, 2005
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