Im not against philosophical thought- anytime we engage in thought about the nature of thought we are engaged in philosophy- But Think about this: What makes a philosopher? The people we call philosophers wrote theory, thoughts on paper. In other words, what makes you a philosopher is that you sit on your proverbial and write a bunch of thoughts and ideas. Philosophers are the do-nothings whose words often lead dangerous people to take action that causes dangerous things. We can thank Hegel, Kant, Nietsche and Marx for much of the statist murder and plunder we saw in the 20th century. Those guys were not the doers. It is easy to write theory when you dont have to live theory. Perhaps a new type of thinker will emerge in the 21st century, the action philosopher- one who writes a bit of theory, tests it by actually doing it, refines it and builds on what he or she learns from action,
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 16:30:40 +0000
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