Random Thoughts and Word-Salad

Here I say whatever is currently on my mind, without ever supposing that I've got it quite right. Nevertheless, perhaps you can see what I'm aiming at...

What Philosophy Is(n't)

Philosophy is like science in that both seek to provide explanations. And explanations facilitate understanding. But philosophy is not a science, because with philosophy there is no method — there is only explanation.

What Philosophy Is(n't)

Philosophy is not the answering of empirical questions, although sometimes it involves the creation of a systematic way of answering them. And often it involves the displaying of a confusion underlying the formation of certain questions.

The Problem with Analytic Philosophy

They forgot that paradigm shifts occur in philosophy too.

My Two Favorite Philosophers:

Wittgenstein and Hume