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Philosophy Cop (static.existentialcomics.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 36 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can someone explain the difference between "poetic language" and "dialectically coming to the truth"?

[–] [email protected] 37 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Dialectically thinking would be to consider the issue at hand, and to form multiple positions to interpret or explain the situation, often contradictory or opposing positions.

The banker example has the philosophy cop browbeat the banker with a single line of reasoning. What he could do is take the bankers position himself, flesh it out, and argue both points (and others) to find the most sound position, that is often a nuanced blend of the others.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks, great explanation!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

So does the Philosophy Internal Affairs guy. Hypocrite.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In the last few panels the banker is gone and the philosophers are leaving unharmed, so once again the day is saved by the Philosophy Cop.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The lesson here is that if you're gonna commit a crime, don't make excuses to try justify it, those will inevitably put the philosophy cops on your trail, just do it cause you want to. Prepare with some Stirner in case there's a sting operation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Take notes, pirates, and hoist your sails with pride in your skulduggery, not deflections.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)

About the last panel, I mean, ok, but isn't that what the banker is doing too? Isn't that what everybody does for everything? So therefore the only sin is coercion?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (2 children)

But the banker thought it was ok when he did it but not when the β€œrobber” did it. Which represents (so it is claimed) a poorly grounded belief system, since what the banker does is (it is argued) the same as what the robber does.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Apparently, being consistent in your beliefs and actions is the most important thing.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

This led to an entertaining and brain-excercising hour-long rabbit hole. Nice!