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Does satire have a place in philosophy? I think Voltaire totally went termite on Liebnitz with Candide? If you can't beat him, join him and then trash yourself beside him in the process!

Satire, as a form of communication could be used to describe philosophical ideas, but especially in written form (bypassing nonspoken communication) stands a high chance of being more confusing than clarifying.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 7:38 am Does satire have a place in philosophy? I think Voltaire totally went termite on Liebnitz with Candide? If you can't beat him, join him and then trash yourself beside him in the process!

IN philosophy? I am not so sure. Maybe.

But it definitely has a place in attacking philosophy.

There's nothing more entertaining than laughing at those who are take themselves too seriously to laugh at themselves.

Skepdick wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:44 am

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 7:38 am Does satire have a place in philosophy? I think Voltaire totally went termite on Liebnitz with Candide? If you can't beat him, join him and then trash yourself beside him in the process!

IN philosophy? I am not so sure. Maybe.

But it definitely has a place in attacking philosophy.

LOL

What do 'you' think or BELIEVE "skepdick" in 'philosophy', itself, that could even be ATTACKED?

It would be like SAYING or CLAIMING that 'science', itself, could be ATTACKED.

Or, that Nature and/or Existence, could be ATTACKED.

or, that 'fiction' or 'non-fiction', could be ATTACKED.

Skepdick wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:44 am There's nothing more entertaining than laughing at those who are take themselves too seriously to laugh at themselves.

I have YET TO SEE 'you' LAUGH AT 'you', "skepdick".

Have 'you' LAUGHED AT 'you' here, in this forum?