A new word....

[mythicsagefire]

philosophooey:

1. Investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on illogical reasoning rather than empirical methods
2. System of thought based on or involving such inquiry that is totally bogus
3. The critical analysis of fundamental assumptions or beliefs that is based on falsehoods rather than fact
4. The discipline

Comments

Philosophalsification

[jwh2o]

Hm I'm sure this isn't a slam on all philosophy -- rather to distinguish bogus philosophy (like, for example, religious philosophy).

there may be two false dichotomies (illogical<->empirical; falsehood, fact) --

did you come up with these definitions?

Re: Philosophalsification

[mythicsagefire]

I did. Or rather I took the standard definitions of philosophy and modified them. And yes - this is about bogus philosophy that someone spouts that is clearly not based on any facts - in this instance, it was about someone getting on their high horse about morals in game play.

Re: Philosophalsification

[jwh2o]

A pox on moralizers!

well, I'll add this sniglet then (is that term still in use?)

With regards to morals, over years of thought and study I have decided that morals are objective, but that in many cases we are prevented from coming to a conclusion by lack of adequate information -- which for most moral questions is exceedingly large.

also, moral creatures don't always get along - they can attack and kill each other in cruel ways -- and still be moral.

Finally - it is often thought that there are only two answers: right or wrong. But it is possibly also that something is not a moral question (like 'Is it better to peel a cucumber before eating it?'. That's obviously not a moral question, but sometimes a question that seems to be on the topic of morality, actually isn't. And for some, the most difficult thing of all is to recognize that not every hotbutton issue is a moral subject.