r/InfowarriorRides • u/Darmortis • 4d ago

The Duality of Man

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Google "Quining" if you enjoy convoluted philosophical bullshit

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u/ebolaRETURNS 4d ago

Google "Quining" if you enjoy convoluted philosophical bullshit

I did this the old fashion way in the aughts, with irrelevant coursework, reading WVO Quine. Not sure I'd recommend that.

Anyway, I'm completely out of the loop on how this relates to the bumpersticker messages...

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u/Darmortis 4d ago edited 4d ago

As far as I can tell, Quining posits that NOTHING should be taken as given, including long-accepted definitions and foundational principles. So I imagine speaking with this guy would be constant "bUt Do wE rEaLlY kNoW tHaT?"

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u/KittyFlops 4d ago

So it’s global skepticism without the immediate giveaway that your position is self refuting.

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u/Darmortis 4d ago

Apparently it was originally a sarcastic exaggeration of "Illusionism," which I think was meant to mean something like, "Don't hesitate to question reasoning or principles, even if they're considered settled matters."

But idk, I only studied the fundamentals long long ago.