tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610509909390357755.post6105170981871967584..comments2024-03-24T12:53:09.723-07:00Comments on Future and Cosmos: We Need Philosophy, But Do We Need Philosophy PhDs?Mark Mahinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230591038352645520noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610509909390357755.post-33503934203879919632020-04-13T07:44:04.361-07:002020-04-13T07:44:04.361-07:00Yours is a great question. I spent years studying ...Yours is a great question. I spent years studying philosophy, enough to ace the GRE test in philosophy. But I now remember almost no sayings of particular philosophers. But one of the few quotes from a philosopher that I still remember is a quote by John Stuart Mill: "Better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied." He sugggests an answer to your question. Mark Mahinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230591038352645520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610509909390357755.post-14165098087189061522020-04-13T05:21:16.236-07:002020-04-13T05:21:16.236-07:00Do you think it is better to know the truth and pe...Do you think it is better to know the truth and perish before it, or exist in a state of ignorance, but enjoyably so? Or is this a false dichotomy propagated by elitists? Great piece, btw.WSFKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566595962181248714noreply@blogger.com