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The Dangers of Analytic Philosophy

June 13, 2018Original blog post

A public-service announcement in the style of an anti-drug ad: a person spirals from 'How can we trust logic?' to 'Will Russell's paradox destroy my marriage?' Talk to your kids about the dangers of analytic philosophy.

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"How can we trust logic?" "Can we define functions via set theory alone?" "What even IS a number?" "WILL RUSSELL'S PARADOX DESTROY MY MARRIAGE??" Caption: "Talk to your kids about the dangers of analytic philosophy. BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE."

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-06-13-the-dangers-of-analytic-philosophy/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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