Agnes Callard

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Elucidations · Episode 126 - Listener Q&A with Agnes Callard and Ben Callard · 11 Jun 2020 podcast

I'm trying to give my own answers to those questions.

I think that's what makes me a philosopher.

So first of all I think you've conflated two questions, Ben, which is is someone a philosopher and like can they do philosophy or do they have philosophical ability or whatever?

Because someone might have both the inclination and the talent, but just

Not to philosophy, right.

So let me answer the question, is everyone a philosopher?

I think no.

Can everyone do philosophy?

Yes.

Should everyone do philosophy?

Yes.

So I think anyone who's not a philosopher is making a mistake because I think.

Philosophy is the examination of life and the unexamined life is not worth living, so everyone should do philosophy.

Right.

And I th I independently think that everyone can do it.

But that's like yet another view.

Yeah, it sounds right to me too.

I think everyone should focus on that, but that's a separate point.

And also might be worth distinguishing between proving an odd statement

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