If you ever had occasion to wonder what is the *exact minimum* level of intelligence that is required to obtain a PhD in philosophy, and just how modest and insignificant such an achievement can be made to seem, look at the screen.
Is this a lecture on classical liberalism or animal rights? 20 minutes in and he has not moved on to the central issue of the debate. I have noticed that the anti-animal rights debaters on YouTube drone on and on about issues which are not of central importance to the animal rights debate.
@JoeJC Establishing the nature of rights in general isn't of central importance to the animal rights debate? As Dr. Machan mentions early in his talk, a belief in animal rights is a categorical mistake, so discussing what the categories are is the only thing there is to talk about.
Mindless. Fucking mindless.
If you ever had occasion to wonder what is the *exact minimum* level of intelligence that is required to obtain a PhD in philosophy, and just how modest and insignificant such an achievement can be made to seem, look at the screen.
polymath7 6 months ago
Is this a lecture on classical liberalism or animal rights? 20 minutes in and he has not moved on to the central issue of the debate. I have noticed that the anti-animal rights debaters on YouTube drone on and on about issues which are not of central importance to the animal rights debate.
JoeJC 1 year ago
@JoeJC Establishing the nature of rights in general isn't of central importance to the animal rights debate? As Dr. Machan mentions early in his talk, a belief in animal rights is a categorical mistake, so discussing what the categories are is the only thing there is to talk about.
dangeresque429 1 year ago
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this guy is stupid.
theshitdontstick 3 years ago