The Importance of Differentiating in Philosophy

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I feel like a lot of people aren't differentiating. I think it's going to be so hard to get confirmation that you're right, or that you are right or wrong in philosophy. You can want to focus more on just having your argument be as awesome as possible. But my sense is, though, that there's actually plenty that are not and that it's treated more like a game.

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Arden Koehler is a researcher and writer at 80,000 Hours, a nonprofit whose mission is to help people use their careers to help solve the world's most pressing problems, and an active member of the effective altruism community. Arden has a PhD in philosophy from New York University, with a specialisation in ethics and attitudes toward time, and a B.A. in philosophy from University of California, Berkeley. You can check out her work at 80,000 Hours, and you can email her at arden@80000hours.org.

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