The Monetary Logic of Analytic Philosophy and its Eternal Divide from Continental Philosophy

Analytic philosopher Peter Unger in 2014 declared that analytic philosophy is mostly if not entirely devoted to empty ideas that have no bearing on reality whatsoever. Not only are they empty in this regard however. They are also empty in themselves. This, in turn, makes them sort of monetary. Like money, analytic formal logic can randomly be applied to any given context (thereby destroying the context and content).

Here is the piece by Ellie referred to in the video.

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