are the writings of philosophers intentionally convoluted

>>1121110
Kant was criticized in his time for being deliberately obfuscatory.

>>1121118
what do you think was his motive for that ? is it just easier write in such a style and not focus on clarity or was he just vain?

The Greeks and their dialogues are very readable

Kant was an illiterate man who should have hired a scribe

The Tractatus Logicus-Philosophicus and Wittgenstein in general avoid being convoluted

>>1121130
The ideas philosophers like Kant were trying to express were extremely complex. Often a lot of these concepts had never been spoken about before, attempting to express something completely unheard of in a concise fashion is not as easy as critiquing it.

>>1121146
This could be said for philosophy as a whole though, attempting to express new ideas in an old vocabulary is a daunting task.

>>1121110

I think it depends on the period. Greek philosophers tend to be straightforward, as long as it's a good recent translation (some of the 19th century English translations are kinda dense.)

>>1121110
No, but being convoluted is a fad to some postmodern philosopher and sociologists, or even their whole point. i.e. Homi Bhaba

In the case of continental philosophy it is, because it's literally just word games.

>>1122923
>Man is something that must be overcome!
>PROOF? EVIDENCE? OBSCURANTIST TWADDLE *TIPS FEDORA*

Spot the autist