Why don't philosophers run for public offices?

Green Lumber fallacy.

>>2526864
Judge Gorsuch studied philosophy at Oxford focusing on the "New Natural Law"

>>2526864
John Stuart Mill

>>2526864
Because the people who just read philosophy(Stalin, Lenin, Hitler, Napoleon) are extremely dangerous and utopian. Imagine if actual philosophers got their way.

>>2526955
>studying philosophy makes you a philosopher
>justices run for office
not sure which assumption I like less.

Zizek was ran for president in the first Slovenian election and did pretty well

>>2526864
require different skill sets and rsources
anyone worth a shit in one probably wont be too good in the other

Michael Ignatieff was leader of the Canadian Liberals. He also lost in a landslide.

Most philosophers are lazy,cynical and socially inept. Doubt they'd want to or even make a politician.

nobody actually likes self described philosophers
they just like their ideas

>not knowing about Confucianism

>>2528341
I find that surprising, what do you think his reason was?

Death of oratory as a classical skill.

Modern philosophers can't sell people on shit.

>>2528466
It was 1991 and most people didn't really know how democracy would worked yet and a lot of people tried their chances.

>>2526864
angela merkel has a doctorate in philosophy

>>2529486
woops, i'm totally wrong. she has a doctorate in physical chemistry

>>2527325
>Napoleon
Thought you could sneak that in there did you Lindy?

>>2529486

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS DO NOT MAKE SOMEONE A PHILOSOPHER, NOR ARE ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS NECESSARY FOR PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT.

>>2529627
>AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH LOOK AT ME I'M A MASSIVE ATTENTION WHORING FAGGOT RRRRAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH

>>2529798
In fairness the austist is right

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>>2526864
good day sir.

>>2526864
Because they would have to work.

>>2529627
<nor are academic credentials necessary for philosophical thought

But she has still studied it. You can't discredit a reputable degree just because it 'isn't necessary'.

Many of the English philosophers held political office. Some weren't elected though.

>>2526864
Vladimir Lenin