Should philosophers just be metaphysicians? Philosophers/philosophies

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>>8093933
Somewhat related:

>The early Didascalicon was an elementary, encyclopedic approach to God and Christ, in which Hugh avoided controversial subjects and focused on what he took to be commonplaces of Catholic Christianity. In it he outlined three types of philosophy or "science" [scientia] that can help mortals improve themselves and advance toward God: theoretical philosophy (theology, mathematics, physics) provides them with truth, practical philosophy (ethics, economics, politics) aids them in becoming virtuous and prudent, and "mechanical" or "illiberal" philosophy (e.g., carpentry, agriculture, medicine) yields physical benefits. A fourth philosophy, logic, is preparatory to the others and exists to ensure clear and proper conclusions in them. Hugh's deeply mystical bent did not prevent him from seeing philosophy as a useful tool for understanding the divine, or from using it to argue on behalf of faith.

>Hugh was heavily influenced by Augustine's exegesis of Genesis. Divine Wisdom was the archetypal form of creation. The creation of the world in six days was a mystery for man to contemplate, perhaps even a sacrament. God's forming order from chaos to make the world was a message to humans to rise up from their own chaos of ignorance and become creatures of Wisdom and therefore beauty. This kind of mystical-ethical interpretation was typical for Hugh, who tended to find Genesis interesting for its moral lessons rather than as a literal account of events.

>>8093933
Giving you an excuse to be a loser is not a tragedy for the world.

>>8093933
Existence is a tragedy already. By your logic, doing ANYTHING would be pointless then. Which is true, but judging from you post, you don't seem to have internalized this truth.

>>8093969

There's a difference between "hey let's improve your life" and "hey let's improve society".

>>8093933
Did Schopenhauer aim to change the world?

>>8093933
metaphysician? you mean like, when a doctor goes to the doctor? *exhales*

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>>8093933
they should be chill wisdommers desu

>>8094075
>Epicurean
>not a faggot

Pick one.

>>8094083
>implying being a faggot is bad on a greek mosaic subforum

>metaphysicians
so camus should write about how to heal a hypothetical person with a hypothetical wound

>>8093933
yes. Metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophical logic are the only interesting branches of philosophy anyway. I'd rather my head remain in the clouds then tussle over whether people are "good"