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>taking behavioral biology class at university
>question on the test asks what intelligence is and what causes one individual to be 'smarter' than another
>I give the definition of Socratic wisdom and say that the contemplative lifestyle is the only path that leads to true intelligence and virtue
>lose 9/10 points on the question because I didn't mention DNA recombination and evolution
Has philosophy ever actually helped you? I feel like it's just fucking me over in a world that is ruled by empiricism.
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>>9034770
You should be challenging that empiricism on philosophical grounds, if you can. It's not philosophy that has failed you- it's the other way round.
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intelligence isn't the same thing as wisdom
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>>9034770
>intelligence is the same as socratic wisdom
dumb frogposter
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>>9034770
>takes biology class
>answers test question with non-biological answer
What did you expect mate, it's not a free for all discussion. Even if you are right, they are testing you on what they taught in that class.
You didn't even answer the second part.
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>>9034784
This. And being knowledgeable doesn't necessarily mean you're intelligent or wise either.
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