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Why is English so bad at conveying ideas in philosophy?

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Why is English so bad at conveying ideas in philosophy?
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>>9746674
I dunno.
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>>9746674
Give us an example
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I know what you mean, unfortunately I cannot explain it because English simply doesn't allow me to
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It's more that Anglo """philosophers""" are fucking hacks.
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>>9746687
Kek
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>>9746694
Lol @ faggots reading nonsense like Hegel and Heidegger just to pat themselves on the back and convince themselves that they are reading something deep while taking pictures of their book stacks and posting them on instagram to convince others that they are profound

Kill yourselves you dumbfucks.
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>>9746694

Most pathetic thing is that deep down you know you're reading nonsense.
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Many issues we have with existence are primal feelings

It is only later after much thinking inspiration and meditation that these feelings are put into language.
Why do you think so many philosophers like to make up their own words?
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Not just English, but all Indo-European languages. That's why Eastern Philosophy will always be better than Western 'Philosophy'
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>>9746791
>Eastern Philosophy
>indo-European
>indo
>not Eastern
alrighty then
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>>9746791
>>9746926
btfo
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>>9746674
I don't know,OP, why not enlighten us.
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>>9746674
Lack of descriptive words, unlike romance languages
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>>9746674
I want to fuck Ritsu, if you know what I mean.
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