Whenever someone says something like that’s smart/clever I just reply “it’s not I probably just read about it somewhere”.
It’s really worth reading everything. Especially opposing opinions. How can you know you really oppose it until you have a fair understanding of it? That’s just my way of thinking though.
That’s literally philosophy 101. When writing philosophical arguments one of the core parts is restating the point you are arguing against clearly and faithfully.
Whenever someone says something like that’s smart/clever I just reply “it’s not I probably just read about it somewhere”.
It’s really worth reading everything. Especially opposing opinions. How can you know you really oppose it until you have a fair understanding of it? That’s just my way of thinking though.
That’s literally philosophy 101. When writing philosophical arguments one of the core parts is restating the point you are arguing against clearly and faithfully.