I mean, if someone asks, for exemple:
"Is there a true philosophical answer to the question I am asking right now?"
If I say:
"No."
then, there is.
Therefore, there must be a true philosophical answer to my question.
2007-01-10 08:58:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Your "question" contains a fallacy. It is in the form of a question, but it is not really a question. The question references itself as a question - a circular reference, and does not posit truth to be evaluated. for more on the fallicies in language, check out bertand russell (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell) and see what he has to say about this stuff
2007-01-10 10:01:33 · answer #1 · answered by franc 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't believe in unanswerable questions.
This is not because such difficult questions do not exist, but rather because of the limitless fecundity of the human imagination. Take a look around here, for example. You could ask just about any question you like and fairly easily collect a dozen answers.
Some of the answers will be satisfying but completely untrue. Some will be absolutely true but that truth will not be for everyone. And some answers will appear to have nothing to do with anything, but upon inspection will actually cleverly reveal the true heart of the question you didn't ask but meant to.
HOWEVER, I do think that some questions do not have certain KINDS of answers. Taking, for example, the set of accurate answers: there may be an accurate answer to the question, "What am I like?", but probably not to, "What one word completely describes every aspect of my existance and impact on the universe?".
Likewise for the set of philosophical answers. I'm sure there are some questions to which philosophy just simply doesn't apply, even if you can come up with other kinds of answers.
2007-01-10 17:12:18 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To find whether there is a "true" answer, you'd first have to define what true means. If true means "correct", then what does that mean? correct for whom? from what perspective. If you mean true as in acceptable, then again, for whom? for what purpose etc.
When you add "philosophical" as a qualifier for truth you make it even more difficult. It's not black and white, but rather a grey answer.
2007-01-10 17:06:34 · answer #3 · answered by Ilich 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Define "philosophical answer", does that just mean "an answer"?
What about "have you stopped beating your dog yet?"
2007-01-10 17:03:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
True Answrers? No. Truths? Yes.
2007-01-10 17:06:35 · answer #5 · answered by CassieKay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can only place yourself in a posision where you 'know' whether there are. It your subjection to your own conclusion which can give you anything remotely resembling an answer.
2007-01-10 17:17:52 · answer #6 · answered by james mack 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. All answers are false. And that's the truth.
2007-01-10 17:14:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, an answer is an answer, even if it is "no". That is unless some one says "I refuse to dignify that with an answer," then it doesn't.
2007-01-10 17:16:14 · answer #8 · answered by Angie, Raised by Wolves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is truth only because there are lies. One cannot be without the other.
2007-01-10 17:36:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
any thing any one answers would be an answer so there fore all questions are answerable! - my answer.
2007-01-10 17:21:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋