Four philosophers wish to conduct an experiment to measure philosophy using a glass of water to the half mark.

Question

The first philosopher responds the glass is half-full.
The second philosopher responds the glass is half-empty.
The third philosopher responds the glass is not.
The fourth philosopher responds the water is.
Which philosopher or philosophers implement the most
thorough philosophy? There is no wrong answer, the only
requirement is explanation of why each philosophy is
appropriate.

My reasoning was as follows:
The philosophers were listed in
sequential order implying that the
first went before the fourth.

The first philosopher assumed that
the glass of water would be infinitely
full, and that is why the philosopher
was optimistic.
The second philosopher observed
society regarding the glass of water
and noticed that society was not
satisfied with glass of water. Therefore,
the philosopher concluded the
dissatisfaction came as a direct
result of the deficiency of water
to accommodate society.
The third philosopher observed
that after the second philosopher's
conclusion society did not equally
distribute the scarce water implying
that society ignored the glass as
a form of equal measure. Therefore,
the glass is not significant.
The fourth philosopher followed
from the third and concluded
the flaw was in society, and concluded
that water should be cherished
regardless of the control over
a container. Therefore, water is
significant.

Answer 1

Each philosopher is correct. Each one, adhering to a different discipline, answers accordingly.
The half full is an optimist. Half empty is pessimistic. Optimism is an outlook on life such that one maintains a view of the world as a positive place, while Pessimism is a belief that the experienced world is the worst possible. It describes a general belief that things are bad, and tend to become worse. Both would be correct as a half-full glass is an indication that there is a possibility that the glass will at some point be filled, and a half-empty glass is an indication that there is nothing left with which to fill it and therefor, the most you can expect is for it to continue to empty until it is wholly gone.
Glass is not, sorry, I falter here.......Water is, rationalism.
Rationalism typically starts from premises that cannot coherently be denied, then attempts by logical steps to deduce every possible object of knowledge. A rationalist looks at the fact that it cannot be denied that water is present, and will then work backward to find the measure of the glass.
I would say a rationalist uses the most philosophy to explain and support his position as he must implement many other disciplines in order to reach his conclusion.
I apologize for the incomplete nature of the answer...I am such a novice in philosophy...but, I found the question appealing! Normally, I'd leave this to someone who is much more versed than I!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The fourth one. The others are wrong because the glass is full of water and air, and the glass is.

Answer 4

I say the 5th philosopher watching them and asks, "What in the world are you guys doing?! C'mon, i need the glass."


This is a serious answer and is a view of what Philosphy truly is.

Answer 5

The first and second philosopher are optimists and pessismists respectively.

The third philosopher is Descartes who doubts everything except the fact that he is doubting. (Or maybe some other nihilist.)

The fourth philosopher is Archimedes of Syracuse after discovering bouyancy. "Eureka! Eureka!"

Answer 6

I do have the answer.

A glass can only be half empty if it had origionally been filled to the top making it full.

If a glass is only filled half way to begin wtith, then it is only half full. See, it was never full so it can't be half empty.

Answer 7

Not entirely following Philospher 3 and 4.
1 and 2 are perspective. Same as the paper is white or the paper is not black.