13 votes

We need a Philosophy group

I really want tildes to have more groups about talk and open discussion. Can we make that happen? I am willing to mod.

9 comments

  1. cfabbro
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    There are no mods on ~ but there is a trust/reputation system being planned, which you can read about here.

    I am willing to mod.

    There are no mods on ~ but there is a trust/reputation system being planned, which you can read about here.

    20 votes
  2. BuckeyeSundae
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    What philosophical questions would you want to ask? You can make a list and start us off. With enough good content the gods above may hear our plea and consent to the types of discussions you're...

    What philosophical questions would you want to ask? You can make a list and start us off. With enough good content the gods above may hear our plea and consent to the types of discussions you're looking for.

    11 votes
  3. Algernon_Asimov
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    Post a thread in ~talk and tag it "philosophy". If there are enough posts tagged "philosophy", this will probably result in a group being created for philosophy (whether it will be called...

    Post a thread in ~talk and tag it "philosophy". If there are enough posts tagged "philosophy", this will probably result in a group being created for philosophy (whether it will be called ~talk.philosophy or ~philosophy is unknown at this point).

    11 votes
  4. [2]
    enso
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    For the time being I think that ~talk would work, but in the long run I think that wouldn't be a terrible idea. If we were to have a ~philosophy would you want it to be along the lines of asking...

    For the time being I think that ~talk would work, but in the long run I think that wouldn't be a terrible idea. If we were to have a ~philosophy would you want it to be along the lines of asking philosophical questions and discussing them or news/thoughts by established philosophers?

    8 votes
    1. whyarentihigh
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      why not both?

      would you want it to be along the lines of asking philosophical questions and discussing them or news/thoughts by established philosophers?

      why not both?

      10 votes
  5. [3]
    smit2300
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    I'm torn about this because while I love discussing philosophy, I'm afraid that giving it it's own group might end up like /r/philosophy. It's turned into tangentially ethics-related articles...

    I'm torn about this because while I love discussing philosophy, I'm afraid that giving it it's own group might end up like /r/philosophy. It's turned into tangentially ethics-related articles being posted with little substantive community discussion about their grapples with philosophy. That being said, I'm excited to engage in any philosophical discussions that come up either in ~talk or their own group!

    3 votes
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      pupdike
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      In the beginning /r/philosophy was actually really good and focused. Quality dropped quickly as the sub grew. It could be excellent here I believe.

      In the beginning /r/philosophy was actually really good and focused. Quality dropped quickly as the sub grew. It could be excellent here I believe.

      3 votes
      1. smit2300
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        That's what I would imagine. I only ever got to it late though, so I missed its heyday as with most subreddits. That said if you ever toss up any philosophical discussion points I'd love to hit on...

        That's what I would imagine. I only ever got to it late though, so I missed its heyday as with most subreddits. That said if you ever toss up any philosophical discussion points I'd love to hit on them.

  6. eighteenth
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    I like the Idea of specifically encouraging discussion like this instead of hoping it happens "naturally" in relevant groups.

    I like the Idea of specifically encouraging discussion like this instead of hoping it happens "naturally" in relevant groups.

    1 vote