Question: How many philosophers does it take to change a lightbulb?
Answer: Exactly 9
One to argue that the lightbulb is illusory, and lies in an unreal world of fragile, imperfect sense-experience, the real lightbulb being inaccessible to us
One to argue that the lightbulb, being no more than a collection of sense-data, will cease to exist as soon as it is no longer perceived, and that hence the very action itself is pointless.
One to argue that changing a lightbulb is a trivial task, best left to the snivelling, inferior Judeo-Christian masses who exist only to serve great men.
One to argue that the new lightbulb cannot be indentical to the previous one, and that it must be a synthesis of previous lightbulbs before it can be changed.
One to argue that the meaning and reference of 'lightbulb' and 'change' must be satisfactorily settled before any action is taken.
One to argue that instead of changing lightbulbs for the capitalist bourgeoise, one should revolt and create a classless worker's paradise.
One to argue that people should just get on with changing the damn lightbulb, and stop talking already.
One to argue, based on this diversity of opinion amongst the philosophers, that we can know nothing about lightbulbs or the process of changing them.
One, the most brilliant of them all, to conclude that the changing of lightbulbs is best left to non-philosophers.
Jæja, getið þið gískað á hvaða heimspekingar þetta eru? Sá sem gískar þá alla rétt á inni bjór hjá mér.
(Sveinbjörn)
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One to argue that the lightbulb is illusory, and lies in an unreal world of fragile, imperfect sense-experience, the real lightbulb being inaccessible to us
- Dolf Lundgren
One to argue that the lightbulb, being no more than a collection of sense-data, will cease to exist as soon as it is no longer perceived, and that hence the very action itself is pointless.
- Kurt Russel
One to argue that changing a lightbulb is a trivial task, best left to the snivelling, inferior Judeo-Christian masses who exist only to serve great men.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
One to argue that the new lightbulb cannot be indentical to the previous one, and that it must be a synthesis of previous lightbulbs before it can be changed.
- Paul Muad'Dib
One to argue that the meaning and reference of 'lightbulb' and 'change' must be satisfactorily settled before any action is taken.
- Chuck Norris
One to argue that instead of changing lightbulbs for the capitalist bourgeoise, one should revolt and create a classless worker's paradise.
- The Elephant Man
One to argue that people should just get on with changing the damn lightbulb, and stop talking already.
- Adolf Hitler (the voice of reason)
One to argue, based on this diversity of opinion amongst the philosophers, that we can know nothing about lightbulbs or the process of changing them.
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
One, the most brilliant of them all, to conclude that the changing of lightbulbs is best left to non-philosophers.
- Thufir Hawat
That's one beer you owe me!
One to argue that the lightbulb is illusory, and lies in an unreal world of fragile, imperfect sense-experience, the real lightbulb being inaccessible to us
- Sellars ?
One to argue that the lightbulb, being no more than a collection of sense-data, will cease to exist as soon as it is no longer perceived, and that hence the very action itself is pointless.
-Russell
One to argue that changing a lightbulb is a trivial task, best left to the snivelling, inferior Judeo-Christian masses who exist only to serve great men.
-Nietzsche
One to argue that the new lightbulb cannot be indentical to the previous one, and that it must be a synthesis of previous lightbulbs before it can be changed.
-Heraclitus ?
One to argue that the meaning and reference of 'lightbulb' and 'change' must be satisfactorily settled before any action is taken.
-Heidegger
One to argue that instead of changing lightbulbs for the capitalist bourgeoise, one should revolt and create a classless worker's paradise.
-Marx
One to argue that people should just get on with changing the damn lightbulb, and stop talking already.
-Wittgenstein
One to argue, based on this diversity of opinion amongst the philosophers, that we can know nothing about lightbulbs or the process of changing them.
-Socrates ?
One, the most brilliant of them all, to conclude that the changing of lightbulbs is best left to non-philosophers.
-Plato ?
Ég ætla að reyna bæta við 3 spekingum við svar Dolla. (Býst við að Plato, Nietzsche og Marx séu rétt svör)
One to argue that the lightbulb, being no more than a collection of sense-data, will cease to exist as soon as it is no longer perceived, and that hence the very action itself is pointless.
-Berkeley
One to argue that the new lightbulb cannot be identical to the previous one, and that it must be a synthesis of previous lightbulbs before it can be changed.
-Kant
One to argue that the meaning and reference of 'lightbulb' and 'change' must be satisfactorily settled before any action is taken.
-Bertrand Russell
One to argue that the lightbulb is illusory, and lies in an unreal world of fragile, imperfect sense-experience, the real lightbulb being inaccessible to us
-Plato
One to argue that the lightbulb, being no more than a collection of sense-data, will cease to exist as soon as it is no longer perceived, and that hence the very action itself is pointless.
- Berkeley
One to argue that changing a lightbulb is a trivial task, best left to the snivelling, inferior Judeo-Christian masses who exist only to serve great men.
- Nietzsche
One to argue that the new lightbulb cannot be indentical to the previous one, and that it must be a synthesis of previous lightbulbs before it can be changed.
- Hegel
One to argue that the meaning and reference of 'lightbulb' and 'change' must be satisfactorily settled before any action is taken.
- Russell
One to argue that instead of changing lightbulbs for the capitalist bourgeoise, one should revolt and create a classless worker's paradise.
- Marx
One to argue that people should just get on with changing the damn lightbulb, and stop talking already.
- Wittgenstein
One to argue, based on this diversity of opinion amongst the philosophers, that we can know nothing about lightbulbs or the process of changing them.
- ???
One, the most brilliant of them all, to conclude that the changing of lightbulbs is best left to non-philosophers.
- Sveinbjorn Thordarson
Gunni hér, coming in late, is the second to last one Pyrrho the skeptic? That sounds pretty much exactly like a definition of his approach to skepticism: that the very diversity of human oppinion and experience indicates that we can only ever know the appearance and not the substance of anything.
More accurately he would say we can never understand the substance of lightbulbs or the forces that change them, we can only observe and comprehend some external aspect of both.
Nice site you have here btw ;)
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One to argue that the lightbulb is illusory, and lies in an unreal world of fragile, imperfect sense-experience, the real lightbulb being inaccessible to us
-Plato
One to argue that the lightbulb, being no more than a collection of sense-data, will cease to exist as soon as it is no longer perceived, and that hence the very action itself is pointless.
-Bertrand Russel
One to argue that changing a lightbulb is a trivial task, best left to the snivelling, inferior Judeo-Christian masses who exist only to serve great men.
-Nietzsche
One to argue that instead of changing lightbulbs for the capitalist bourgeoise, one should revolt and create a classless worker's paradise.
-Karl Marx