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Originally Posted by Spear Dane  I heard it said that the difference between Continental and Analytic philosophies was that the former focused on depth at the expense of clarity, whereas the latter focused on clarity at the expense of depth. Is this a valid description? |
I would be more harsh on analytic philosophy. I just can't see a philosophical system built on the philosophy of language getting one to where they want to go.
Another way of thinking of the differences is in term of Ockham's Razor: In terms of explaining phenomenon, when all things are equal, choose the simplest explanation.
You go for simple and clear when all things are equal. So the question is if all things are actually equal.
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