There is some aspect of Philosophy that is odd as Sandra Lehman [a student of philosophy from Germany] once told me: "There is something about philosophy that deprives people of common sense."[However, I doubt if she would include Thomas Reid-the philosopher of common sense
That in fact goes along with Rav Nahman of Breslov who also has a particular warning even about "hashkafa" books even written by the great sages of Israel.
There might be something to this. He in particular was not very thrilled with the Guide for the Perplexed.
Steven Weinberg [once of the discovers of the connection between the weak force and electro-magnetism] had a really insightful comment about philosophy. He said it like nation states before the advent of the post office. The main purpose of nation states was simply to save one from other nation states. Same with philosophy, it only purpose is to save one from other philosophies.
That in fact goes along with Rav Nahman of Breslov who also has a particular warning even about "hashkafa" books even written by the great sages of Israel.
There might be something to this. He in particular was not very thrilled with the Guide for the Perplexed.
Steven Weinberg [once of the discovers of the connection between the weak force and electro-magnetism] had a really insightful comment about philosophy. He said it like nation states before the advent of the post office. The main purpose of nation states was simply to save one from other nation states. Same with philosophy, it only purpose is to save one from other philosophies.
