Holmes and Watson are on a camping trip. In the middle of the night Holmes wakes up and gives Dr. Watson a nudge. Watson he says, look up in the sky and tell me what you see.I see millions of stars, Holmes, says Watson.And what do you conclude from that, Watson?Watson thinks for a moment. Well, he says, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Meterologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I see that God is all-powerful, and we are small and insignficant. Uh, what does it tell you, Holmes?Watson, you idiot! Someone has stolen our tent!
This, in the end, is the prime purpose of a philosophy: to give us lucid ways to think about the world and how to live in it.
Holmes and Watson are on a camping trip. In the middle of the night Holmes wakes up and gives Dr. Watson a nudge. Watson he says, look up in the sky and tell me what you see.I see millions of stars, Holmes, says Watson.And what do you conclude from that, Watson?Watson thinks for a moment. Well, he says, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Meterologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I see that God is all-powerful, and we are small and insignficant. Uh, what does it tell you, Holmes?Watson, you idiot! Someone has stolen our tent!