[MD] continental and analytic philosophy

[Andre Broersen]

Ian to DMB:
I think Matt (and gav and others) are right though ... that there is
an important style difference between "professional philosophy" on the
one hand, trying to situate these arguments in the existing (US
Pragmatist) canon, and those of us amateurs on the other who are
simply comfortable with the obvious facts, enough to get with worrying
about how best to apply them to real life beyond professional
philsophy.

Andre:
Does the 'style difference between 'profesional philosophy' and 'us
amateurs' (trying to apply the 'obvious facts' [obvious to whom I
wonder]) make for this difficulty of applying them to 'real life'?

Or has professional philosophy moved so much away from 'real life'
that the 'style difference' reflects this and that it therefore
doesn't really matter/or beyond comprehension...to 'us amateurs?

Or how does this compare with Pirsig's stance that if you do not
create a metaphysics/ philosophy that in some ways makes for a better
world then forget it (other than retaining some sort of interest
within philosophical academia)?

Just interested.
Andre