Welcome the Philosopher

Let us consider how to engage the more philosophical visitors we may encounter. Philosophers like to argue but mostly by thinking about something you haven't thought of yet. We'll consider some examples and then draw some conclusions.

Bertrand Russell with his children, John and Kate. wikimedia

In the early 20th century, Russell led the British "revolt against idealism". He is considered one of the founders of analytic philosophy along with his predecessor Gottlob Frege, colleague G. E. Moore, and protégé Ludwig Wittgenstein. wikipedia

We aspire to converse with a broad audience over a long period of time while integrating our ideas with those of others. This way we might lead a revolt, like Russell, in thought that matters.

Our challenge is to prepare pages worth reading and then arrange them within our wiki home to be read by those visitors of like mind. We expect our best work to be replicated in their homes where it will extend or redirect our work based on their best in their context.

Like Russell, we will have predecessors, colleagues and protégés repeatedly visiting each other's wiki homes as our collective attention and thus or work slowly evolves over a lifetime.

Sometimes our work will be forgotten as attentions move elsewhere only to be rediscovered years later. When we make other's work our own then self-citation becomes virtuous as credit has not been forgotten. We have some obligation to reinterpret our collections in each new context. This will often involve forking old work into our new homes as we move about.