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Obviously this could work for any topic but I thought it was interesting: http://xefer.com/wikipedia
How every Wikipedia article links to Philosophy
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Discussion Overview
The discussion explores the connections between various topics and philosophy as illustrated by a specific website that generates topic trees linking to philosophy. Participants share their experiences with the tool and the unexpected paths it takes them through different subjects.
Discussion Character
- Exploratory
- Conceptual clarification
Main Points Raised
- One participant notes that the tool could work for any topic, suggesting a broad applicability.
- Another participant shares their experience of being linked from various topics to biology, humorously referencing aliens.
- A different user describes a diverse tree of topics leading to philosophy, including seemingly unrelated subjects like insects and Marilyn Monroe.
- One participant points out a peculiar feature of the website where philosophy appears automatically, prompting curiosity about its design.
- Another user mentions a personal journey from dichromate to philosophy in 13 steps, indicating a complex path.
- Several participants find humor in the unexpected connections between philosophers and other topics, such as heavy metal music linked to David Hume.
- One participant expresses amusement at the randomness of the connections, referring to the trees as examples of "Chinese Room AI in action."
- A participant shares a light-hearted experience of being linked to a surprisingly long branch that included "taco."
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants generally share a sense of amusement and curiosity about the connections made by the tool, but there is no consensus on the significance or implications of these connections.
Contextual Notes
The discussion does not delve into the underlying mechanisms of the tool or the philosophical implications of the connections made, leaving these aspects unexplored.
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Evo
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I tried several topics and they ended with biology. Ok, now the trees are showing up. Buwahaha... ALIENS!
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Andre
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I got an interesting tree with 'insects, hilbert space, marilyn monroe, charcoal, guitar, hohenzollern, chert, and enigma' .
It's all philosophy
It's all philosophy
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Bizarrely when one opens the website philosophy appears automatically and drops down beneath the screen (drag it up by clicking and dragging).
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epenguin
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I was taken from dichromate, on my mind earlier today, to philosophy in 13 steps.
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disregardthat
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Funny how the link between philosophers and philosophy is so far. The link from David Hume to Philosophy visits Heavy metal music.
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And rock music, which is not along the path from Philosophy to Michael Jackson.disregardthat said:
These trees are Chinese Room AI in action.
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Dembadon
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Thanks for the link! I finally have an understanding of what's it like to be in Mr. Colbert's mind.
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lisab
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I got a surprisingly long branch with "taco" 
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