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20351134 No.20351134 [Reply] [Original]

Can someone who can only parrot the ideas of others really be called a philosopher? If I wrote a book and 80 to 90% of its content was ripped from a previously written one, I'm not an author but an editor
at best and a plagiarist at worst.

>> No.20351203

>>20351134
Of course! Commentary and general discussion are how philosophy operates and moves forward (admittedly, this typically involves a great deal of added concepts). Religion AND scientific research also both heavily rely on such methods, and philosophy is no different in that sense. Restatement or rephrasing of someone else's body of work is not inherently an issue. A majority of the time, I would disagree

>> No.20351220

>>20351134
you use words created from others and parrot their ideas as your own but yes the little bit of creativity in how you incorrectly spell and punctuate is far from you being an editor at best and plagiarist at worst.

>> No.20351297
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20351297

>>20351134
There’s nothing new in art. To create is to recreate in interesting combinations of what’s come before.
There’s more to tell, but enough secrets for you.

>> No.20351348

>>20351134
It depends how good your 10% is.

>> No.20351350

>>20351203
>Commentary and general discussion are how philosophy operates and moves forward
Pretty sure that counts as original content, chief.