Philosopher Profiles
The Folk
(252,004 B.C. — Current)
The Folk are the source of 'folk' moral theory. They are the set of all humans that are not philosophers, such that for all xs, if x is a human and x is not a philosopher then x is a member of The Folk.
It is not unusual to find The Folk being followed by anywhere between one and eighteen moral philosophers*, all hoping to find the secret of folk morality.
Most philosophers look down on The Folk. This is demonstrated in the insults commonly used by philosophers such as “Go Folk yourself” and “Folk you”.
Interesting Fact: The correct term for a group of moral philosophers is a ‘mumble’, as in “Look Ma, it's a mumble of moral philosophers!”
Written By: Mark Wales
Created: 19th March, 2008 | Last Updated: —
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(Image of The Folk has a Creative Commons by-nc-sa license. Photo by Dunechaser)
Photograph
The folk. In Lego form.
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Main Contributions:
Folk Morality -
Quotation:
“Stop staring at me like that! Bloody philosophers.” -
Key Areas:
Moral theory -
Annoying Habits:
Disagreeing about what the right thing to do is. -
Nicknames:
The Folk, People, The Set of Humans That Does Not Include Philosophers, Everyone Else, Them
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- Logic: 3
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