basically i would like to discuss the ivory tower effect which i read from some article.... philosophy as you probably already know is from the greek "love of wisdom" and this is all very good, loving wisdom is an admirable goal and wisdom sometimes seems to be in short supply so it is important that we continue to philosophize, however more and more i notice that those who claim to be philosophers love philosophy more than wisdom, they engage in increasingly futile attempts not to discover truth but to win arguments, to appear to have loved some wisdom into their head and i fear that it will inevitably lead to the loss of all wisdom (a trend which, and this may be me being a pessimistic pragmatist, seems to be manifesting itself in our own time)i wonder is there hope for philosophy? how is it that in questioning the "basic principles", a philosopher can delude themselves into thinking they have found not truth but Truth?