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Why do some philosophers talk like Yoda?

I’ve read Aristotle, Kant and Aquinas (albeit the readings were translations) and they all phrase their sentences so weirdly and there are so many double negatives everywhere. It’s so hard to read.
gpt
> Why do some philosophers talk like Yoda?

If you mean why are philosophical writings written in a manner that you're not used to reading, usually the answer is that you're not used to reading philosophy--which is, of course, the context of most philosophical writings. The good news is that if you keep reading philosophy, this is a problem that solves itself.

Depending on the case in question, this factor may be complicated by their writing in a different language than the ones you speak, their writing in a different historical period than that you're familiar with, and their writing in a different cultural context than that you're familiar with. Though the same good news largely applies here: the more you read material which challenges your present reading level, the more your reading skills will improve, and the less you'll struggle with these sorts of issues.

These are challenges which may be exacerbated in our current climate, insofar as primary and secondary education does not seem to be reliably teaching functional literacy to the level one might wish. But again, this is a problem that the individual can fix for themselves by committing to an ongoing habit of reading.