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What recommendations exist for constructively selecting discussion partners? Nietzsche considered discussions to be decadent, as they expose others, and he rejected them. Schopenhauer, on the other hand, offered recommendations, stating that one should only engage in discussions when the other person is similarly intelligent and knowledgeable, much like in a duel. Are there other positions on this? Which philosophers have thought more deeply about this?

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    I care about both, not just dialectics, which I would subsume under the term discussion—meaning any conversation that aims to be constructive. Commented Mar 12, 2025 at 12:41
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    I didn't mean my comment negatively, so I don't understand the reaction right now. Commented Mar 12, 2025 at 12:49
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    that's ok! neither did i! conversation can be misleading or it can bring things together. Commented Mar 12, 2025 at 13:00
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    However, it is not one. Commented Mar 12, 2025 at 16:06
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    I think we would want our discussion partners to be friendly, respectful and patient, beside being intelligent. One philosopher who was especially concerned with the form of philosophical discussions was Socrates. One recent book which recommends Socrates and Socratic dialogues as models is Callard's Open Socrates Commented Mar 21, 2025 at 15:24

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