Do you consider yourself a philosopher?
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There is much to understand about philosophy and it took me 29 years to understand that there is more to the world than me.
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Sad sort of world if true. Wouldn't philosophy be 'best served' in lives well-lived, rather than in bons mots?stormy phillips wrote:I see philosophy best served in quotes, good quotes, ones that make you think like a philosopher ought to, rather than skim over and use either in defence or to jest with. All good sayings ought to be revered like ones good friend, spend some time with them and as you get to know them, you begin to see why. They are like doors, waiting to be opened by the master key, there are many keys, which one are you?
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So you shouldn't let your feelings guide your decisions. Rather, you should program your feelings to respond to things that are logically and morally abhorrent. Even then however, you should always only let your reason determined your actions, in case your emotions malfunction or respond wrong.
As to philosophy, anyone even thinks about philosophy is a philosopher technically.
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The shadow is my metaphor for the darker intentions of my mind.
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Must be....will do.dparrott wrote:I am not wise and I am not ignorant so I must be a philosopher.
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How's that working out for you? I imagine you must be dead by now, but if you're not then I'd be interested to hear how you're getting on.SentientExExperiment wrote:Philosophy is my life. I rather philosophise than eat, drink, answers nature's calls, or answer my shadow's calls.
The shadow is my metaphor for the darker intentions of my mind.
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It comes down to understanding the basic principles that most others are blatantly unaware of.
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You did it again.dparrott wrote:Invictus_88 , I haven't seen you answer the forum question. Did you just join this one to pick on other people's answers?
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Indeed, because I didn't answer. The answer is no, though. I have no Ph.D and no philosophy distinctive enough to punch at that sort of level. I've also not put any philosophical tracts forward to be published, let alone had any accepted.dparrott wrote:Invictus_88 , I haven't seen you answer the forum question. Did you just join this one to pick on other people's answers?
I clearly did indeed join this one to pick holes in peoples' answers, so - in that limited sense - you could accuse me of philosophy...but I'd still reject it.
Edit: Slow down, eh? Give a person time to write!
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