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Melissa Jane wrote: ↑November 3rd, 2022, 10:26 am
Some people become philosophical after reading philosophy books or when they have favorite philosophy authors. However, most people become philosophical due to their own experiences. The hardships (or luck thereof) forces them to think a certain way and, therefore, formulate philosophies to live by. What would you say inspired your philosophies (made you philosophical)? Is there any single event that you think pivoted your general outlook on life?
Hi,
Melissa Jane,
Thank you for your question!
I have always been interested in philosophy for as long as I can remember, even before I knew the word philosophy and knew it was called philosophy.
My older sisters knew that, and they would bring me home some of their old college books about philosophy or related subjects when I was young. So I was probably like 12 or 13 when I first read
Plato's Republic, for instance. I suspect it's a little bit of a chicken and egg situation because we can wonder: did they keep bringing the books because I loved philosophy so much, or did I learn to love philosophy so much because they kept bringing me the books? I don't know. And once you get marked as the guy who likes philosophy, they don't just give you the used ones anymore but buy you new ones from the store.
For what it's worth, I do remember buying
Beyond Einstein by Dr. Michio Kaku from Barnes and Noble inside the local shopping mall when I was in middle school. That was the first time I learned about String Theory and the first time I ever heard of Michio Kaku. I didn't get too much from the book at that young age, as a lot of it was above my head, but I did immediately start looking up String Theory on the internet and found some websites that summarized some of the concepts more understandably.
Another factor that affected my outlook on life is that I spent a lot of time at home alone as a kid, very much more than most. I didn't realize it at the time, but looking back on it over the years, I see how that shaped me in a way that most don't get to be shaped, especially when it comes to (1) being very introverted (which I am) and (2) my general approach to things like self-sufficiency, individualism, self-responsibility, self-discipline, etc.
With love,
Eckhart Aurelius Hughes
a.k.a. Scott
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