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July 10, 2014, 12:53:01 AM |
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If you don't get bogged down by this obsession with "jobs" and "money" and all other things mundane and meaningless, you may find the work done by philosophers to be quite fruitful. And I consider that true for existential and metaphysical philosophers as well as those who analyze less abstract subjects like logic and symbology.
Really, the importance one places on the notion of philosophy, and certainly metaphysics, I think, boils down to the importance one places on the mundane. If you care only about money and other mundane pleasures, of course you will scoff at philosophers. You've set an arbitrary threshold for what defines meaning, that being the limits of your perception, of your static reality. But what is perception, but something radically subjective (by definition not truth)? People like to act like they know the world like the back of their hand -- they know nothing about nothing.
Anyway, I'm a nihilist in many senses. I think knowledge of truth is impossible by definition, at least for us lowly humans. Perception is everything -- and one's perception of the mundane being the only existing reality, the only important reality -- is simply one perception. One interpretation. It's the easiest road to take, so most take it.
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July 10, 2014, 04:15:47 AM |
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I had a friend that majored in philosophy in college. Yeah he is now in hotel management.  He makes good money and all, but I don't think there's much in the way of jobs. You're not gonna be a professor -- a billion and one people want that job. |
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July 10, 2014, 04:33:46 AM |
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They help evolve human consciousness. The great are prossecuted or attacked for their abstract conceptualizations.
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July 10, 2014, 10:36:49 AM |
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philosophers always think on any subject with multiple ways . They never believe any thing from one angle. They try to co relate all the stuffs
with God and good or bad Karmas. According to them everything happens for a reason and a super power is governing all activities of the earth
when they become graduate they try to become teacher and teaches philosophy
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July 10, 2014, 10:46:27 AM |
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philosophers always think on any subject with multiple ways . They never believe any thing from one angle. They try to co relate all the stuffs
with God and good or bad Karmas. According to them everything happens for a reason and a super power is governing all activities of the earth
when they become graduate they try to become teacher and teaches philosophy
They perpetuate superstition. "Karma". |
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July 10, 2014, 11:30:21 AM |
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philosophers always think on any subject with multiple ways . They never believe any thing from one angle. They try to co relate all the stuffs
with God and good or bad Karmas. According to them everything happens for a reason and a super power is governing all activities of the earth
when they become graduate they try to become teacher and teaches philosophy
They perpetuate superstition. "Karma". 'Real' philosophers trained in philosophy definitely do not do such things. Anyone can call themselves a philosopher and attach any illogical superstitious ideas to the label of philosophy. But that doesn't make it true. |
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July 10, 2014, 12:01:40 PM |
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I know someone who thinks he is a Philosopher.
what he do is have a bag of weed on is side and light up every now and then.
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LostDutchman
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July 10, 2014, 01:42:53 PM |
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I know someone who thinks he is a Philosopher.
what he do is have a bag of weed on is side and light up every now and then.
Sounds lke most of them. |
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July 10, 2014, 02:42:01 PM |
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I know someone who thinks he is a Philosopher.
what he do is have a bag of weed on is side and light up every now and then.
Most professors do the same thing. |
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CEG5952
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July 10, 2014, 03:29:58 PM |
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I know someone who thinks he is a Philosopher.
what he do is have a bag of weed on is side and light up every now and then.
Most professors do the same thing. Bingo, haha. Most of the more intelligent people I've met in my life were weed smokers. I know people say things like this to make them look dumb, but... just not my experience. |
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July 10, 2014, 03:30:28 PM |
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They work at Starbucks. |
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July 11, 2014, 02:29:57 AM |
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They help evolve human consciousness. The great are prossecuted or attacked for their abstract conceptualizations.
Totally. This thread is a case in point.  People can balk all they want at philosophy, but even on a personal level, I found that approaching existential questions with an open mind really helped me grow as a person, and helped to put things in perspective. Science offers little in the way of answers -- remember when scientists thought the Earth was flat? And when Newtonian physics was gospel? -- so the questions are worth asking. But you need a day job. |
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July 11, 2014, 02:35:35 AM |
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i'm not even sure.. i hated my philosophy teacher in college, since he was kind of avant garde and just ranted about nonsense that no one else understood. it's probably just convoluted logical thinking about the ethos of man.
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July 11, 2014, 07:59:46 AM |
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i'm not even sure.. i hated my philosophy teacher in college, since he was kind of avant garde and just ranted about nonsense that no one else understood. it's probably just convoluted logical thinking about the ethos of man.
Your school probably had a continental philosophy department. That's the outdated style. Modern analytical philosophy based on hard logic and attempting to understand what knowledge is(epistemology) is where most schools are at now. |
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July 11, 2014, 03:37:21 PM |
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Science and religion are not versatile enough to provide a credible picture of the universe we exist in. Philosophy was created to provide additional padding in an attempt to rein in the inquisitive mind. Basically philosophers are dreamers and they are important assets. They are sometimes used to provide possible explanations and connections in situations where the hard limits of science and religion make it difficult to have a satisfying answer through established ways  |
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July 11, 2014, 03:39:05 PM |
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i'm not even sure.. i hated my philosophy teacher in college, since he was kind of avant garde and just ranted about nonsense that no one else understood. it's probably just convoluted logical thinking about the ethos of man.
meh, i hated my intro to philosophy prof. he was a real douche, very rigid. that class scared me off from pursuing philosophy academically, which is a shame because it is a favorite pursuit of mine. |
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July 11, 2014, 05:38:00 PM |
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Science offers little in the way of answers -- remember when scientists thought the Earth was flat? And when Newtonian physics was gospel? -- so the questions are worth asking.
you totally just blew my mind I AM GOING TO MAJOR IN PHILOSOPHY NOW |
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July 11, 2014, 05:46:51 PM |
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i'm not even sure.. i hated my philosophy teacher in college, since he was kind of avant garde and just ranted about nonsense that no one else understood. it's probably just convoluted logical thinking about the ethos of man.
meh, i hated my intro to philosophy prof. he was a real douche, very rigid. that class scared me off from pursuing philosophy academically, which is a shame because it is a favorite pursuit of mine. my teacher wasn't rigid, it's just that he didn't teach shit. i never learned about plato, socrates, or any other of the revolutionaries. all he talked about was the nature of man to play many characters.. most of that shit was incoherent. it was an easy A though. |
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July 11, 2014, 06:12:52 PM |
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Look at Dank. His posts are written in a 'philosopher' way. Although, some of us may find it frustrating, some might absorb their knowledge, information or bullshit. I believe philosophers are presenting you with a point, a view or opinion on something or someone. Or maybe they are sharing their knowledge and/or opinion or maybe their way of life. Basically, they speak and write about their perspective about objects, life and other shit.
They try to enlighten, Persuade, or guide.
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July 11, 2014, 06:29:57 PM |
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Look at Dank. His posts are written in a 'philosopher' way. Although, some of us may find it frustrating, some might absorb their knowledge, information or bullshit. I believe philosophers are presenting you with a point, a view or opinion on something or someone. Or maybe they are sharing their knowledge and/or opinion or maybe their way of life. Basically, they speak and write about their perspective about objects, life and other shit.
They try to enlighten, Persuade, or guide.
no that's bullshit, dank is not a philosopher.. it's more like new age spirituality tinged with psychosis. |
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