Hi Chaz! Impressed by your outstanding post, I just want to be with you whoever we are. You will prevail, you did already all the best
Carlos On Nov 1, 3:04 pm, chazwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sometimes philosophy may seem detached from ones everyone activities, > but that is because we often talk about the details. But it is the > detail upon which we build our overall outlook and approach to life. > ANd it is with these broad brush strokes or philosophical stands that > we can apply our life strategies. > Lately, having being diagnosed with cancer and currently undergoing a > severe and aggressive treatment regime, I have found muc consolation > in the philosophies of Sartre and Albert Camus, especially the notion > epitomised by the utter absurdity of life. With this type of outlook > there is no guilt, fear, blame, false hope, there is only me and my > experience of my treatment and the result. > Nothing else makes sense: I am not being punished by god, there is no > bad karma: cancer is a denial of ID and an affirmation of scientific > method. This philosophy has enabled me to more easily come to terms > with my inevitable mortality. > If your philosophy does not do this for you then maybe you should > consider some others? > > On Oct 31, 12:52 pm, Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Philosophy has become a field were people indulge in discussions that > > have no value to practical life, especially if we are to consider the > > amount of application of the mental faculties that is expanded in > > arguing over terminology instead of solving the issue at hand. The > > definition of philosophy is itself subject to many, varied and complex > > permutations that do not add value to the field of study. > > > The techniques of philosophy would eliminate most of the practical > > benefits derived from science, engineering and technology if they were > > applied in those fields today. Philosophy has developed to a > > intangible, connceptually incoherent and useless field of study with > > no benefits to everyday life. This is undoubtedly not the essence of > > true philosophy, even in the more abstract things of life we use > > common sense and practical reasoning to come to conclusions. > > > Philosophy in essence should provide and solidify the knowledge > > frameworks of everyday life permutations, adding value to humanity. > > > A Call for practical philosophy > > > Greg --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Epistemology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/epistemology?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
