Thank you
On Nov 2, 12:40 pm, einseele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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
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