There's nothing one can do, but I'm with you with all my heart. Georges.
--- On Wed, 11/5/08, chazwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: chazwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [epistemology 9717] Re: Practical philosophy > To: "Epistemology" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 10:49 AM > Thanks Greg, > The treatment is a real ordeal. I can > now see the > end in sight. I have five more radiotherapy sessions to go > through, > but that is when it gets really hard, as the effects are > delayed by up > to two more weeks. There after the recovery period can be > months, but > should be almost human by Xmas. > I often wonder if the treatment is worse than the disease. > I am ready > to die, as we all must. > There are many types of cancer and treatments. Getting a > tumor in the > head and neck area is one of the worse in terms of > treatment side > effects: dry mouth, nausea, constant bad taste, loss of > saliva, > negative appetite, skin burns on the ear and neck.. I could > go on. > Some of these will be life-long. > I've lost 28lbs in weight over 5 weeks so far. > Along the way if someone had handed me a button to end it > all I would > have pressed it (probably when I was puking up blood and > bile). > But what keeps me going is the bond I feel for my partner > and 13 yo > son for whom my death would be devastating: such is as it > is to be > human: to love and be loved: the human experience. > I think it is the power of imagination; that I can feel > what it might > be like to have a loved one die; to put myself in their > position. > > Chaz > > > On Nov 4, 8:01 am, Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Hello Chazwin > > thanks a lot for the great enlightement. your post is > great, awesome. > > It offered me a perspective that I did not have about > philosophy. Yes > > I have my reservations > > about the current state of philosophy, but your point > of view is > > instructive, it has helped me get a broader view on > the subject. I > > still have questions on why the relevance of > philosophy to the masses, > > since by nature it excludes the majority through the > use of vague and > > idealistic themes and the like. > > > > My heart goes out to you on your current situation, > Your great > > attitude and positive perspective to such an > experience leaves me to > > one conclusion. > > You are a great men. I trust in all confidence that > you will get > > through this. I have an uncle who was diagnised with > cancer, and he is > > a survivor. One thing I noticed about him that I have > noticed also in > > you that was critical to him going through the whole > ordeal was his > > great attitude and realism. > > > > Be blessed and stay blessed. > > > > Regards > > > > Greg > > > > On Nov 1, 8:04 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- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Epistemology" group. 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