Radical policy change can be a reflection of ignorance or arrogance and a disappointment with a minor aspect of society. This post looks at just one example.
Category: Thinking
Seeking Status through Authenticity
To be immediately distinguished from, and contrasted to seeking “statis“, whether through it’s rhetorical and judicial interpretations or via it’s medical or dramatic definitions. In fact, especially against its dramatic form, as “a state or condition in which there is no action or progress; static situation: dramatic stasis”. Why start a thought on ‘status’ by pondering ‘statis’? Because statis is…
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Wanderlust
And sometimes there are times, when times just ask you to sit for some time, and not think but just be.
Time is Nothing // Around The World Time Lapse from Kien Lam on Vimeo.
Happiness
And other times you just want to smile.
Descartes suspended belief to gain a greater understanding of his world,
and by doing so, recognised that he existed while he was thinking.
There can be times when achieving an understanding of existence is best obtained by going one step further,
and suspending thinking.
Just a thought.
Not Good
Is there any point arguing while the house is burning down? The United States political arena is often held up as a shining example of robust, passionate debate about issues that count. A living example of how a country should be and how active involvement ensures that the ‘will of the people’ is enforced. Robust democratic debate or just soapbox…
And why bother with philosophy?
Is this a strange question given my incredibly strong interest in the subject matter, which is at the core of philosophy? i think it is not and will set out below my reasoning. But let’s just start with the answer. We should bother with philosophy because as a species, we are losing our individuality. It is only through taking the…