I Like Philosophy
After the age of 16, I was drawn to philosophy. I think for me the questions of life have always felt so central to my life. So that how I answered them impacted how i felt.
Sometimes it seems you justify your own depression with pseudo philosophy. However, even as i've made adjustments in my life to maintain a healthier mind, i still find myself bothered by philosophical issues.
The philosophical issues that concern me are to do with how to live a meaningful life that is consistent with it being rational. I'm not satisified with modern thinking that claims we have to create our own meaning because I think that tends to just lead one to mindless consumerism. I need a careful and reflective basis for the way I live my life.
I'm sympathetic to thinkers like Roger Scruton, Heidegger, and Nietzsche (his eternal recurrence). However, I also think that Kant is important for helping an individual see the limits of human rationality, and so it can help us clear our expectations of what a rationale for a meaningful life could be.
According to Roger Scruton, when we reflect on these fundamental questions of morality, God, and death, we tend to naturally fall into mystical idea given the limit of human reason to find an answer in this area. I find that quite compelling.
On another note, I don't find modern humanism or scientisim at all intellectually attractive or convincing, although thats perhaps obvious.
Sometimes it seems you justify your own depression with pseudo philosophy. However, even as i've made adjustments in my life to maintain a healthier mind, i still find myself bothered by philosophical issues.
The philosophical issues that concern me are to do with how to live a meaningful life that is consistent with it being rational. I'm not satisified with modern thinking that claims we have to create our own meaning because I think that tends to just lead one to mindless consumerism. I need a careful and reflective basis for the way I live my life.
I'm sympathetic to thinkers like Roger Scruton, Heidegger, and Nietzsche (his eternal recurrence). However, I also think that Kant is important for helping an individual see the limits of human rationality, and so it can help us clear our expectations of what a rationale for a meaningful life could be.
According to Roger Scruton, when we reflect on these fundamental questions of morality, God, and death, we tend to naturally fall into mystical idea given the limit of human reason to find an answer in this area. I find that quite compelling.
On another note, I don't find modern humanism or scientisim at all intellectually attractive or convincing, although thats perhaps obvious.
