So, I am asking how do you see the idea of despair, and hope, as philosophical concepts in making sense of the navigation of life possibilities? How may ideas of despair be juggled effectively, to go beyond the deadend of pessimism and thinking? To what extent is nihilism a 'realistic' philosophy or a flawed one? — Jack Cummins
I wonder to what extent despair is a temperament or a philosophical perspective? Also, to what extent is it a chosen viewpoint or one arrived at through outer experience of suffering? — Jack Cummins
Pleasure may be possible in the midst of the most bleak views of life. — Jack Cummins
Are philosophies which encourage 'hope' and 'positivity' amidst harsh outer circumstances, mere ideologies? — Jack Cummins
Despair, and hope, are constructed in subjective and intersubjective ways; this may mean that the spectrum between hope and despair is a continuum. — Jack Cummins
I ask about despair: to what extent is it an emotional framework or a rational evaluation of suffering in life? — Jack Cummins
If may be so much easier to endure ideas of negativity in physical comfort and wealth than in conditions of poverty, austerity and physical suffering. — Jack Cummins
So, to what extent do pessimism and optimism have a determining role in the conjuring of our own life experiences and circumstances? — Jack Cummins
Alternatively, to what extent do our experiences and circumstances determine our philosophical outlooks? — Jack Cummins
What is the arguments for Camus' idea of despair in his existentialism? i.e. why does he think it is the case?The idea of despair has been developed further within existentialism, especially by Camus, — Jack Cummins
In other words, to what extent is the idea and emotions of despair different when focused upon personal or artistic concerns or wider ones about how humanity and the planet? — Jack Cummins
I wonder to what extent despair is a temperament or a philosophical perspective? Also, to what extent is it a chosen viewpoint or one arrived at through outer experience of suffering? — Jack Cummins
So, I am asking how do you see the idea of despair, and hope, as philosophical concepts in making sense of the navigation of life possibilities? How may ideas of despair be juggled effectively, to go beyond the deadend of pessimism and thinking? To what extent is nihilism a 'realistic' philosophy or a flawed one? — Jack Cummins
:up: :up:How may ideas of despair be juggled effectively, to go beyond the deadend of pessimism and thinking — Jack Cummins
"You can't lose what you ain't never had" goes an old blues. In other words, without indulging yourself in hope, you won't ever have any hope to lose – no despair. "Amor fati", says Freddy Z and "Ja-sagen zum Leben" despite life's sorrows and in order to fully savor – eternalize – life's joys. IME, courage is first, above all other life-stances: the courage to live by only what we know, the courage to love despite as well as because of and the courage to thrive from whatever happens: sorrow, boredom or joy. :fire:So, I am asking how do you see the idea of despair, and hope, as philosophical concepts in making sense of the navigation of life possibilities? — Jack Cummins
Courage. That is the enabling virtue. All the other virtues are empty without courage. — Cornel West, at The New School, NYC 2023
Thinking of your ideas on mind created reality, I do wonder about the role of mind in leading to stated of despair. It may be that each of us creates one's own heavens and hells through nursing our own inner demons. I wonder about the role of the subconscious mind in self sabotage and in the nature of experiences in the physical world. In other words, do the dramas in life arise on account of subconscious aspects of will. — Jack Cummins
The great thing about a hard run is the feeling you get after you shower. Your whole body feels utterly new, like it’s been taken apart and re-assembled, in a good way. — Wayfarer
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