and my wife has no choice but to eventually agree with my views in everyday matters (but I do not want to suppress her). — Astorre
Does philosophical thinking change your approach to relationships, friendships, and love? If so, how? — Astorre
Ethics in Action: How do you personally resolve ethical contradictions that arise in your everyday life? — Astorre
Coping with Life's Challenges: Does your knowledge of philosophy help you deal with life's difficulties, losses, or existential anxiety? — Astorre
Balancing Depth and Superficiality: How do you find a balance between your philosophical mindset and the superficiality you encounter in others? — Astorre
I admit honestly. Often I deliberately reject any rational knowledge and make a decision simply on the basis of what I want (without explaining the reasons) without relieving myself of responsibility for such a decision. In the end, I am just a person. I believe that it is very important to allow myself this. — Astorre
Thought experiment: You walk into a room where a stranger is about to commit suicide. What do you do? — Astorre
Have you ever felt the urge to take stock of your own paradigm? — Astorre
It would be difficult for me to assess in your place what exactly is minimizing suffering: letting someone commit suicide or letting someone live :grin: — Astorre
At the time, the nearest thing I could find in Western culture to the enlightenment I was seeking was via the Gnostics. — Wayfarer
"Ethical contradictions" have yet to "arise" in (my) everyday life. However, when faced with a dilemma / tradeoff, I try to discern (mostly by habit) the lesser harmful alternative and choose that one.How do you personally resolve ethical contradictions that arise in your everyday life? — Astorre
No.Does your knowledge of philosophy help you deal with life's difficulties, losses, or existential anxiety?
I try to regard them as persons – Others in Levinas' sense (or I-You's as per Buber) aka "ends-in-themselves" / "fellow sufferers" – before I judge that they are "superficial" (or anything else).How do you find a balance between your philosophical mindset and the superficiality you encounter in others?
Only in so far as it makes my "approach" more reflective and much less instrumental.Does philosophical thinking change your approach to relationships, friendships, and love? If so, how?
No. — 180 Proof
Coping with Life's Challenges: Does your knowledge of philosophy help you deal with life's difficulties, losses, or existential anxiety?
Balancing Depth and Superficiality: How do you find a balance between your philosophical mindset and the superficiality you encounter in others?
Does philosophical thinking change your approach to relationships, friendships, and love? If so, how? — Astorre
I think life difficulties are much more defined or informed by one's temperament more than what some intelligent person said back in the day. — Manuel
You can gain perspective and even insight in philosophy, but I don't think it will change the way you face problems, not unlike thinking that studying psychology will let you read other people's minds (it won't). — Manuel
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