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Which philosophy do you ascribe to and why?

Dina October 06, 2020 at 20:35 7075 views 26 comments
Just sheer curiosity.

Comments (26)

Pfhorrest October 07, 2020 at 06:48 #459433
On what topic?
Mayor of Simpleton October 07, 2020 at 09:38 #459461
Reply to Pfhorrest
My thought as well.
I don't really believe there are many folks who simply have a 'one-size-fits-all' philosophy for every occasion.
Dina October 07, 2020 at 12:10 #459477
Reply to Pfhorrest My bad! Perhaps, philosophies that most consistently influence you in your everyday life and thought process.
Mayor of Simpleton October 07, 2020 at 12:20 #459478
Quoting Dina
philosophies that most consistently influence you in your everyday life and thought process.


So what philosophies most often influence basically everything that could happen to you?

Well... I guess it can't get 'more specific' than that? ;)
Dina October 07, 2020 at 12:31 #459482
Reply to Mayor of Simpleton That’s one reading. I do like the broadness of the question though.
But, if you must have a more specific question, let me ask you this: Which philosophical subject has your interest? And with which philosophies, do you tend to think about it?
Mayor of Simpleton October 07, 2020 at 12:40 #459486
Quoting Dina
Which philosophical subject has your interest?


It's not a singular topic ever. It's always quite a few of them.

Quoting Dina
And with which philosophies, do you tend to think about it?


As many as address the topic(s) that I can find and have time to look into.

I can't really be more specific than the question is specific.

EDIT:

Could you simply find an answer to this broad question by reading through the treads and posts of others here in the Philosophy Forums? Essentially if they are responding to a topic, it's probably of their interest and what they write and whom they reference might give a tell as to the possible philosophies they think about and sort of endorse or reject.

One thing I can say is that one cannot realistically expect a specific answer to a generalized question. Vagueness will simply lead to more vagueness.
Dina October 07, 2020 at 12:48 #459488
Fair enough! :)

I will be more specific in my future posts. One learns everyday!
Mww October 07, 2020 at 13:08 #459493
Reply to Dina

I ascribe to reason; I philosophize in accordance with my reason conditioned by a particular philosophy.
Pfhorrest October 07, 2020 at 17:09 #459543
I did a similar thread to this a while back with a bunch of more specific questions:

https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/7036/whats-your-philosophy
Dina October 07, 2020 at 17:29 #459550
Reply to Pfhorrest Thanks! I will check it out!
Dina October 07, 2020 at 17:33 #459552
Reply to Mayor of Simpleton

As aforesaid, I will be more specific in my future posts. You’re entitled to your opinion regarding vagueness and the rest. That said, I might have been curious about what people would come up with. I guess there isn’t much room for lightheartedness and curiosity here.
Dina October 07, 2020 at 17:36 #459554
Reply to Mww Thanks for your reply! And how would you define what you call “reason” in your reply?
Mayor of Simpleton October 07, 2020 at 17:58 #459555
Quoting Dina
I guess there isn’t much room for lightheartedness and curiosity here.


Why on earth would you reach such a conclusion?


Mww October 07, 2020 at 19:14 #459572
Reply to Dina

Reason: the innate capacity of the human cognitive system to generate inferences by means of conceptions.

I suppose one gets to choose his own.
Gus Lamarch October 07, 2020 at 20:28 #459583
Quoting Dina
Just sheer curiosity.


Positive-Egoism.

Egoism is the nature of humanity and we should accept it.
praxis October 07, 2020 at 20:49 #459590
Stoicism.

Because we are a social species endowed with the capacity of reason.
180 Proof October 08, 2020 at 07:11 #459671
Quoting Dina
My bad! Perhaps, philosophies that most consistently influence you in your everyday life and thought process.

:chin: Mostly, I suspect ...

absurdism [P.W. Zapffe, C. Rosset, (A. Murray) ...]
anarchism [P. Kropotkin, A. Camus, H. Arendt, N. Chomsky ...]
immanentism [Epicurus, (Hillel the Elder), B. Spinoza, P. Foot ...]

Quoting Dina
Which philosophical subject has your interest?

Agency (re: how to optimize it - like how e.g. yoga, tai chi, aikido, rock climbing, orienteering, caretaking, (deep) ecology, etc optimizes - maintains - 'fitness').

And with which philosophies, do you tend to think about it?

(See above.)
Pantagruel October 08, 2020 at 18:04 #459785
Meliorism
Albero October 15, 2020 at 19:27 #461577
Moral anti-realism
PeterJones October 19, 2020 at 15:34 #462674
Reply to Dina Yes. I suppose you could call it 'non-dualism'. I endorse this because it appears to be true and because it solves all philosophical problems. .
Adr October 20, 2020 at 00:23 #462926
Traditionalism. But I can relate to any anti-materialistic/consumerist ideology that focuses on a higher meaning.
healing-anger October 31, 2020 at 17:42 #466894
Reply to praxis

I am new on this forum. Same here, it's Stoicism for me.
praxis October 31, 2020 at 18:27 #466907
Reply to healing-anger

Welcome, my brotha!
Francis Earl December 06, 2020 at 19:15 #477503
I think that ascribing to any particular philosophy is problematic because it means you have ready made answers before the question.

Generally, through the process of henosis, I have a particular approach to understanding founded on the unity of opposites that results from a realization of monad. This causes me to recognize that if conflict is arising I am at least partially wrong if not completely wrong, else it couldn't arise. This wrongness includes clarity of expression, so my immediate response is usually to understand their view and respond from there. This is made easier from a foundation of ataraxia or apatheia, whereas if I'm having difficulty accepting the other there is some hubris in me.

I think this general openness to engage is a function of sophrosyne, and a genuine pursuit of the truest truth results in eudemonia...

These are all general philosophical notions that apply to any genuine philosophical school, though, I think that determining the details based on a particular system is problematic exactly because it enters into a realm of abstraction and ceases to be necessarily practical.

Yet, I am not strictly practical, because I analyze my own behavior if I venture away from these things.
Rxspence December 18, 2020 at 15:56 #481080
I consider philosophy a method of Reasoning
a set of rules that do not change
different philosophies suggest different realities
unless you can agree on concrete facts discussion is futile
Valentinus December 30, 2020 at 23:49 #483771
Reply to Dina
The interest that prompts one to follow certain lines of thinking is an "ascribing" of a kind. It is not necessarily something adopted as some kind of last word.
We are drawn to many points of view that don't agree with each other and can even indicate an outright conflict regarding outcomes and ideas about obligations.
So a practice called for from someone like Kierkegaard is mixed up with something required in Zhuangzi. If it doesn't shape your choices, the words are pixels on a page.