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Albert Keirkenhaur

['Member']Joined: August 27, 2016 at 22:39Last active: September 09, 2016 at 02:0410 discussions27 comments

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I post a lot. I was introduced to philosophy not too long ago and it seems like I'm rather hooked now. Existentialism/Nihilism/Absurdism have all grabbed my interest and I find that once you become properly engaged in this kind of stuff, it becomes something of a passion. Maybe it all really started with my fear of death, and the ball got rolling from there. Currently the direction I'm headed is an interest in meaning, and the absurdity of the world. I admire Camus quite a lot. Same with Kierkegaard. Presently i'm trying to comprehend Sartre and his ideology's.

Favourite Philosopher

Albert Camus, Soren Kierkegaard

Discussions (10)

Words

September 03, 2016 at 20:11 18 comments Philosophy of Language

Self Inquiry

August 29, 2016 at 16:59 42 comments General Philosophy

Comments

In: Words  — view comment
True. it's fascinating that we're programmed in such a way. Kinda like how nature ''knows'' to give us a liver for filtration, or eyes for vision.
September 03, 2016 at 21:40
In: Is Absurdism the best response to life's lack of meaning?  — view comment
I don't know about other dimensions, all i'm referring to is the existence/inexistence of any sort of objective doctrine
September 03, 2016 at 16:39
In: Is Absurdism the best response to life's lack of meaning?  — view comment
Yeah you got it, the emptiness of predetermined prophecy or purpose
September 03, 2016 at 06:16
In: The purpose of life  — view comment
Happiness is definitely one of the major players in determining a purposeful life. You're saying satisfaction and pleasure overall is life's purpose? ...
September 01, 2016 at 22:27
In: Honest question: To any nihilists out there, what brought you to your realization?  — view comment
I remember not too many months ago, I went through a sort of anxiety/depression at the face of death. I would think about how there is really nothing ...
September 01, 2016 at 16:22
In: Does meaning exist?  — view comment
Yeah, it is kind of pretentious. I only considered those things stories because what Pinocchio and the function of leafs or whatever have in common is...
August 31, 2016 at 00:50
In: Does meaning exist?  — view comment
By existential tangibility I mean something that remains true even through an external disembodied perspective. I.e., ''matter exists'' is found to be...
August 30, 2016 at 23:23
In: Does meaning exist?  — view comment
My current view on meaning is blurry to say the least. I'm still rather new to existentialism and philosophy in general... but the way I see it presen...
August 30, 2016 at 21:51
In: How is the placebo effect so strong even in mental conditions like SZ, depression, etc.  — view comment
It's really simple, and complicated at the same exact time. In a nutshell, if the mind truly believes something, it is a reality. It's almost scary. I...
August 30, 2016 at 17:28
In: Are we conscious when we are dreaming?  — view comment
Dreams are very fascinating. Surreal films created by a lump of meat.
August 30, 2016 at 02:21
In: Self Inquiry  — view comment
You're saying that the universe is an exaggeration/fabrication of ego?
August 29, 2016 at 22:05
In: ''Love is a dog from Hell''  — view comment
True love is being accepted in pathetically vulnerable states. For instance anyone can have sex in a romantic relationship. Sex becomes ''making love'...
August 29, 2016 at 18:10
In: Self Inquiry  — view comment
Often I try and picture myself from an outside perspective. Like an invisible spectator. And when I do that I realize that I just continue moving. It'...
August 29, 2016 at 17:58
In: Self Inquiry  — view comment
It's really amazing. The iron in our blood was literally forged inside a dying star billions of years ago
August 29, 2016 at 17:17
In: Self Inquiry  — view comment
bingo
August 29, 2016 at 17:17
In: ''Love is a dog from Hell''  — view comment
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mULH7HAtCzw/UR0xLauHgTI/AAAAAAAAFcY/X6FqMEopS9Y/s1600/Elephant.jpg I don't know about you guys, but when I see pictures like...
August 29, 2016 at 16:44
In: Is Nihilism a bad influence on a person?  — view comment
When I first realized that I was a mortal being, and that death is terribly certain, I spiraled into a pretty un-fun depression in the face of my mort...
August 29, 2016 at 05:58
In: Social Anxiety: Philosophical inquiry into human communication  — view comment
I'm currently in therapy, and my therapist is interested in my interest in existential and absurdist philosophy for my age. (i'm 17 though, a rather t...
August 29, 2016 at 05:39
In: ''Love is a dog from Hell''  — view comment
It's probably the little Kierkegaard on my shoulder, or my past experiences in love and loss, but to quote him roughly; "Marry and you will regret it....
August 29, 2016 at 05:25
In: Is Nihilism a bad influence on a person?  — view comment
No i'm equating Nihilism with Absurdism. Existentialism is much more open than nihilism obviously
August 29, 2016 at 03:34
In: ''Love is a dog from Hell''  — view comment
Ah I couldn't agree more. Most people, especially teenagers, chase after love like its something they need but instead it's ego-centric desire and lus...
August 29, 2016 at 03:31
In: Is Nihilism a bad influence on a person?  — view comment
I do have to agree Nihilism is very liberating. It kinda sucks that most don't really see that so they go to Absurdism, which is pretty much the same ...
August 29, 2016 at 03:18
In: ''Love is a dog from Hell''  — view comment
Bukowski had many flings with prostitutes in his day, and wrote about all the sublime experiences in ''Women''. If i'm not mistaken he had a wife, so ...
August 29, 2016 at 03:12
In: Existential Truth  — view comment
Great point.. I can see the fallacy in my thinking. Sartrian existentialism is definitely not inexact though. It's honest in a strange and beautiful w...
August 29, 2016 at 00:01
In: Existential Truth  — view comment
No, what i'm doing is nothing more than sartrian analysis
August 28, 2016 at 22:44
In: Social Anxiety: Philosophical inquiry into human communication  — view comment
Perhaps chemical imbalance is at fault, or at least a major player. In my case and perhaps with your anxiety as well, it always felt/feels like there'...
August 28, 2016 at 17:58
In: Reality and the nature of being  — view comment
I'm kinda a newbie to this forum and philosophy in general, so i'm not well versed in the ''big boy words'' yet haha. The reason I claimed it would ha...
August 28, 2016 at 16:42
In: Reality and the nature of being  — view comment
The Big Bang was apparently a singularity - a planck-length point of existence that contained anything and everything that could have ever became. And...
August 28, 2016 at 04:07
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