The Questioning Bookworm

I just used it as a hypothetical example to explore the concept of 'work,' and homelessness was just a somewhat extreme case. But I agree with what yo...

I did not know that about Dostoevsky, but from reading his works, I definitely feel the force of his work as a writer, author, and literary figure. Bu...

I agree here as well. But there is still a difference if you live inside of a capitalist system as money buys mortgage, rent, supplies for work, cloth...

I don’t think anyone on the thread supported people not working entirely - referring to your two posts talking about supporting people who don’t wish ...

Someone may not like their job, may not like most of the duties required, and most of the people, but may still love the other aspects of it - family ...

That may be a possibility and a consequence of universal basic healthcare, but that is only a possibility of forces outside the argument. This possibi...

Very interesting, thanks for sharing this!

Hello, I am sorry you are going through this situation. I am not a counselor or a therapist, but I can try and help with some philosophy. Suffering is...

I subscribe to the view that every human is capable of good and evil. The problem of good and evil is definitely through actions and looking at these ...

I don't think this is possible without suicide being in the question. I have heard that this has been the cause of some suicides or one of the many ca...

Ah, Dostoevsky, my favorite. I agree with your insights here on both of these philosophers.

Interesting point. I agree, taking a position on whether the human race is small or large, as well as significant or not, is presuming that you know a...

One can still have a sense of meaning in religion if they 'make' their own meaning post-philosophical suicide, which is what Albert Camus prescribes i...

I believe that one can still believe and subscribe to Albert Camus's views in The Myth of Sisyphus and still belong to a religion or secular ideology....

Have you read existential philosophy? Philosophers in this camp such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Albert Camus, Jean Paul-Sartre, Fydor Dostoevsky, Soren K...

I think emotions play a large part in our reason to persist in existing, but they can also end it: suicide. If someone is feeling so depressed, anxiou...

What is the question? You seem to answer your first question or raise a slightly different issue later in the post. I am wondering because I find this...

Could not agree more that fascism thrives in crisis and that fascism is usually the only solution to the crisis. If we ponder about it, fascism appear...

Hello, I am very happy to hear that. I have done that with my life for the past couple of years as well.

Hello, thanks for adding to the thread and discussion. I really appreciate it and love to hear what everyone has to add. The quote that life tends to ...

Thanks for this reply and contribution. I would agree with what you say about how philosophy and psychology knock on each others doors from time to ti...

Could not agree more with this quote mate. This is so relevant to my life. Even if there isn't something tangible or quantifiable in studying philosop...

I see where you are coming from now. This makes more sense as it is probably, for most philosophical folk, more recreational than practical. This is a...

I am sorry that you have misgivings about the title. I did not mean to demean anyone or mean that people that seem disinterested in my own opinion to ...

I love this quote. It is what we do, and I love to do so every day. But I still find it perplexing that so many people have philosophical opinions, ye...

This happens to me sometimes too. I love it when it does because it has the same effect on me as well: that I remember it forever. I always remember w...

What do both of you think about therapy/advice to others about life and philosophy? Do you think therapy, advice, and counseling have a lot to do with...

This is very interesting to me. I agree but also have some questions to ask you. Philosophy is probably less important to them than understanding how ...

Thank you for the response. I love to hear fellow philosophy people's opinions on this matter. I just have always found it so fascinating that people ...

This was a wonderful quote as well. Depending on the type of anger, it is certainly important to keep ChatteringMonkey's words close to home. Not all ...

Philosophical problems can make people angrier than we initially think. Psychology plays a role but does philosophy and psychology not overlap and min...

From my own experience, Stoicism did not help. But reading existential philosophers helped me a lot. Reading Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, Al...

I find it interesting that people justify high school education as a requirement for a good life. I don't think it is necessary at all. It may be suff...

I think some sort of basic public healthcare is better. Reasons? First, a universal basic income might actually worsen the problem. If someone is give...

What I find interesting is that there are food banks, public education, and assistance programs, but, to my knowledge, not many effective healthcare a...

From what I remember studying realism in college, ‘off-shore’ foreign policy involvement would be using measures such as diplomacy, drone strikes, san...

What this post reminds me of is The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus and his general view on how absurd human existence really is. Correct me if I am ...

This is a wonderful reply. I believe in this same view of The Human Condition. Humans have their own spheres, their own lives. What can they do? They ...

I don't know if this is the case, but my gut thinks this probably will not work either. Human beings are contradictory due to 'good' and 'bad' impulse...

Interesting post. I have often had the same rant and train of thought when pondering deeply about The Human Condition and The Human Existence. Why are...

Hello, I am new to the site. I can only imagine there was probably someone or something that broke the rules or maybe it was deleted for some other re...

This quote reminds me of The Prince by Niccoló Machiavelli. To be a 'good' leader--in the effective sense--one must recognize that power is everything...

In my opinion, it is often erroneously conflated due to some new 'realists' in academia proclaim that we operate in the realist camp of foreign policy...

The Past is definitely an interesting concept to ponder about. Coming from a background in history, I find concepts of the Past as extremely captivati...

I love this point. The reason? Because it is a succinct, subtle, and important lesson to learn in life. Every human has good and bad experiences. And ...

I've heard this point a lot in 'faith' arguments. I see where you are coming from. However, what I find most interesting is how do we know that our li...

Love Nietzsche, can't stop reading him...

Thank you. You couldn't have put it any better here:

Thank you for the wonderful reply. Power and its dynamics in politics is definitely the main issue.

Thank you, appreciate it!