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It's interesting that one thinks that drugs will give them more meaning in life. It depends on the drug obviously, but I don't think this is a safe id...

Therefore psychological solipsism?

Sure, let's start sooner than latter. We might be able to fill each other in based on availability and some common companion we would all follow. Let ...

Well, you get to call the shots here so, just to be consistent with the intent of the OP, we can start the reading group and then as things go by, pla...

You can be both. I don't know if achievement is equatable with intelligence but that's the sentiment I'm getting here. Highly intelligent people are j...

Also, a very deep issue in regards to understanding the Tractatus is knowing, what are facts, at least according to Wittgenstein. Since understanding ...

I'm doing my part too. I have some files, I want to share, which you can review and decide if they're any good. I think the session idea is good too. ...

How so? No, reality sets limits on our desires and lusts. Some people sometimes get lucky and have them realized by chance or farce though. Well, yeah...

What do you mean by this? Well, we do idolize the mechanization of anything because as a matter of utility, it is better to understand. I don't see ho...

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Yeah, I've noticed it too, though I've learned to ignore it and not address such posts. People don't like having their ideas, beliefs, and assumptions...

So, you have formal training in philosophy? Cool. Sounds interesting. I guess your motivations for studying philosophy have been politically motivated...

What is your background, or how is philosophy related or has impacted your life, world view, beliefs?

Will @"Postmodern Beatnik" ever be making a return?

I would go further than that, and say that the point of reality therapy is the identification of actual from perceived needs or otherwise called 'fant...

I find it rather peculiar that many college students need or want amphetamines and methylphenidate, or safer drugs like modafinil to be able to functi...

I used to be heavily into the area of nootropics (I used to be quite active over at Longecity and the Reddit nootropic stub), and I used to micro-dose...

Given that the import is what hasn't been said here, then does't that necessitate the unavoidable-that is reality? Otherwise, solipsism.

Glad you liked it.

Perhaps, indeed, I am throwing away the baby with the bathwater; but, realizing that distinction is very difficult. This is because the logical conclu...

I guess this is where I say, I agree to disagree.

Oh, so there's no such thing as collusion and cartels are make believe?

I'm trying to highlight the fact that those two concepts of being rational through self-interest and ensuring that the social context that generates s...

That's because you assume that rational self interest is always optimal, which it isn't given the Prisoners Dilemma. That's what I surmised from what ...

So, let me introduce the concept of Pareto optimality: So, if I behave selfishly and choose to defect in the Prisoners Dilemma, then I have decreased ...

You didn't answer the question though, you just deflected the issue. What is the threat that society poses? A limitation of personal freedom, through ...

Well then what don't you agree with or where have I gone wrong in my beliefs? The fact that I disagree is not indicative of validating your point, eve...

Not much. Just food, clothing, and some shelter or domesticile. Everything else is just a luxury of sorts.

Safety from what? What threat's are we talking about here?

Just to give some idea of what an idealized version of this thread ought to look like, here's a syllabus from the University of Chicago. Intense!

If you can could you check if those links are available still? I seem to get a 500 error when trying to view them. Seems to be an issue with the serve...

Beats me. I'm just pointing out that psychology has been too ego-centric for a good while now, and that leads to the risk of developing values or beli...

I think the answer is pretty obvious, the golden mean, yes? Just one of those things that's harder to implement in reality, I suppose. This is a troub...

I'm not sure if you understand the Prisoners Dilemma. The point of it is the inverse of what you are saying. Namely that selfish actions are not Paret...

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Yes, thank you Sam. I have realized that I now have to study logic to even better understand the Tractatus.

Anyway, I'm interested in other input than my own on this topic. So, please don't feel obliged to engage me in this topic, as that's not the point her...

Yes, so how do we arrive at that balance or golden mean? How do you delineate or satisfy the two? I'm afraid that's a very impoverished way of living....

Well, just take the Prisoners dilemma for example or the tragedy of the commons, or the fact that economics treats what is rational with self interest...

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And, if all of this reeks of a modern day version of Stoicism, then I can't argue with that.

Check again.

Yes; but, the context is important here. Meaning, that for much of the past history of psychology, the importance of the self has been elevated over t...

Yeah. *reality-checks ensue*

I feel a conspiracy oncoming. I'm out. lol

Wow, this guy folllows me. I don't know what to even say.

I do have to say @"schopenhauer1" that your persistence and persuasiveness of your threads guided by Schopenhauers narcissistic philosophy are grounds...

Thanks for sharing your sane and awesome thoughts on the matter, Erik. I would be highly interested in a thread about your thoughts and experiences wi...

Just re-read the thread, and I feel that we need to make a blanket ban on any topics trying to draw any racially or gender based correlations between ...

This whole thread is a joke. Because to be able to profile leaders, you have to have a certain set of criteria to compare them to (some idealized norm...