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Who are your favorite philosophers to read? I'm particularly partial to Plato. I've long felt that if reincarnation is real I must have been a disciple of Socrates in my past life. I really like...
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I've always been intrigued by existentialism, particularly Sartre and Camus.The whole idea that we make and are responsible for our own actions is one I take to heart. *Disclaimer: Not responsible for...
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I've never read Sartre and Camus. Of course I'm vaguely familiar with Sartre, but I've never really studied existentialism.---AARON of INFORMED CITIZEN
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I'm very partial to the Tao Te Ching. I was astounded at the pure truth and wisdom of it when I first started to read it.
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Bruce Lee had an excellent way of summarizing Tao Te Ching. He said to be like water. Water is humble. It seeks the lowest place. It makes room for whatever passes through it. It takes the shape of...
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Definitely existentialism. And I like Sartre more than I like Camus... Now I couldn't really explain why ~Anne-Laure~"Don't worry, everything is getting nicely out of control." ~Douglas Adams~
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I often wonder though, how many true existentialists were depressed. I can only read existentialism for small amounts at a time before I have to go and consume high amounts of sugar to make me happy...
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I'm pretty ignorant about existentialism. Anyone want to sum it up for me?---AARON of INFORMED CITIZEN
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I found this definition online and it pretty well defines what I think of the existential philosophy.www.tameri.com/csw/exist/Quote:Existentialism attempts to describe our desire to make rational...
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Thanks, Saundra. I guess I always used to be the anti-existentialist, but I'm moving more in that direction now.---AARON of INFORMED CITIZEN
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I like Kahlil Gibran. We have three copies of The Prophet. I have an entire set of his books in Florida. Visit Constant Comment! "But in the middle of the night I worryits blurry even without light. I...
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My comments in an above post comment on Alfred North Whitehead's insights into why we like Plato.
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