Unless you plan to go into academia.
Canadian here: Phil was useful in the grand scheme of things, but what stuck on a Self developmental level is what can be learnt by self directed study.
If you can, do a humanities degree! That way you can study art, literature, music and not just the latest breaking nonsense from cog sci.
Caveat: my school lent analytic. If yours doesn’t, it might be more interesting. psych Has broader appeal skills that are more practical and applied.
Aug 30, 2024
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i know philosophy is always seen as pretentious and boring, and some of it is, but we are SO privileged to have access to a written history dating back millennia of the pursuit of understanding humanity. the fact that we have wanted to understand what it means to be human so badly that we have been writing about our theories since the moment we created written language is a philosophy in and of itself. find what studies of thought you relate to the most! marxism, nihilism, absurdism, existentialism, feminism, whatever! find the beauty in thought!
philosophy does not always have to be 800 page books of some old dead white guys dense musings. plenty of novels cover philosophical issues, like piranesi by suzanna clark. reading philosophy, in my experience, helps expand your empathy and understanding of the human condition while helping you discover yourself as well. read with purpose! it's a magical thing.
please share your favorite philosophical texts you've read with me :) i'm always looking for new ones <3
Jan 8, 2025
I have a BA in philosophy and I think this quiz sums up my experience of learning philosophy pretty well.
May 20, 2024
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I did a philosophy degree and closer to fine by indigo girls has better insights than 95% my readings
Feb 8, 2024
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inviting all your friends into your house then eating dinner with them and then playing cards? Idyllic! A hard-to-come-down-from HIGH you can’t get anywhere else
Last night I got help cooking, cleaning, repotting my plants and packing for my trip! All cause I said; hey come over for dinner! magic is real
Nov 11, 2024
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Can’t stop saying things like ““ordering an americano and a chocolatine for breakfast”” ““”washing your hands”“” ”””opting to not wear a scarf today because it’s 2 degrees””” to myself
I swear it’s like a CBT technique but better
Feb 1, 2024
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The white haired man reading tomes on my bus, where do you go once you get into the metro station?
Do you too see our friend with the scraggly beard in the Russian hat and floor length trench coat?
the Father and I get off at the same stop, but the daughter stays on after muttering over a response to an “i love you” she probably gets daily
Jan 24, 2024