Philosophy Journal

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius

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“We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.”
― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

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“What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.”  --Hesse

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Just as a candle cannot burn without flame, man cannot live without spirit.

 

-Buddha

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Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

-Plato

Phil Journal 6

6: There is some negativity in deconstruction. I wouldn't deny this. You have to criticize, to ask questions, to challenge and sometimes to oppose. What I have said is that in the final instance, deconstruction is not negative although negativity is no doubt at work. – Jacques Derrida

Phil Journal #5

5. “Postmodernity is said to be a culture of fragmentary sensations, eclectic nostalgia, disposable simulacra, and promiscuous superficiality, in which the traditionally valued qualities of depth, coherence, meaning, originality, and authenticity are evacuated or dissolved amid the random swirl of empty signals.”
― Jean Baudrillard

Phil Journal #4

4. “Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies”.

-Nietzsche

Philosophy Class Prompt #2

Writing Prompt 2.

 

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.

-Friedrich Nietzsche

Philosophy Journal

A man said to the universe:

“Sir, I exist!”

“However,” replied the universe,

“The fact has not created in me

A sense of obligation.”

 

                -Stephan Crane