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Tag Archives: Philosophy
8:44 a.m.
couch potato using the laptop instead of watching tv or does it watch me when its on anyway… living the comfy life the only way to be
7:24 a.m.
beautiful morning rain later in the day oh well….just make the best of it
3:38 p.m.
lazy day idle time no rush to do anything that’s what sundays are all about
6:02 a.m.
up earlier than usual and that’s okay it gives me more time to do whatever I feel like doing life is good
7:45 a.m.
saturday morning rain is done clouds are slowly departing looks like a beautiful day in the neighborhood is in the cards
Poor People
There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who are poor alone. The first are the true poor, the others are rich people out of luck. ~ Jean-Paul Sartre
“The most thought-provoking thing in our thought-provoking time is that we are still not thinking.” ~Martin Heidegger
“Nothing is everything that doesn’t happen at this very moment.” ~Martin Heidegger
Philosophically Thinking
oh to be young again … nah. it would be nuts wanting to be of a younger age … i’m better off now, knowing what i know now from past and present experience, even though it is a known fact, that while i’m still at my age of 72 years, equals to the amount ofContinue reading “Philosophically Thinking”
Pondering Thought #22
living a wholesome lifestyle in a fragmented environment
Pondering Thought #21
just tell like it is. no harm. no foul.
Pondering Thought #20
the older one gets, the faster the time goes by.
Pursuit Of Money
“In constant pursuit of money to finance campaigns, the political system is simply unable to function. Its deliberative powers are paralyzed.” ~ John Rawls, Philosopher, 1921 – 2002
“Lawyers sometimes tell the truth. They’ll do anything to win a case.” ~Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher, 1748 – 1832
“There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.” ~David Hume
An Opinion
writing whatever you write, is therapeutic
Bricks
“A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window.” ~ Gilles Deleuze, Philosopher, 1925 – 1995
“No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.” ~Baruch Spinoza
Two Ways To Be Fooled
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard
Words
Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects. ~ Blaise Pascal
The Poor
The poor don’t know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity. ~ Jean-Paul Sartre
The secret of theory is that truth does not exist. ~Jean Baudrillard
Pondering Thought #19
half-baked truth[s], should be baked thoroughly through … then its the whole truth, and nothing but the truth …
Six Words Redux
whatever it is … then its it
Six Word Sunday
lazy ass day, it feels great.
Six Words
being a nonconformist, can be exhilarating
Bon Mot #5
if I ain’t walking, then I’m sitting
Pondering Thought #17
new month new day no complaints
Freedom Of Choice
“When we can’t think for ourselves, we can always quote” ~ Ludwig Wittgenstein
One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple. ~Jack Kerouac
Pondering Thought #15
living the life of solitude
Living
What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying. ~Albert Camus
Hell isn’t other people. Hell is yourself. ~Ludwig Wittgenstein
Treasured Wealth
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. ~Henry David Thoreau
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth. ~Albert Camus
Mostly it is loss which teaches us the worth things. ~Arthur Schopenauer
Senseless To Think Of Complaining
It is therefore senseless to think of complaining since nothing foreign has decided what we feel, what we live, or what we are. `~Jean-Paul Sartre
Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea. ~Iris Murdoch
“Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.” ~Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant, Philosopher, Born: April 22, 1724 – Died: February 12, 1804
Three Great Things
The three great things of life are: good health; work, and a philosophy of life. ~Jack London
Science is what you know. Philosophy is what you don’t know. ~Bertrand Russell
People
To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do rather than what they say. ~Rene Descartes
Shoes
“Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.” ~ John Locke
Okay so
to me, back to normal, when the pandemic is over and done, to some people is scary and worrisome. the life I am living right now is normal. the pandemic never stopped me from going outside, and taking several walks a day. I was careful as to what stores I went to, which was notContinue reading “Okay so”
Six Words
relax … just go with the flow.
Pondering Thought #11
there’s a method to my madness…
Life After Death
“The real question of life after death isn’t whether or not it exists, but even if it does what problem this really solves.” ~ Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher ~ 1889 – 1951
“Nothing is everything that doesn’t happen at this very moment.” ~ Martin Heidegger
Boundaries
“A boundary is not that at which something stops, but that from which something begins.” ~ Martin Heidegger, Philosopher ~ 1889 – 1976
Pondering Thought #8
can’t win for losing
Pondering Thought #5
the weather at times can be finicky
Simplify Your Life
“Simplify your life. Don’t waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant. Don’t burden yourself with possessions. Keep your needs and wants simple and enjoy what you have. Don’t destroy your peace of mind by looking back, worrying about the past. Live in the present. Simplify!” ~ Henry David Thoreau
Pondering Thought 1
quiet nights are exhilarating
a thought
and so it goes. so it goes…
Dreaming
“It is possible that I am dreaming right now and that all of my perceptions are false.” ~ Rene Descartes, Philosopher ~ 1596 – 1650
“I know that I exist; the question is, What is this ‘I’ that ‘I’ know.” ~Rene Descartes
“How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream?” ~Rene Descartes
Six Words
a new day. a normal life.
Six Words Redux
spill the beans. face gets redder.
Six Words
to know thyself, works for me.
Fear
“To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.” ~ Bertrand Russell
“There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.” ~ Bertrand Russell
“The wise man can change his mind; the stubborn one, never.” ~Immanuel Kant
Six Words Redux
Morning thought: coffee, self medicating stimulant.
Six Word Sunday
Sunday silence. Sunday sun. Sunday serenity.
A Thought
Today is the new normal, to be replaced tomorrow by the new normal, and the next day a new normal will commence. See the pattern? Just a thought.
For What Its Worth
Better to write it right, and/or writes it write.
3:00 A.M. ~ A Thought
Quietude and darkness at 3:00 a.m. For most people, both are conducive to a good night’s sleep. Just a thought.
Three Words
a beautiful day
Three Words
lost in thoughts
Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
I don’t know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure it is not in order to enjoy ourselves. ~Ludwig Wittgenstein
There is a life and there is a death, and there are beauty and melancholy between. ~Albert Camus
3:00 A.M.
Funny how shit may sometimes happen at 3:00 a.m.
Six Words
Coffee: it livens up the mood.
To Be
“To be is to be perceived (Esse est percipi).” Or, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?” ~ George Berkeley
“Life’s like a mayonnaise soda.” ~Lou Reed
“All perception is a gamble.” ~Edmund Husserl
Two Sentences
Drumming my fingers on the table. Waiting for the new normal to arrive.
People Know What They Do
“People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don’t know is what what they do does.” ~ Michel Foucault, Philosopher – Born: October 15, 1926 – Died: June 25, 1984
“Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hate, and hate leads to violence. This is the equation.” ~Averroes
Averroes, Philosopher – Born: April 14, 1126-Died: December 10, 1198
The body
“The body is to be compared, not to a physical object, but rather to a work of art.” ~ Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Philosopher ~ 1908-1961
“All consciousness is consciousness of something” ~Edmund Husserl
Six Word Sunday
Good conversation. Great times. Happy people.
Two People
“Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.” ~ William James
Time is the most unknown of all unknown things. ~Aristotle
Six Word Saturday
Into the void. No exit found.
Two Sentences
Life’s short. Make the best of it.
Six Words Redux
Do it yourself, works for me.
Six Words
High on life is all good.
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. ~Voltaire
Materials Of Knowledge
“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.” ~ John Locke
For What Its Worth
Moving forward. Not looking back. What’s the point of it.
“Life is a constant process of dying.” ~Arthur Schopenhauer
“Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed.” ~Arthur Schopenhauer
Majority Of Men
“The majority of men… are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and… are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher – 1788-1860
Six Words Sunday
Lazy day. Idling by. Forward moving.
