Denis Diderot, Philosopher, 1713 – 1784
Tag Philosophy
Independent Thinkers
“A society with too few independent thinkers is vulnerable to control by disturbed and opportunistic leaders. A society which wants to create and maintain a free and democratic social system must create responsible independence of thought among its young.”
~ John Dewey, Philosopher, 1859 – 1952
thursday 3:41 p.m.
what to think…say…write…will it make sense…what to make of it…it looks and sounds daft to me
yup
morning coffee will make the lousy weather a bit more tolerable
7:44 a.m.
its a new day
but the
same old
same old
me
an easy going guy
get along well with others
but generally keep to
myself as I don’t
like to get caught up
in someone else’s bullshit
religion is not my thing
and politics…well that’s
a subject that can get you
into a lot of trouble…
so tend to stay away from
the subject
what keeps me going
or should sane
doing crosswords
on a daily basis
books…also
subscribed to
three online newspapers…
the Boston Globe
the New York Times
the Washington Post
the local newspaper
in my area is an
utter joke…
childish in my opinion
as some stories they
print are a day late
and a buck short…
plus to much silly stuff
there’s more…another
time…another day
time
the times are changing
along with the climate
nothing stays the same
you know
wake up in the morning
enjoying the first cup of
coffee
open the laptop
to read and view
the latest news
lo and behold
come to realize
nothing has changed
everything is the same
not really surprised
but…you never know
a morning in the future
may stun the mind
saying that it is to
good to be true
that there is
a change…maybe
good
bad…or
in between
you never know
7:16 a.m.
pouring rain
a mug of coffee
a book to read
makes for
a perfect
start of
the day
a thought redux
what I don’t see, hear and/or know about doesn’t bother me, and I am fine with that. so with that said, all is well and good and I will leave it like that.
a thought
working people seem to dread manic mondays
while a retired person like me looks at it as mild-mannered mondays
its a fair assumption
yup
72 years.. 5 months 5 days i’ve been circling the sun and it never gets old…and i don’t feel old…as age is only a number… so with that said…i plan on sticking around for quite some time
11:35 a.m.
today is a day to do as i please
no harm … no foul
A Higher Revelation
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soils in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Six Words
question everything… rebut if you want
4:27 p.m.
no rhyme
no reason
just writing
whatever comes
to mind
11:07 a.m.
busy as a bee
no rest for the weary
the end will be
at no appointed hour
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 of times i spun around the sun …and so far i would say it was a fun ride, with some ups and downs thrown in for good measure…so here i am thinking or rather contemplating am i better off now, or was the past better…which could be yes/no/maybe…as i write this so-called essay on a philosophical thought, i would say that i like where i am right now…which is one second, a minute, an hour, a day…whatever…
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 not that many, and I always wore a mask in public and still do to this day. if I am by myself I will either lower it, or take it off, but always will pull it up, and/or put it back on. wearing a mask most of the time doesn’t bother me, though it does at times get sweaty. also I’ve got both vaccine shots, so that’s a plus.
so I live the normal in its present tense, not looking back before the pandemic, as that ship has sailed. as for the future, I’ll live it moment by moment, day by day, etc., etc., and whatever it is, is.
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
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