Philosophy is an invitation to ponder, in the largest possible perspective, the weightier, more stubborn problems of human existence. It is also an invitation to think—to wonder, to question, to speculate, to reason, even to fantasize—in the eternal search for wisdom. In a word, philosophy is an attempt to weave interconnecting lines of illumination between all the disparate realms of human thought in the hope that, like a thousand dawnings, new insights will burst through.

This is only a suggestion, after evaluating your personality based on some of your canny posts. My inference could be less than accurate, but if you like Philosophy so much, and if you really have strong interests in the study of human minds and behaviors, perhaps then you may want to consider Social Psychology. Social Psychology has been defined as “the scientific investigation of how the thoughts, feelings and behaviors of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others”.

I might be missing something here because I’m not sure if I understand what you are saying, but you sounded almost as if you are a Xenophile. Well, nothing wrong with the behavior, as that's just part of the bigger picture, Curiosity. Most people have affections for unusually strange or unknown objects, people, animals, or provocative concepts, etc. to a certain degree out of curiosity. I can tell by your style of writing that you are a revolutionist about philosophy, which I like about that. Perhaps, you may even creatively start a new branch of philosophy. You don't need a PhD to become a Philosopher, isn't it?

Sounds captivating!

Could you tell us, how did you interpret “it” that you want to apply in your daily life for cultivating critical thinking? And what kind of meaning did you give “it”?

May I ask, “What is an example of love something at a VICARIOUS level, especially with philosophy?”

Thanks Deadlocks! Your examples are valid, I'm kind of getting what you are trying to say. But, how exactly are you equating the attempt to read something with love something at a VICARIOUS level? And in an interesting way, how does one truly understand what is real and what is true? Ultimately, at what extend can we know the nature of reality?

Is that really an example of sarcasm? Probably that's your sarcastic joke. Perhaps you remember that you gave us an inkling of what VICARIOUS love is, and so I just want to learn more about the meaningful part. By the way, it's always raining when I get there.

Papa and Diloc’s Example: A Few Sandwiches

Papa: “I’m hungry. What is there to eat?”

Diloc: “There were a few sandwiches left over from dinner last night. I put them in the fridge.”

Papa: “I can’t find them. I only ate three this afternoon. Where are the rest?”

Diloc: “Oh, I think that’s about all there were, three or so.”

Papa: “I thought you said there were a few!”

Diloc: “Yeah, you know, a few, three or so.”

Papa: “What?! Everyone knows ‘a few’ means at least five or six. Now what am I supposed to eat?”

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I wonder if you’ve ever noticed people have different definitions of words. Kind of like everyone speaks their own unique dialect of their language. In fact, linguistic experts call this idiosyncratic dialect an idiolect and everyone’s is different. Perhaps noticing what this boils down to is that everyone is speaking a different language, all the time.

You already know we don’t usually notice we’re speaking different languages. So that it’s almost as if the differences are so subtle that we think we have communicated successfully. Nevertheless, when two people have different definitions for a word in their two separate idiolects, then they may misunderstand each other without even realizing that a misunderstanding has occurred.

(1) Like you said, we think deeper...

(2) Yes! You are naturally-born philosopher after all! Why?

(3) Because you just taught us how to THINK that, you can't teach us how to THINK.

(4) And you're absolutely right on the conclusion that we can't learn anything from your philosophy after all.

Voila! Joking time is over. Though it seemed to be a self-refuting idea, most logical paradoxes are known to be invalid arguments, but occasionally are still valuable in promoting critical thinking.

A Fresh Taste of Philosophy


Elvis Chau's philosophical "Heaven and Hell" print ad for Samsonite earned Mainland China's first Grand Prix Lion at the 2011 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The ad is based on fears that every traveler might face.

D’locks would usually endure it all calmly with pertinent fortitude and befitting temperance, even when provoked impetuously by some man.

This post has been edited by Critical_Fallacy: Apr 2 2013, 01:41 AM