Philosophy
According to my Metaphysical Profile, I would be considered a materialist. I believe in concrete items that can be touched and seen. The chair I sit on is at the top of the list because it is solid and can be felt underneath me. Love is also something that I believe in. It can't be touched, but it is an emotion that cannot be denied. An episode of "reality TV" is last because even though the people are real, the cameras make them act differently from who they really are. Their real self is not always portrayed on television. This is what the truth was to me before the readings and discussions of the past weeks'. A few thinkers have challenged my beliefs, and made me see a different light. Borges believed in both the understanding of ideas and objects through the imagination. He was a Metaphysical Relativist, which means "reality exists in the eye of the beholder." Borges looked at the story of Tlon, and contrasted idealism with materialism. The Tlonians did not use nouns in their language because they didn't believe in objects. An object had to be an idea before anything else. If a Tlonian were to look at my profile, they would tell me the chair was an idea in my head and not an actual thing. "Their language and th
Parmenides and Zeno both believe in the "being" and "the one." "Being is created and indestructible, one all through, whole, immovable, and without end." The physical world cannot be perceived without reality. Intellect is stronger than the conception of objects, and that is more real than any chair or toothbrush. The chair is only felt underneath me In order to find true inner peace, according to Lao Zi, one must put stress behind them. To let go of the material world, and search for a deeper meaning would be most beneficiary in your life. "Find inner strength and apply usefulness." This made me think most about what is truly important in my life. Our society is so caught up in material wealth, that people don't actually stop to enjoy life. It is believed that Dao is the creator of everything, giving birth to "10,000 things." Heraclitus is known as "the riddler" because of his complex, yet philosophical teachings. His beliefs stand that objects in nature are hard to define. Things can only be perceived by ones logos. The "divine fire" defines ones logos and allows them to sense things in their surroundings. The chair is perceived by me, but reliability is questioned. He senses objects, but wan
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