I've been enjoying these comments, particularly the ones by pmoriarty. I'm not really adding anything meaningful here: I used to have a negative reaction to phi

I've been enjoying these comments, particularly the ones by pmoriarty. I'm not really adding anything meaningful here: I used to have a negative reaction to philosophy. Somewhere in the past few years as I was getting into my mid-30s, I've been finding myself studying it more. I will say though, I'm approaching philosophy from Eastern studies. It's my understanding that a philosophy degree in an American university is heavily focused on Western philosophy. I know nearly nothing about Western philosophy (that is, nothing more than the average Joe on the street). However, whenever I read something written by people who are trained in philosophy, I marvel at the clarity of the writing, even if I don't always agree with them.