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Philosophy, as it's taught in universities is not practical. But it doesn't have to be the case. Rather than aim for the abstract ideas such as Descartes, we sh
by Hisoka 15y ago
Philosophy, as it's taught in universities is not practical. But it doesn't have to be the case. Rather than aim for the abstract ideas such as Descartes, we should aim to teach things that relieve suffering in our daily lives, such as emotional mastery, and mental discipline. We should be answering the question: How best to live life in a world where luck, uncontrolled circumstances, unfairness and disappointments are bound to happen? How best to live in a world where we can't get what we always want?
There are a lot of people with psychological problems in this world. Philosophy won't help them one bit. It's too technical and abstract. But things like the Noble Truths of Buddhism, or even basic emotional intelligence can be helpful to people as they deal with the turmoil of day to day life.
- jackwagon 15y ago"Philosophy, as it's taught in universities is not practical." There is plenty of practical philosophy. A healthy dose of theory of computation, or possibly business ethics, would have immediate utility for a lot of people here. "Rather than aim for the abstract ideas such as Descartes" We study the ideas from people such as Descartes to analyze their methods. Btw, he had many early-scientific writings. "we should aim to teach things that relieve suffering in our daily lives, such as emotional mastery, and mental discipline" no, maybe, yes. ... etc "There are a lot of people with psychological problems in this world." Now you're just getting batshit.
- geoka9 15y ago> There is plenty of practical philosophy. A healthy dose of theory of computation.. Is theory of computation actually philosophy? Last time I checked it was a CS discipline.