First, it causes one to think from paradoxi questions and phrases, and their logical insights breaks. Ex. When there is a name that is not the right name, when there is a way that is not the right way ,Lao Tzu
When one mediates and thinks deeper behind these quotes, one feels absurd and perhaps enlighten and desire to learn. And bad habits are converted somehow.
I think because of this feeling of some sort of enlightenment, is a proposition of why someone would want to major philosophy.
While, those who thinks majoring in philosophy can do whatever you want without enlightenment are mistaken, because they are thinking about the job and money realm and not the love of philosophy, therefore in their minds, are incapable of accompolishing what ever jobs they want, but merely will think practically and be a teacher, or go to law school.
Perhaps, a reason why they do not pursuit philosophy, because they were never enlighten but thinks philosophy are for crazy people who talk nonsense all the time and a major that is gurantee for poverty.
However, sometimes I also think the people who never been enlighten by philosophy are the real enlighten ones. To be enlighten is to be not enlighten. To not be enlighten you must be enlighten ~ prinicple of opposite, dharma of Hui Neng, 6th patriarch of China
Monkeys are usually a very social species.
Groupies and gangs are a must…
And don’t mess with monkye gangsters, or they may actually pull a bananna on you [or something like it].
Meanwhile, back to dan02’s question:
I’m glad you are finding new thoughts and views in your reading.
I find that a mix of science and artistic reflections helps a person gain more inner gnosis.
Many minds are made almost purely of effect
And must stop everything,
Almost in shock,
Before they realize that a cause even existed.
The reasons for persuing philosophy can be vast and sometimes even complex. Here are a few I have noticed so far.
One finds themselves in awe of the world and looks for an explaination.
One finds the world dangerous and difficult to survive in and looks for a reason. E.g. why evil is present.
To look for an answer to everything or look for a structure to everything, eventually trying to form a structure for themselves.
Others look for peoples ideas on a particular subject within philosophy, most might be drawn to a major philosophers name and think to themselves “Ok! why is this person so famous then?”.
People might even look into philosophy to take ideas from other philosophers and use that to support their own philosophy. Nothing wrong with that so as long as their arguments are well founded.
Some might look and persue philosophy mearly to help them be creative, perhaps applying philosophical ideas into paintings, poetry, books or even films. Perhaps you can find out some films out there, which have been heavily influcened by ideas e.g. existentialism
Some may find that whatever philosophical idea they have read, might spell doom for them e.g. life is meaningless. This then hurls a person to find a counter claim on such ideas. Many philosophers started out by taking an accepted view of life and then spending their lives fighting to get their ideas heard. E.g. Kiergegaard against the idea of being born a christian or Kant being wakened from his dogmatic slumber.
There are many more reasons and guess what? You can philosophize on even looking for many reasons why people continue to chase up on ideas.
Yeah, exactly. I find that nice ideas are worth pursuing, if only for their appeal. Hence, I often seem to support contradictory ideas in my rhetoric with my friends, but I don’t believe all that I say. I’ll often join in on a dance just because I like the song…
i find the most interesting thing about philosophy is the individuals approach.
no matter how you classify a philosopher or what topics you think his/her work is focused arround, you can enjoy the individual approach along with the common ground between different works.
To be enlighten is to be not enlighten. To not be enlighten you must be enlighten ~ prinicple of opposite, dharma of Hui Neng, 6th patriarch of China