So does anyone here embrace the values of a particular branch of philosophy, and try to live their lives in accordance with those values? Would anyone care to discuss the ideology that they subscribe to and why?
For instance, I admire the Stoic views of attaining peace of mind, relinquishing desires, staying true to my nature and practicing self control. I’m not very “good” at it, but it is something that I strive for and it requires constant self reflection.
I probably live something along those lines too, I guess. Well, I’m an atheist who would probably be considered a moral relativist in a sense by most, anyway.
Though I’d like to say a combination of (forgive me for contradictory systems) rationalism, transcendental idealism, existentialism.
Yet I would say that as of late, with an ocean of knowledge to learn, I really suspend categorizing myself, seeing as if you (as philosophers) feel that you’ve come to a system that defines you, or is best related to your current state, doesn’t it feel a bit restricting?
You begin to believe you’re the concept and not the person who drives the concept.
I’m a pragmatist/instrumentalist who identifies with the North of the Charles River School as influenced by Xinxue and neo-Xinxue philosophers.
In terms of how it affects my daily life, I can think of very few ways in which it doesn’t. I can’t think of any of the pursuits that I engage in that aren’t in some way entangled in those metanarratives or can’t be viewed through those lenses. A method of self-cultivation and a means whereby its progress can be measured. What more does anyone need?
I’m an absolutist narcissistic spiritualist, which means that I’m firm but fair with others as long as they ain’t playing me for a fool, and if they are, I will put them in their place…
I’m an existentialist, among other things. It definitely affects the way I relate to people and conduct my life. If there’s no overarching meaning to life preordained by god, then we’re cursed to be free. I try to own my life completely.
I am a logical empiricist in general. I am trying to merge its philosophy of language and its utilization of concepts of probability more intimately, though, which is quite different than most logical empiricists I read about. At least my merge takes a different approach than the past failures to do so have.
It only makes me highly analytical in day-to-day life and feel alienated, though. Though, I’m also a musician, which contributes to my alienation, so I’m not sure what takes the blame.
For the most part, my philosophy says nothing about how I should live my life. My art, does, however.
I mean that in the absence a comprehensive order engineered by an omnipotent deity, we are all responsible for our own lives, fates and actions. If we weren’t created to play our role in some gods plan, we must come up with our own. If our lives have no innate, divine purpose then we must create our own purpose. Thus the awful freedom we’re condemned to.