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2007-10-23 01:30:48 · 11 answers · asked by Third P 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Practical application is best! Wisdom is gained through experience.
2007-10-23 01:49:04 · answer #1 · answered by maconsolviaa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You seem to take philosophy as something akin to meditation. Philosophy is a study--of the mind. Specifically it is the study of those elements of the mind called metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, politics, and aesthitics. To "full understand philosophy" is to know the principles that make it work or that corrupt it. The purpose of many cynical philosophers has been to corrup the thinking of innocent men so they would not think they were worth anything--"All we are is dust in the wind," is one example. Another example demonstrating that individual rights do not exist is Mark's exhortation: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
When philosophy "purifies" the will, it is only when one has a very concrete philosophy that has he has proved in use as one that agrees with his soul.
2007-10-24 09:18:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Philosophy does not purify the Will, it corrects or rights the Judgment. All the nasty possibilities that the mind may construct continue to exist as possibility. The Will is positive but subject to suggestion, the Judgment is negative and is subject to example but each suggest to each other, and that is the complex. The purpose for philosophy is the understanding, but is the purpose peculiar or universal. If it is peculiar and speculated self consciously, then you have science for logic. Reading is enough for that, but resistance in the Judgment to change is peculiar and individual and needs individual psychology and actual remedy, not cognitive remedy exclusively. In respect to the 'enough' component in your question, it begs the question 'for what'. At least hope.
The Will is positive, the Judgment is negative.
2007-10-23 21:27:39 · answer #3 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's so funny how discussing philosophy makes people use words like "mere" and form sentences like "purifies the will"! *queue new age music*
Philosophy is like science and religion and all that other jazz. It's meaningless in itself. It's a human creation... nothing more, nothing less. So making it academic and thus, inevitably, taking away its creative spirit and process, makes all philosophy obsolete. Reading is for idiots. Putting philosophy into "practice" is such a backwards concept.
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2007-10-23 10:11:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If one's will is purified, one is doing well.
"Purified will" implies Plotinus' One Mind Soul-individuation, wherein the soul-individual makes right choice, qualifies Energy properly, does not develop energy-veiling, e-veiling, eviling.
The goal of philosophy, as given by Plato, is God-realization. This is accomplished by genuine, authentic, good-faith progress within the laboratory of one's soul, under-standing "I Am *that* I Am."
At such timing, "I and my Father are One" is correct, inasmuch as "let this Mind abide in you, which was also in Christ Jesus" obtains.
"Climb the Highest Mountain," Mark Prophet, "A Philosophy of Universality," O. M. Aivanhov, and "The Path of Virtue," Jonathan Murro, are examples of such higher progress.
cordially,
j.
2007-10-24 02:04:37 · answer #5 · answered by j153e 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mere reading is not enough. By living in the philosophical way & sorting out life's struggles we get the understanding.
2007-10-23 09:11:15 · answer #6 · answered by Muthu S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes reading is excellent but then you have to live it what you have learned with others in group discussions with friends and have the Philosophical conversations with them to see their views it can be gratifying and so much fun :))) You also try to apply what you have in your everyday living with the immediate people in your life or just simple questions and reasoning you will other worlds open up for you when you do this :))))
2007-10-23 12:22:18 · answer #7 · answered by Rita 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Before one can understand, one must know. It's really very simple; you either know, or you don't... and when you do, then you don't...then you might find a little understanding, and if you're lucky, even a little wisdom.
Know Thyself...!
Good luck!
2007-10-23 14:43:37 · answer #8 · answered by Alex 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is knowing what you know or learn from others that had experience life and your at point of decision what you want to do
what ever man can discover is what he will learn from others or create a decisive path to follow of his own decision philosophy
to me is a learners skill of being resourceful what some one needs to learn
2007-10-23 21:37:52 · answer #9 · answered by edward_church2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
comes down to practice baby. understanding is not enough.
2007-10-23 08:33:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋