2007-12-19 01:26:38 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
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2007-12-19 01:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by Brad R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is a philosopher, everyone has there own opinion and view on life. Being a philosopher is about finding the meaning of life to you, its all to do with progression of human understanding of what life means. Even if we never find the real reason to life we learn through our philosophies how to live better as people. This ultimately leads to a better future
To say whether people who our contributing to our progression, are you happy or sad isnt a juste question. Being happy or sad is a moment in time, not part of us as people. If you are 'sad' all the time it wouldnt mean anything, if you are 'happy' all the time it like wise wouldnt mean anything. I dont think the question is relevent as its making philosophers seem something different to human beings. Maybe what you were trying to ask is whether finding the truth is about feeling sad or happy?
2007-12-19 03:26:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since philosophers are usually those with open minds, I would say we are basically a happy lot.
We become saddened by the idiocy and stupidity of others who refuse to see facts. We are saddened by the injustices of the world, just as others.
But, I don't believe philosophers are basically sad people, just open enough to see all the truths and facts, which makes us sad for a short time.
2007-12-19 03:19:58 · answer #3 · answered by Nepetarias 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having always been naturally philosophical, I would have to say happy. I do get pessimistic, but where other people crumble, I stay strong. If I had to be involved in a physical battle, no one would expect someone like myself to be so fierce...but I am. I am happy deep inside because I know that I have an indominitable spirit.
2007-12-19 01:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by lovebird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philosophers are sad people because the are the ones to really take the time to see life and its perspectives unlike happy people who only mind seeing their own world and enjoying everything.
2007-12-19 03:04:03 · answer #5 · answered by Dark Silence 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man is not just a brute. We live in a life of meaning.
So while the philosophical path may appear hard at first, it ends up delivering more rewards and is ultimately a good thing. The pleasures of the hedonist only last a while. Then they become stale. Philosophers seek a solid foundation to their appreciation of life and their joys are deeper in the long run.
2007-12-19 01:40:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How it is possible to be happy if you are coming up with question after another, ever delving deeper and deeper, with no answers forthcoming from anywhere?
Philosophers are people who don't know. This must first be understood. Their distinguishing mark is that they spend their lives seeking to know. If they did know, they would not seek.
We call him a great philosopher who seeks deep, very deep, and the deeper he seeks, the greater a philosopher he held to be. But enquiry itself is not knowledge, though it is the path leading to knowledge - and only to that 'knowledge' attainable by reason, the highest knowledge being outside the realm of mind altogether.
.......and , Quix, 'gloomy optimists' seems more like it to me. Optiminsts, I say, because they are ever hoping that the answers will come, but they never do, hence the gloom.
2007-12-19 02:06:27 · answer #7 · answered by shades of Bruno 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't think that they are sad people ,they might see things a bit different than an average person would .
A philosopher thinks different ! He/she might question a question ,a reason ,and try to make sense of it . I suppose that some of us are afraid of philosophers because they have the way of stimulating our brain and our way of thinking.
2007-12-19 05:25:39 · answer #8 · answered by bornfree 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sir karl Popper said that he was very happy,(able to)do-ing philosophy,probably
because his contemporaries were not so.
I think if he were still around now he would
say that,why be sad in ur work,especially
ur philosophical work?
He might not say but i will here;A lot of
philosophy was in Popper's time and
likely still is,a load of silly mumbo-jumbo,
so-called factual-and-final academic works
which,frankly,some people should be ashamed of themselves for teaching it(!)
For we DO learn from our mistakes,AND
THIS is a very imperfect method but
currently one of the very best we have.
So,the future is "bright",and we need Not
be sad at all the problems before us(and even the attempted wrong solutions tried by those before us!).
2007-12-19 02:39:08 · answer #9 · answered by peter m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
happiness is out side and separate
everyone gets to go through both happiness and sadness
but you could say the good philosophers have a happier philosophy on life
2007-12-19 02:26:32 · answer #10 · answered by grey_worms 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sad because they are always questioning the happy things and finding reasons to make everything not matter.
2007-12-19 01:30:25 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋