I am looking forward to reading your contributions to our many discussions here. I commend your desire to teach philosophy, since it is so terribly needed in these unthinking times.
A very warm welcome to the Philforums!
Regards,
John

Invulnerable,

Yes indeed you sound like a most desireable additon to our community here, welcome aboard invulnerable, make yourself at home! I am certain you will enjoy yourself here, and certainly you will be enjoyed. boagie

Welcome to the forums.

Hi, invulnerable!
Welcome to the forums. It's nice to hear fresh voices. Mine is getting so stale.

Welcome invulnerable23!

You mention that you like the topics of God, time, and space and mention Kant and Leibniz. For one thing, I have always Leibniz and his conception of monadology. I have found him probably the most entertaining of the post modern rationalists. You might also like Locke, as he has some very interesting notions of space and time based on ontological simplicity and the notion of "evidence"? which I guess is the corner stone of empirical thought if you think about it.

Also, your hopes to write and teach in a university are a fantastic goal. I had initially considered doing that a year ago, but I opted for another program. There are a few pieces of information that I found particularly valuable that may help you in the long run. One is the fact that as an undergraduate, you can take graduate classes that count towards your master's degree. Normally, departments vary as to how many credits can be fulfilled as an undergraduate. My school limited prospective current-matriculate applicants to half the program credits. This is great considering that a master's in philosophy is two years, so you basically have a one year program. Also, you can get permission through the philosophy department chair and your particular college (i.e. liberal arts) to incorporate an independent study as a preliminary thesis evaluation course. For some reason, my sub college was very insistent on that name. I don't know what they would do at your school in regards to this, but it is worth a try. If you are able to get it overviewed by the dean of the masters program, you could assure your spot in the masters program when you graduate and maybe even get a fellowship. The best part is that you do not have to rely on GMAT scores as much either with this setup.

But anyway, enjoy the forum!

Thank you all! A very warm welcome.

Ah, VideCorSpoon, I have tried Locke, but I find it fairly difficult. I should try again, though, since he has contributed quite a bit to philosophy. Oh, and thank you for the suggestion. I will see what my school has to offer in that way.

Welcome to the board Invulnerable,

I have no such education in philosophy, so I hope you can tutor me. I am limited to some personal and general ideas that I wish to expand.

I think far too little of myself to tutor anyone, Neuron. But, I am flattered.

And thank you for the bear Rose! That is appropriately Halloween themed.

You share something in common with me. I am currently going through philosophy and ancient Greek with a plan to receive a PhD and teach philosophy at the university level.

Welcome to the forums and I look forward to some interesting conversations.

Ah, thank you. It is nice to find people who share my interests.

invulnerable.

Welcome aboard invulnerable, you sound like a most definate asset to the forums. See you on the boards!! boagie

According to a recent study by my intuition, by devoting a life to philosophy you have pretty much eliminated 99.98% of people that could potentially share your interests.

Thanks boagie!

Yeah, Theaetetus, I have noticed that it is a lonely life. When people stand in line at McDonald's and mention some basic philosophical concept, and you say, "You can only explain a priori concepts with empirical language..." You don't make many friends.

Hello there im new to this stuff too:sarcastic: