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Reply Sat 28 Mar, 2009 11:51 pm
Hello. Thought that it would be a good idea to introduce myself and such.

For starters, I'm sort of new when it comes to formal philosophical practices, one could say. I have however found my mind drifting into questions of life, and what exactly constitutes it, and morality and things of the like for years. I've decided to look more seriously into these issues and to attempt to coherently discuss what I'm thinking with others. I'm not really sure what exactly to classify my specific philosophical interests are, I'll have to figure that out as I go along.

I'm a 1st year college student and am planning to major in Political Science and minor Philosophy or Religion, I'll end up having enough credits to minor in either, I'll just have to decide which one to officially go with.

So, that's about it. I hope I can contribute some different thoughts on issues every so often. I would welcome any suggested readings. So far I've just read some Plato, Aristotle, Anselm and Descartes; nothing major, though.

I look forward to having some good discussions and hearing what others think.
 
Caroline
 
Reply Sun 29 Mar, 2009 06:31 am
@The Fallen,
Hi welcome. It doesnt matter if your not read in philosophy join the club its also about thinking yourself too but the folks here provide plenty of links so you can start to read up on stuff which is great. Have a great time.
 
Theaetetus
 
Reply Sun 29 Mar, 2009 06:45 am
@The Fallen,
Welcome to the forum!

Personally I prefer the writers that are at the edge of philosophy, and some may not even classify as philosophers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alan Watts, Henry David Thoreau, and Tom Robbins. I highly recommend anything written by them, and since you are interested in both philosophy and religion I recommend Alan Watts if you are interested in Eastern religions and wisdom traditions.
 
The Fallen
 
Reply Mon 30 Mar, 2009 08:39 pm
@Theaetetus,
Awesome, thanks for the welcome.

Theaetetus, I'll definitely look into Watts and Robbins; I've already read some of Thoreau and Emerson, due in part to them being discussed in English. They've said some really interesting things.
 
Theaetetus
 
Reply Mon 30 Mar, 2009 09:04 pm
@The Fallen,
Just to warn you, Tom Robbins writes fiction, but embeds much philosophy into his works. I highly recommend both Jitterbug Perfume and Skinny Legs and All as good starting points. Jitterbug has main themes of immortality, love, and freedom, and Skinny has major themes including the Middle East conflict, religion, freedom, art, and aesthetics. The stories that the novels follow are definitely bizarre, but Robbins is a master of the English language, and constructs sentences and passages that are poetic. Not to mention, his philosophical divergences are outstanding.

I forget what book it is in (not one of the two I listed, but I think it is Even Cow Girls Get the Blues), but Robbins devotes a chapter to a conversation between the Thumb and the Brain, which serve as metaphors for the concepts he is staging a conversation between.
 
 

 
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