Nick_A wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 2:38 am
The term philosophy comes from two Greek words, philos, which means friend or lover, and sophia, which means wisdom. So philosophy is the love of wisdom and, more importantly, the philosopher is the friend or, better, lover of wisdom.
This was in the past. Progress has devolved philosophy into the love of argument.
'Philosophy', itself, has NEVER changed. That is; 'phil-o-sophy' CAN STILL REMAIN the 'love-of-wisdom', or by just HAVING the 'love-of-becoming-wiser'. Which is just done by being Truly OPEN AND by being Truly CURIOS.
'Becoming wiser' happens, and occurs, through just LEARNING. And, by being Truly OPEN one cannot NOT 'learn'.
ALL human beings are born Truly (and/or FULLY) OPEN. However, and very unfortunately, because of just how OPEN they ALL are, this OPENNESS allowed them to learn what is ACTUALLY Wrong in Life and 'reason' 'that' out as being what is right in Life. And, they also learned to BELIEVE some 'things' as be true in Life, but which are ACTUALLY False and/or Wrong.
Once BELIEF sets in these PREVIOUSLY Truly OPEN 'philosophers' these ones turn into COMPLETELY CLOSED people. Otherwise known as 'adult human beings. BUT, there is HOPE as RETURNING BACK to being Truly OPEN again is POSSIBLE, and in ACTUALITY is REALLY a VERY SIMPLE and VERY EASY process. That is; ONLY if one Truly WANTS to LEARN, and thus BECOME-WISER.
All that is REALLY NEEDED is just Honesty, Openness, and a serious Want to CHANGE, for the better. And, this is HOW adult human beings CAN and WILL CHANGE, for the betterment of ALL.
For ALL problems there is A SOLUTION, and for EVERY 'solution' there is a FORMULA. The 'formula' to ALL of so-called 'Life's problems', but which REALLY are just 'human being created ONLY problems' is Honesty, Openness, and a serious Want, to change for the better. H.O.W. is the formula that WILL CHANGE human beings for the better. And this is HOW 'life', itself, will also CHANGE into BECOMING BETTER for EVERY one ALSO.
'Phil-o-sophy', itself, NEVER 'devolved'. Only 'you', adult human beings, DEVOLVED, that is; WHEN 'you' started BELIEVING 'things' are true AND started FIGHTING and ARGUING over your OWN obtained BELIEFS.
However, there was a PURPOSE for 'you', human beings, DEVOLVING in order so 'you' could LEARN H.O.W to CHANGE for the BETTER, and ONCE, and for ALL. ALL referring to EVERY one as well as for ETERNALLY.
Having FINALLY learning HOW to CHANGE for the BETTER. Then forever more 'you', human beings, can CONTINUALLY KEEP CHANGING, for the BETTER. Thus, CONTINUALLY keep MAKING 'life' and living MUCH BETTER for EVERY one and EVERY thing else ALSO.
WHEN 'you', adult human beings, START BECOMING True 'philosophers' AGAIN, that is; having the LOVE-OF-LEARNING within 'you' AGAIN, just like 'you' ALL ONCE WERE, and as ALL new borns STILL ARE, then, and ONLY THEN, 'life' WILL BECOME the Truly Peaceful AND Harmonious 'world' that EVERY one WANTS, and what WAS intended to BECOME and WILL BE-come.
Nick_A wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 2:38 am
Who cares about wisdom or even knows what it is?
There is a VERY DEEP Want TO LEARN, which STILL EXISTS WITHIN EVERY human being. So, DEEP WITHIN EVERY one there is a CARE about be-coming and then BE-ing wiser.
Asking, "Who even knows what 'wisdom' is?' could be inferred that 'you' are implying that 'you' know. Now, if this was what 'you' were implying, then I will wait for 'you' to tell 'us' what 'wisdom' is, exactly. But, if you were just asking 'who knows what 'wisdom' is?', then that will be a question that would take some time finding out what the actual true and right answer is.
Nick_A wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 2:38 am
The important thing is winning the argument to prove what in reality, you don't understand.
1. One MIGHT actually UNDERSTAND, and FULLY. So, you CLAIMING that 'you' KNOW that the "other", in reality, does NOT understand is False, Wrong, AND Incorrect in and of itself. It is like 'you' are TRYING TO "win" the 'argument' or 'fight' here.
2. To me, 'philosophy' IS STILL just about HAVING a 'LOVE OF 'becoming wiser' or just HAVING that LOVE OF 'learning'.
3. If one is 'TRYING TO' "win an argument", or that 'winning an argument' is somehow 'important' to them, then that is NOT 'philosophy', and those ones are NOT 'philosophers', well to me anyway.
As I said previously, to me, the ONLY True 'philosophers' are the VERY young of the species - human beings. That is; UNTIL adult human beings CHANGE THEIR WAYS and BECOME Truly OPEN and Truly CURIOS, AGAIN, just like ALL very young ones ARE.