Philosophy & Religion Thread

[TheMonkey]

Big guess we are all novices here on philosophy.

I've dabbled in some stoics, mostly Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus. Big fan of Epictetus, wish I could live up to his philosophy. Have mentioned secular Buddhism but honestly have just seen some videos and things.

Have this on my reading list, just have not gotten to it yet:

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I mentioned earlier that I read Taking The Leap by Pema Chodran. She referenced Thich Nhǎt Han often.

I took an Asian Philosophy class one semester at OSU. I was a staunch Christian, but enjoyed it more than anticipated. I don’t remember much from the course, unfortunately.

I also took Logical and Critical Thinking. Loved that course. Not really philosophy, but gave me a framework that has served me well over the years.

 

[RxCowboy]

So we have had a lot of posts on religion, how about a few on philosophy? What schools of philosophy or philosophers stand out to you?

I only took one philosophy class in college (Logic and Critical Thinking), and while it was an incredibly useful class, I am pretty much a novice in this topic.

The Declaration of Independence is the greatest expression of Natural Law ever written.

 

[RxCowboy]

So we have had a lot of posts on religion, how about a few on philosophy? What schools of philosophy or philosophers stand out to you?

I only took one philosophy class in college (Logic and Critical Thinking), and while it was an incredibly useful class, I am pretty much a novice in this topic.

I’ve shared thoughts on “soul mate” which is a concept that comes from Platonic Gnosticism.

Neo-Gnosticism has become the default worldview in our culture. It began with Descartes, “I think therefore I am.” It has become “I think is what I am.” Whereas in classical Gnosticism, the dualism is spirit and material, the spirit is true self and material body is non-self; in neo-Gnosticism the mind is true self And the body is non-self. In this view it makes perfect sense to modify the non-self body to match the true self mind. It is also perfectly consistent to say things like “trans are the most highly evolved members of society” because they were brave enough to modify their nonself bodies to match their true self minds.

 

[RxCowboy]

In this view it makes perfect sense to modify the non-self body to match the true self mind.

In health care ethics we have to judge whether or not the patient is capable of making rational decisions about their own care. Philosophically, we have to judge it from the patient's point of view, which means understanding their worldview. It has to be rational to them, and not to me or us.

 

[LaB_OkState]

So we have had a lot of posts on religion, how about a few on philosophy? What schools of philosophy or philosophers stand out to you?

I only took one philosophy class in college (Logic and Critical Thinking), and while it was an incredibly useful class, I am pretty much a novice in this topic.

This goes in hand with my pastoral profession, but I’m a big fan of Cicero’s work on rhetoric.

 

[RxCowboy]

This goes in hand with my pastoral profession, but I’m a big fan of Cicero’s work on rhetoric.

An interesting paper.

The appeal of medical quackery: a rhetorical analysis - PubMed

Medical quackery has been a pressing issue nearly from the start of the medical profession - whether the nostrums and patent medications of old or the super-foods and miracle supplements of today. Throughout history and into the modern day, the medical establishment has tried to counteract the...

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