Does Anything Matter?

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SanteriSatama
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Papanca wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:11 pm This is presuming that one can chose what attitude to adopt, the attitude and philosophical view may itself be a result of temperament and life-experiences/their interaction. The egg and the chicken, who came first and all that jazz.
Non-determinism implies freedom of will, freedom to choose. Naturally, as you say, the actualization of the choise is not a consecutive process of chicken or egg problem, it's a parallel process - the real jazz.
But philosophical pessimism isn't about expectation, i think you are confusing it with psychological pessimism.
How are they different? Philosophical pessimism is not about life wisdom and practical philosophy? Is it purely epistemological and theoretical philosophy?
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SanteriSatama wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:49 pm
Non-determinism implies freedom of will, freedom to choose. Naturally, as you say, the actualization of the choise is not a consecutive process of chicken or egg problem, it's a parallel process - the real jazz.

Not necessarily, the notion of "freedom" is itself complex and multifaceted, are we free to chose using information we don't have under your paradigm ?

SanteriSatama wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:49 pm How are they different? Philosophical pessimism is not about life wisdom and practical philosophy? Is it purely epistemological and theoretical philosophy?
Pessimism isn't necessarily about wisdom and practical philosophy, it is often about ontology and altough most pessimist philosophers would advocate positively for some wisdom or ways to wave through what they deem as the structural negative conditions of life, they still consider those structures in a negative fashion, it doesn't necessarily have to involve the future.
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Papanca wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:45 pm Not necessarily, the notion of "freedom" is itself complex and multifaceted, are we free to chose using information we don't have under your paradigm ?
Not a paradigm, just a piece of practical advice.
Pessimism isn't necessarily about wisdom and practical philosophy, it is often about ontology and altough most pessimist philosophers would advocate positively for some wisdom or ways to wave through what they deem as the structural negative conditions of life, they still consider those structures in a negative fashion, it doesn't necessarily have to involve the future.
Spedifically in case of Schopenhauer and his "Life wisdom of a pessimist"?
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Soul_of_Shu wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 5:19 pm Perhaps Schopenhauer might have benefited from a trip to communicate with Schroombäcker ...

Classics and entheogens! Nice guy and pronounces Greek very well:

αν πεθαινεις πριν πεθαινεις
δεν θα πεθαινεις οταν πεθαινεις
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SanteriSatama wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:35 pm Classics and entheogens! Nice guy and pronounces Greek very well:

αν πεθαινεις πριν πεθαινεις
δεν θα πεθαινεις οταν πεθαινεις
And all thanks to Jesuits ... go figure 🤔
Here out of instinct or grace we seek
soulmates in these galleries of hieroglyph and glass,
where mutual longings and sufferings of love
are laid bare in transfigured exhibition of our hearts,
we who crave deep secrets and mysteries,
as elusive as the avatars of our dreams.
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SanteriSatama wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:54 pm
Papanca wrote: Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:45 pm Not necessarily, the notion of "freedom" is itself complex and multifaceted, are we free to chose using information we don't have under your paradigm ?
Not a paradigm, just a piece of practical advice.
Pessimism isn't necessarily about wisdom and practical philosophy, it is often about ontology and altough most pessimist philosophers would advocate positively for some wisdom or ways to wave through what they deem as the structural negative conditions of life, they still consider those structures in a negative fashion, it doesn't necessarily have to involve the future.
Spedifically in case of Schopenhauer and his "Life wisdom of a pessimist"?

Ascetism, renouncing the will.
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