"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" - Aristotle
- Controversial
- Technology & Future
- Self Development
- Philosophy
- Politics & Institution
- Psychology
- Human Nature
- Environment and Ecology
- God outside religion
- Virtues and Sin
- Preparing Souls
- Baha'i (Bab & Baha'u'llah)
- Buddhism (Buddha)
- Christianity (Jesus)
- Hinduism & Krishna
- Judaism (Abraham & Moses)
- Islam (Muhammad)
- Zoroastrianism (Zoroaster)
- Societal Constructs
- How this came about
“The intellectual is not defined by professional pursuit and type of occupation. Nor are good upbringing and a good family enough in themselves to produce an intellectual. An intellectual is a person whose interests in and occupation with the spiritual side of life are insistent and constant and not forced by external circumstances, even flying in the face of them.”
― Alexander Solschenizyn, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
Meet the writer
Scott Young
If someone asks why im studying philosophy.
I spend a lot of my day in deep thought, and enjoy being able to have discussions abstract in nature. I love having discussions if not with people, then with their ideas through books. I am a student of history, which shines light in the cyclically evolving nature of the conversation of individual rights vs responsibilities. This gives me insight into the logic behind the disintegration of societal trust in modern governments and corporations error. Lastly a passion for abstraction and creative ideas leaves me with filled notebooks with ideas about every company, or any topic.
Perhaps the best reason is something I felt for the last 7 or 8 years, is the awe of how little i know and will ever know. But not learning is not an answer. When i read this quote from confusious as told by Will Durant it gave me the real reason i study philosophy. I want to change the world, but I need to ensure my soul is pure, myself developed and my family in order, before I can make my greatest impact upon the world.
1The illustrious ancients, when they wished to make clear and to propagate the highest virtues in the world, put their states in proper order. Before putting their states in proper order, they regulated their families. Before regulating their families, they cultivated their own selves. Before cultivating their own selves, they perfected their souls. Before perfecting their souls, they tried to be sincere in their thoughts. Before trying to be sincere in their thoughts, they extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such investigation of knowledge lay in the investigation of things, and in seeing them as they really were. When things were thus investigated, knowledge became complete. When knowledge was complete, their thoughts became sincere. When their thoughts were sincere, their souls became perfect. When their souls were perfect, their own selves became cultivated. When their selves were cultivated, their families became regulated. When their families were regulated, their states came to be put into proper order. When their states were in proper order, then the whole world became peaceful and happy."
