Drunken Philosophy: What Philosophy do you reject?
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There are certainly a myriad of philosophical theories available to assist us to manage our crazy lives. The question for this week is: does or can a philosophy that has a tenet or belief that you completely disagree with still be valuable or helpful for you. A couple of examples: Kierkegaard, after all his philosophizing, falls back on a "leap of faith" and belief in God, and, of course, the early Christian writers like Augustine, essentially based their philosophy on a belief in God; if you don't believe in any gods, do these writers have meaning for you? I'm sure many of you can come up with other examples perhaps the reverse of the previous examples e.g. resisting Nietzsche due to his alleged atheism. Do we separate the thinker from his writing e.g. do we read Heidegger now that we are sure he was a Nazi sympathizer or reject him for the same reason (or because he is so damn hard to read I'm told)? So with so much great writing to read, what if any "filters" do you use to decide what to read or not read?
