RE: Me and my macaroni

Catherine Marie (tangerineness@hotmail.com)
Wed, 04 Aug 1999 22:03:24 -0700 (PDT)

>
>Catherine: "As a friend says, 'why live if you don't try to understand what
>it all means?'"
>
>Do you mean to tell me that "the unexamined live isn't worth living"? On 
>the
>contrary, as soon as you start analyzing life, you are no longer living it.
>Even if I did believe that search for meaning was important, I still don't
>see what this has to do with majoring in philosophy.
>
>-Sean

I mean that in part, but not entirely. I was being a bit vague, but really 
meant was more general than it sounded: that there is value in the study of 
philosophy in anything you will do, simply by giving a better idea of what 
the world is as a whole and the nature of things, and even (to some extent) 
where we fit into it all. That type of understanding does not prevent one 
from "living life" and in fact will often allow people to lead fuller lives 
through understanding themselves and the people and things around them 
better. I was actually responding to a comment that philosophy ought to be 
taught to children at a young age, I think (if done properly) it would 
really make the entire education system much more worthwhile.

Catherine


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