While the baggage of the author is probably not to be discounted (“there are no philosophies, only philosophers”), I do like the idea of attempting to live your life authentically according to your philosophical belief set.
The idea that; if your philosophy is crap and leads to negative outcomes that affect you, the people around you and the world at large… you’ll probably need to change your philosophy (or live and die looking like an idiot).
The way she attempts to go about it (by potentially narcissistically reinterpreting the world based on her own viewpoints and then affirming or disavowing viewpoints based on that) might be problematic… but at least it’s authentic. Then others, who might be living their lives authentically as well; can call her out on her bullshit… leading to a philosophical debate where hopefully the best interpretation wins out.
Nietzsche said something similar about wishing philosophers would act according to their beliefs and not just paying them lip service (with the intent that if people realised their ideas were crap by experiencing the consequences of them… they’d stop spouting crap ideas).
So I guess it depends on what you like, living authentically and risk putting people out/causing arguments; or internalising potentially problematic beliefs without realising their consequences… bit of a choose your own adventure if you ask me.
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Reply to How to Assess Your Own Beliefs: Take Ideas Seriously by DirtyOldPanties
While the baggage of the author is probably not to be discounted (“there are no philosophies, only philosophers”), I do like the idea of attempting to live your life authentically according to your philosophical belief set. The idea that; if your philosophy is crap and leads to negative outcomes that affect you, the people around you and the world at large… you’ll probably need to change your philosophy (or live and die looking like an idiot). The way she attempts to go about it (by potentially narcissistically reinterpreting the world based on her own viewpoints and then affirming or disavowing viewpoints based on that) might be problematic… but at least it’s authentic. Then others, who might be living their lives authentically as well; can call her out on her bullshit… leading to a philosophical debate where hopefully the best interpretation wins out. Nietzsche said something similar about wishing philosophers would act according to their beliefs and not just paying them lip service (with the intent that if people realised their ideas were crap by experiencing the consequences of them… they’d stop spouting crap ideas). So I guess it depends on what you like, living authentically and risk putting people out/causing arguments; or internalising potentially problematic beliefs without realising their consequences… bit of a choose your own adventure if you ask me.