Parodite wrote:I'm not against philosophy of any sort, how could I. I'm doing it myself on a regular basis.
But of course you do Parodite. Paraphrasing from the Opus Magnus
Philosophy: Who Needs It? by Ayn Rand "Yer human, you have no choice but to generate a personal philosophy. Yer only choice is to adopt/create a philosophy that allows you to function as your own creator or your own destroyer."
Parodite wrote:Even the most freely waxing expositions can be interesting, or at least enjoyable, if they sound like good music.
Agree completely. There is philosophy that one's uses for practical purposes, and then philosophy one uses for entertainment/discussion/intellectual pecker measuring/one-up-manship (misogynist!). Similar to wine that tastes good (or art that is appealing), and wine that tastes like crap but impresses your snobby friends when you serve it (or setting a pair of eyeglasses on the floor of an art gallery to f**k with people, and watching the self-identifying elites try to decipher the deep, profound intent of the artist).
"The wine you are drinking has a very distinctive, unique taste because the grapes are picked by left-handed virgins during a full moon, between the hours of midnight and 3 am."
"Really? I just can't taste it."
"Yes.... I'm not surprised..... but don't you wish you could.""
"Picking grapes between midnight and 3 am huh? No wonder they are virgins."
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Parodite wrote:Somebody like Jordan B Peterson is more anchored in the known, using science and facts but seems at the same time addicted to flirting with the unknown and its chaos while desperately trying to create order from it with archetype and stories told in old literature. The dragon and snake to be killed or outwitted, or just unknown territory to be explored by the truly courageous heros who voluntarily expose themselves to the dangers, overcome fear and even sometimes return victorious and with a prize and something valuable for society. I find this an interesting way of talking about things, but in terms of music there is less to enjoy because he is playing the same piece over and over again.
I'm currently reading his book
12 Rules for Life. IMSMO, it is an excellent collection of practical wisdom. Much like what I had hoped to find from my early exposure to philosophy professors. You'd think Ph.D.'s would know better than to cast their pearls before swine like me.
Although in more than a few places, Peterson's book reads as if he had one computer playing his recorded lectures from youtube, and other computer with voice recognition software listening to the recorded lecture and typing the manuscript.
Wisdom, like beauty, and offense, seems subjective. One bloke reads the Bible and thinks it's crap, another finds it to be profoundly life enhancing. Is it due to book content or reader content/preparation?
Mustard seeds and concrete parking lots? Me credit, book blame in either case seems appealing.