Philosophy Bowl - Principles For Life

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2/2/23 “Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.” Albert Camus

How do you all apply philosophy in your own life? For me, philosophy has served as an anchor during the storms of life, keeping me focused on my internal thoughts thereby helping me to cope with the c… more

2/1/23 “Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. … more

1/29/23 “Folly is the only thing that keeps youth at a stay and old age afar off” Erasmus

1/28/23 “I think therefore I am” (“Cogito, ergo sum”) – René Descartes

1/27/23 “No man is free who cannot control himself.” Pythagoras

1/26/23 “The path to one’s own heaven always leads through the voluptuousness of one’s own hell” -Nietzsche. What do you all think about this one? Interesting that he used the word “Voluptuousness”. … more

1/25/23 “Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.” - Marcus Aurelius

1/24/23 “Most people are not just comfortable in their ignorance, but hostile to anyone who points it out.” - Plato

1/23/23 “The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates

1/22/23 “What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this.” -Epictetus

Missed a few days 😅 never said I was perfect 1/21/23 “If architects want to strengthen a decrepit arch, they increase the load which is laid upon it, for thereby the parts are joined more firmly together.”… more

1/18/23 “Men are thrifty in guarding their property but as soon as it comes to wasting time they are most extravagant with the one commodity for which it is respectable to be greedy” -Seneca

“If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.” -Epictetus

1/16/23 “Here is a rule to remember in the future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not this is misfortune, but to bear this worthily is good fortune.” -Marcus Aurelius

1/15/23 “My treasure lies in my friends” - Alexander the Great

1/14/23 “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how”
-Fredrich Neitzsche

1/13/23 "Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for." -Socrates

1/12/23 “If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.” -Anatole France

1/11/23 “Who are these people whose admiration you seek? Aren’t they the ones you are used to describing as mad? Well, then, is that what you want—to be admired by lunatics?”

-Epictetus

1/10/23 “You are scared of dying-and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead any different from being dead?” -Seneca

2023 goal for this bowl: Post one new quote per day starting today. 1/9/23 “how could you arise anew if you have not first become ashes?” -Friedrich Nietzsche

Happy new year to you all! One of my goals for 2022 was to create a community to discuss philosophy so thank you for joining the philosophy bowl and I am excited to learn alongside you all. As you all… more

Hello! I’m new to the philosophy space. New as in I’ve been into the philosophy meme pages, listen to some ok podcasts, but want to actually read some books. But I’m a bit reluctant to start cause I’m… more

Post your favorite quote that you’ve come across since you began studying philosophy and explain briefly why it meaningful to you.

Hello! I am new here :)

Big fan of Nietzsche, Kant, William James and Kierkegaard!

Welcome to the Philosophy bowl! The goal of this bowl is to discuss principles in philosophy that we can apply to our lives and fortify ourselves for life using our collective knowledge. It is also to… more