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Originally Posted by wolfgang  Plato,
Which one of those comes closest to ditching all beliefs? Did any of those isms or ists "believe" in no belief?
Also, isn't all philosophy of the mind? And the mind is not what really "knows"? I mean, there's intellectual knowing, but what kind of knowing is that? Concepts. It's just the mind trying to grasp something it can't. But the mind is so damn curious.
The search for truth by using the mind will just be theories. Because the truth that can be named is not the real truth (says, Lao Tze). |
Well, like you say, from the perspectives of the eastern religions you should end with no "beliefs", just realisation of the Truth -- their particular truth! If you constantly suspect that no version of the truth will be adequate then we are in a similar boat.
According to a chap called
Richard Rorty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia it comes down to shifting beliefs until you find what suits you best. But you'll always know that it is suspect. So by this reckoning, philosophy is about comparrison of existing "vocabularies" and the creation of new ones... until you find a "final vocabulary" (or contingent set of beliefs) which are your own personal salvation. I suppose this is what Steve P's personal development is all about. When he says "living consciously" I think he means awareness that we cannot know an absolute truth, so rather than unconsciously assimilating beliefs from our culture, we choose ones that work for us individually. I don't think it's possible to live without some perspective Wolfgang, you need to choose a lens to view reality through.