Art Of War? Book of Five Rings? Huh?) Seems like 4 hours for research is not enough..
And, of course, Meditations isn't any war journal.)
How to Use Philosophy as a Personal Operating System: From Seneca to Musashi
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#12If you want to know where the metaphor of philosophy as an operating system comes from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c8an2XZ3MU (The video is called Culture Is Your Operating System, but what he's talking about is the philosophical assumptions that are completely invisible unless you find a way to step outside your culture.)
Not to belabor the point, but I think it bears repeating that Terence McKenna recommended a chemical perturbation of the brain, that is, a visionary substance, be used in order to 'step outside your culture'.
Some substances can temporarily remove/obscure one's entire personality structure and linguistic faculties while enhancing awareness. Such an experience offers one the opportunity to truly exist outside their biographical circumstances for a time.
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#13I can't recommend enough A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy[1]. It's a great and modern introduction to stoicism.
[1]: http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Good-Life-Ancient-Stoic/dp/01953...
Re: How to Use Philosophy as a Personal Operating System: From Seneca to Musashi
#14If you want to know where the metaphor of philosophy as an operating system comes from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c8an2XZ3MU (The video is called Culture Is Your Operating System, but what he's talking about is the philosophical assumptions that are completely invisible unless you find a way to step outside your culture.)
Not to belabor the point, but I think it bears repeating that Terence McKenna recommended a chemical perturbation of the brain, that is, a visionary substance, be used in order to 'step outside your culture'. Some substances can temporarily remove/obscure one's entire personality structure and linguistic faculties while enhancing awareness. Such an experience offers one the opportunity to truly exist outside their bi…
"Terence McKenna recommended a chemical perturbation of the brain, that is, a visionary substance, be used in order to 'step outside your culture'."
So does Tim Ferriss. Here is a short YouTube clip of him talking about his views:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcqXRDqjIpo
But the better source is probably his original interview with Joe Rogan.
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#15Well, one of the most famous disciple of Seneca, was Nero (yes the infamous emperor)... As long as you believe that there is such a thing like a "Personal operating system", it's a long way to understand stoicism. If you really spend a lot of time reading Seneca and Marcus Aurelius (I don't encourage you to do so, I did because I learned latin as a teen ) you'll realize that these writings are deeply connected to the context of the first century in the Roman Empire. Many of these thoughts have percolated through Christianism, that's why they're able to reach most westerners today, but remember that stoicism has failed to change romans, both individually and as a society.
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#17>Marcus Aurelius and his book Meditations, which was effectively a war campaign journal. I don't think he understands what the book is about.
I think it's more of a comment on when/where the book was written rather than what it is about. It is a journal he kept while on campaign.
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#18Well, one of the most famous disciple of Seneca, was Nero (yes the infamous emperor)... As long as you believe that there is such a thing like a "Personal operating system", it's a long way to understand stoicism. If you really spend a lot of time reading Seneca and Marcus Aurelius (I don't encourage you to do so, I did because I learned latin as a teen ) you'll realize that these writings are deeply connected to the…
Hedonism and capitalism have served us better as a society?
Judging a philosophy based on the merits of select adherents does not a representative sample make.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not to belabor the point, but I think it bears repeating that Terence McKenna recommended a chemical perturbation of the brain, that is, a visionary substance, be used in order to 'step outside your culture'. Some substances can temporarily remove/obscure one's entire personality structure and linguistic faculties while enhancing awareness. Such an experience offers one the opportunity to truly exist outside their bi…
"Terence McKenna recommended a chemical perturbation of the brain, that is, a visionary substance, be used in order to 'step outside your culture'." So does Tim Ferriss. Here is a short YouTube clip of him talking about his views: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcqXRDqjIpo But the better source is probably his original interview with Joe Rogan.
So are we again talking about scientists encouraging young people to drop acid?
Re: How to Use Philosophy as a Personal Operating System: From Seneca to Musashi
#20Well, one of the most famous disciple of Seneca, was Nero (yes the infamous emperor)... As long as you believe that there is such a thing like a "Personal operating system", it's a long way to understand stoicism. If you really spend a lot of time reading Seneca and Marcus Aurelius (I don't encourage you to do so, I did because I learned latin as a teen ) you'll realize that these writings are deeply connected to the…
Hedonism and capitalism have served us better as a society? Judging a philosophy based on the merits of select adherents does not a representative sample make.
I suppose that by hedonism you mean materialism, and I get your point. What I was trying to say is that it's tempting to believe that some kind of ancient wisdom could guide your life (indeed I'm sure Tim Ferris doesn't believe it himself, but some readers might). But ideas are reactions to a very specific reality, and even in the context of this reality these ideas didn't work. It doesn't mean that there is nothing valuable in the stoics' writings, just that using these thoughts as a "Personal Operating System" is as useful as installing MS-DOS on a smartphone