Journal #3: Personal Philosophy
You will demonstrate your understanding of the importance of one's world view by scrutinizing your thoughts on how the world works and identifying guiding principles for your own philosophy.
establishes and introduces your philosophy
Generally, I am not a huge fan of philosophy. While I believe that deeper thought and mediation can lead to great ideas and observations that can help shape our lives, I feel there is often too much emphasis put on the hypothetical and general, with too little thought put into the practical and personal. But for the sake of the assignment I have attempted to find some of the principals I live my life by and have created a collective world view, which I call Perspectivism. These guiding principals have developed from my own experiences and observations of both myself and others.
-Consciousness is the only way we can look at and interpret the world in a meaningful way. More importantly a continuous stream of consciousness is what defines you as an individual. That is not to say consciousness is purely created by the physical, that is another argument entirely.
-Higher Concepts such as equality and morality are innate to humans to an extent. But are put in place through their environment and developed through personal life experiences. No two people, regardless of how similar completely share the way in which they view the world, morality will always be valued in regards to perspective.
-No individual has an innate purpose in life from birth that can be observed to any extent. Each person must find and create their own purpose. By finding a purpose in life the individual finds both happiness and personal fulfillment.
-Personal success is achieved through how much an individual is able to become happy and spread happiness to others. Humans are social creatures and even though there is a great focus on each person, decisions need to be made with regards to a balance between self and others.
-Personal strength comes from the ability to face one's fears and doubts and overcomes them. The most courageous people are those who are able to define what they fear most and accept their fear and failures instead of trying to hide them.
-Growth comes from experience, while the teachings of others are of vital importance and help define and develop us, personal connections must be made. Our world is defined but what happens to us and to us alone, our experiences bring about both knowledge and wisdom.
- Humans are made to interact with one another. Along with finding purpose, our interactions with others are among the most fulfilling experiences we experience. Sharing our individual thoughts and emotions with others through any medium is emotionally gratifying to both the creator and the observer (thus art in all of its forms)
-Individuals are ultimately unique and cannot be defined as a universal whole. It is necessary to look upon and value each person as an individual, looking at their motivations and unique viewpoint.
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