>“Philosophizing is simply one way of being afraid, a cowardly

philosophizing is about ignoring fear and trusting words one reads in books instead. It's like a solitary version of socializing to be honest.

>>8257478
Not a single thing shared between good philosophy and what you just said

>>8257426
There's a way of doing philosophy which is only rationalizing and doesn't confront to the fear of thinking. But this isn't the interesting one

Philosophy of the academics? Probably. Not that there weren't good academic philosophers, but if history forgot them it wouldn't forget much.

Philosophers who are actually sticking their nose out? Risking grave loss to say what the masses don't want to hear? You might argue they are foolish--but not cowardly.

Philosophy doesn't intend to, or need to "get anywhere". It is an intrinsic need for humans to expand boundaries, not live within them, and this expanding of boundaries is the least cowardly pursuit of all.

it's what humans do when they can't swordfight or pillage villages. thats why people play videogames, to go back to the era when life was fun

>>8257541

Is that why Africa has never produced any valuable philosophy? Because they can still fight with machetes, loot, rape and pillage?

>>8257562
That and shitty economics. For some reason however african rapist pillagers dont give me th same pleasure as crazy vikings or what have you romanticized killers

>>8257733
>muh ethnocentricism

god you people are all faggots. showcasing sour grapes and dunning kruger are all you apes are good for.

>>8257733
I dunno, the "I make oven on" guy is pretty romantic in his own way.

>>8257745
>le are all faggots. showcasi
same

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Going places is for those who don't like where they are. Wanting to be fearless is for those who don't know what keeps them alive and what kills them.

>>8257426
It depends on how one applies it. Some use it to justify their neuroses, and others to become better and more valuable individuals.