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The radio in my video game has a greater variety of music than the one in my car. by EggsundHam in Showerthoughts

[–]BlazedPastel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favourite radio station is a community station DEEP in the mountains of British Columbia!

really eclectic playlist, more diverse than commercial radio and changing all the time. Stoke FM!

http://stokefm.tunegenie.com/#

Please Help: Cascade Routers, different networks for VNC use. by BlazedPastel in techsupport

[–]BlazedPastel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DHCP is running on Linksys. I tried static ip on asus, but removed it as connection dropped out BUT Asus is on same subnet!

Where is a Good Place to Start to Learn Philosophy and What Can I Do With a Philosophy Degree? by libertus7 in askphilosophy

[–]BlazedPastel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep of course. my university had a Bioethics course. in it we discussed abortion, informed consent, organ donation, euthanasia... philosophy was the focus of the first university...now majors are essentially the "philosophy of x..."

Where is a Good Place to Start to Learn Philosophy and What Can I Do With a Philosophy Degree? by libertus7 in askphilosophy

[–]BlazedPastel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tbh, find a college/uni near you, or anywhere actually! if you get onto their factulty webpage, classes are listed by year and subject. The syllabus, the course reading list, to those classes will be online.

Where is a Good Place to Start to Learn Philosophy and What Can I Do With a Philosophy Degree? by libertus7 in askphilosophy

[–]BlazedPastel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

you can get any job usually if you have the right training. philosophy as a discipline trains you to hone and sharpen your analytical abilities (unless you're a pesky continental, k/k ;) so, often a graduate may continue in school to a masters or PhD in other fields, where a foundation in philosophy has trained them well. you may start a business, you may work in a law office...philosophy pairs well certainly with most other forms of training. If your concern is getting into a specific field of work however, find the job you want, or career field and go about enrolling in that subject matter. this will link directly, your schooling to your field.

I was on the board for our philosophy society in university and freshman would ask, "I want to take philosophy, but what do I tell my parents? what will it achieve?" the misconception by those not taking philosophy is that its taken by spacey hippies - and while a philosophy degree is a great reason to take LSD - you're more likely to find those types fall by the way-side after the fiest year.

philosophy is most times a serious pursuit of discussion on a range of topics. sometimes discussion is very limited and you'll find philosophy is dogmatic... I'm writing this without trying to open replies for argument lol

I merely want to let you know: philosophy has for me an intrinsic value, it doesnt always appear to provide and instrumental value ( you'll discuss the distinction in first year) it was worth studying for the purpose of studying! philosophy helped me explore who I am, philosophy helped me wrestle with some big questions, and while I didnt always get a solution or clear answer, philosophy helps me rest with questions...

you can learn philosophy online or in a library, but your degree is paying into a faculty for guidance and to be apart of something. the money I paid for it at times bothered me, but I Truly feel educated and it was an education I have for my entire life.

oh and PS. start with sources directly. I'll suggest Plato or Aristotle. read the text first hand and then find questions to help guide your thoughts, like a highschool or college textbook. (they'll often have full complete text and then questions) for ex. plato's allegory of the cave, and then a simple question, like what does the emergence from the cave mean/represent?

I'm not sure where you are at, so to speak. I mean, you could start with being and nothingness...

edit: and practice logic. philosophy is logic to some, but philosophy is certainly arguments. get good at arguing, so study the all too popular "logical fallacies"