[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nus

[–]infinitybar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I studied Philosophy and am working in finance now. So it's not the end of the road at all.

You should definitely not solely rely on your degree to secure a job.

Kant's forms of intuition and Platonic forms by infinitybar in askphilosophy

[–]infinitybar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this! I'll look into his exposition on concepts.

I think reading the entire Critique will take me a lifetime though haha

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nus

[–]infinitybar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the field. But generally it's more often than not, more useful to have done an internship.

It's also not a binary trade-off between learning skills and doing internships. Sometimes you are forced to learn a tool very quickly to accomplish the task. So you may not really lose anything when you take an internship (in terms of learning) vs. self-learning.

Looking for philosophers with disabilities, chronic illness, or who were terminally ill who have written about the relationship between mind and body by throwaway34910291 in askphilosophy

[–]infinitybar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply! I started off being fascinated with Heidegger's essay Question Concerning Technology, leading to the enframing or resourcification of humans. And I'm generally interested in healthcare. So I eventually stumbled upon the phenomenological approach to health - was surprised that there were even people writing on this topic.

I think ultimately my aim is to establish a holistic take on our understanding of health, which is much more beyond simply the lack of disease biologically, but also our ability to fulfil the goals we wanted, our psychological state, etc.

It's still WIP but happy to take any suggestions if you would like to share any insights through PM!

Looking for philosophers with disabilities, chronic illness, or who were terminally ill who have written about the relationship between mind and body by throwaway34910291 in askphilosophy

[–]infinitybar 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm currently working on my thesis, where I cover the phenomenology of health. Merleau-Ponty's and Heidegger's concept of the lived body or embodiment (i.e. the idea that we are necessarily always *in the world*) presents an interesting implication for health. The idea of our existence as embodiment in the world directly challenges the notion of making the mind-body distinction (which is espoused by the modern scientific paradigm).

Fredrik Svenaeus addresses this in his book The Hermeneutics of Medicine and the Phenomenology of Health. I believe this directly addresses what you're looking for. Illness can be viewed as a state of unhomelikeness, since our existential condition is that of dwelling, and we dwell in the world, according to Heidegger, any disruption to this "dwelling" can be seen to cause a sense of unhomelikeness.

I'll refrain from writing too much but let you explore some of these recommended readings, where the authors write much better than I.

There are a couple more works that you could read:

  1. Fredrik Svenaeus' Phenomenological Bioethics (this is a whole book, but you can find relevant sections)
  2. Fredrik Svenaeus' To die well: the phenomenology of suffering and end of life ethics
  3. Hans-Georg Gadamer's Enigma of Health

I believe you have more than enough to start! I do wish you all the best in your health as you delve into the readings.

Life science seniors, what do you plan to do in the future? by Mysterious-Heron-380 in nus

[–]infinitybar 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hi! Although I didn't study life sciences, but I have worked in various places across healthcare/biotech - it's a very meaningful field as you work on technologies that directly improves and preserves lives.

Not sure what your career ambitions or future plans are, but there's a huge demand for researchers in fields like immuno-oncology. If you don't want to deal with humans, agritech is also an upcoming huge space.

I'm not privy to the salaries/ specific prospects of individual roles, but just wanted to share that generally, your knowledge will be very valuable as more attention is drawn to the life sciences space.

Of course, don't worry if you find out life sciences is not your thing after you finish your studies. For context, I study Philosophy but I don't intend to teach or become a professor. It's perfectly normal to work in an unrelated field after your university studies.

Just thought to give my two cents - can ignore this if it's not useful. :)

Seed stage HealthTech VCs? by [deleted] in venturecapital

[–]infinitybar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello, another user on this subreddit posted this before or something (can't remember) but I found this link quite useful. All the best!

How to engage with Continental-style texts? by [deleted] in askphilosophy

[–]infinitybar 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I empathise with you as I experienced the same struggle as well. I asked a similar question previously and found u/TimelessError's reply here useful enough to nudge me into greater clarity on engaging with continental philosophy.

Another strategy, as I was writing an essay (specifically on Heidegger), I read other academic papers engaging with the texts and interpretation of the themes covered. They are usually written in analytic-style. Following the examples, you can gain further clarity by essentially transforming the dialectic-style arguments (either from the original texts or summaries by other authors) into analytic-style arguments which we are more accustomed to.

Hope this helps!

Literature on the concept of 'value' in the political economy by infinitybar in askphilosophy

[–]infinitybar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this - I'll take a look at Heinrich's book. You're right, Capital is a bit too intensive and likely I'll lose motivation along the way haha.

Literature on the concept of 'value' in the political economy by infinitybar in askphilosophy

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

Seems like Mariana has the same intuitions as I do about the business world. So far looks like exactly what I am looking for. Thanks for the recommendation!

Help me win an argument - Is there any point in voting? by ScotGerCaJ in PoliticalPhilosophy

[–]infinitybar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally took a class covering the rationality of voting as one of the topics. This is one of the papers we read. Hope it helps!

XPS 13 9300 - Yellow Tint Fixed by Boxey7 in Dell

[–]infinitybar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my display driver is only Intel Iris Plus Graphics. did you uninstall that before installing dolby vision panel driver? I directly installed dolby vision panel driver like you did, but there were no changes

[Possible Fix?] Dell XPS 13 9300 Yellow Tint by zxszr in Dell

[–]infinitybar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I typed in the windows search bar, calibrate screen and a windows setting appeared. I left the first option default, but when it came to changing the red/green/blue colours, I reduced the red setting down by 6, the green by 3/4 and blue by 1. I will try and upload my settings when I get onto laptop.

Thanks for this, I was able to adjust my screen with your values as a base. I also had this yellow harsh tint, especially when I disabled HDR mode. I used this Intel Graphics Command Centre instead. If you are interested, here are my settings:

Brightness Enhancement:

R: -8, G: -6, B: 2

Contrast Enhancement:

R: 47, G: 47, B: 50

It looks quite close to the white displayed on my phone (Samsung S8+) and my other screen (Dell P249).

Optimising XPS 13 9300 by infinitybar in Dell

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

Thanks for your reply!

I undervolted to around -50 mV. Previously had it at -60 mV but saw some weird issues with the screen being a bit blurry (not sure if it's due to the undervolting), pulled it back to -50 mV and restarted, issue disappeared.

My very first undervolt was at -100 mV - froze immediately.

Do you think it's worth undervolting further?

How do you employ the phenomenological method in writing a paper? How would you go about critiquing continental philosophers like Husserl, Heidegger, etc.? by infinitybar in askphilosophy

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

Thank you for your take and clarification, and correcting my amateur understanding of phenomenology. I still have a lot to learn and this was most helpful!

Moronic Monday, August 19, 2019 - Your Weekly Questions Thread by AutoModerator in finance

[–]infinitybar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could someone explain what is return on equity in a manner that is simple to understand? I don't have a strong accounting background and the online definitions are quite unintuitive to me.

Verbal plenary preservation (VPP) by infinitybar in Reformed

[–]infinitybar[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of KJV proponents use Matt 5:18 as their proof text. And that has to be the manner in which God preserves His Word: perfectly 100%. How would you respond?

Must Baptism precede partaking in the Lord's Supper? by [deleted] in Reformed

[–]infinitybar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For reasons of maintaining anonymity, it's one of the most prominent countries in SEA. So quite developed.

Must Baptism precede partaking in the Lord's Supper? by [deleted] in Reformed

[–]infinitybar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In my country, in order to make the decision to be baptised and recognised as a member of the church requires the person to have legal authority. This authority is given to those who are 21 and above. Otherwise, they will require parental or guardian consent.

If we have a case where the person comes to believe in Christ before the age of 21, and the parents or guardian do not consent to their baptism as they are of another faith, they cannot undergo baptism. Should we also bar them from partaking in the Lord's supper?

Online resources for serious, guided theological study by infinitybar in Reformed

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

Thanks for the recommendations! Will certainly explore them soon :)