• Xaphanos@lemmy.worldEnglish
        71·
        13 days ago

        Meta-utilitarianism? Apply the most useful philosophy to each problem separately?

        • mmhmm@lemmy.ml
          31·
          12 days ago

          For me, I have a mental knapsack full of philosophical approaches.

          A situations scope, impact, and effect may demand a different philosophical framework to meet my or the groups goals.

          There are some ideologies I won’t touch or entertain. There are some I can only accept under very specific terms and timelines. I have my favorites and more that I’m friendly with.

          So ya, a sort of meta-utlitarianism!

          • hypna@lemmy.world
            2·
            12 days ago

            I’ll begin by confessing that I also tend to apply philosophies situationally, but I’d be curious how you’d respond to the criticism that such an approach sort of gives away the game that philosophical applications are all post hoc rationalizations for our existing, non-rational preferences. I’ve found that to be the strongest criticism of such an approach.

            • mmhmm@lemmy.ml
              3·
              12 days ago

              I feel that post hoc reasoning is not a flaw. It helps build a coherent moral framework. To the hammer, everything is a nail. Why limit the philosophical tools pre or post any need i guess

  • YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub
    13·
    13 days ago

    Stoicism has gotten me through my incredibly hard life (wife died less than three months ago and I was a full time caregiver for her for a lot time before that).

  • blarghly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    12 days ago

    My entire opinion of absurdism is formed by cartoon-Camus from Existential Comics.

    My understanding is that life is absurd, but we must rebel against the absurd and create meaning in our lives despite it. And we do this by being sexy and sleeping with lots of babes.

    Solid philosophy.

  • theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world
    4·
    13 days ago

    Absurdism is cool, stoicism is something that can get unhealthy pretty quickly. From a pure self-help perspective existentialism is a better philosophy imo

  • yesman@lemmy.world
    41·
    12 days ago

    CMV:

    99% of self-identifying stoics are just dudes who watched a video on Marcus Aurelius and took away that holding in your feelings is a virtue actually.

  • Goldholz @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    2·
    12 days ago

    I have integrated a lot of stoicism into my life. Its Philosophie is one of my core once.

    Its usefull especially now since my grandma and mother figure has thyroid cancer…