imyonlyfrend t1_itaiy1v wrote on October 22, 2022 at 3:40 AM Reply to The real practical value of philosophy comes not through focusing on the ‘ideal’ life, but through helping us deal with life’s inevitable suffering: MIT professor Kieran Setiya on how philosophy can help us navigate loneliness, grief, failure, injustice, & the absurd. by philosophybreak I disagree I think it helps us deal with both the highs and the lows. In Sikh philosophy. It says contentment is better than happiness and sorrow. To consider them the same. Permalink 1
imyonlyfrend t1_itaiy1v wrote
Reply to The real practical value of philosophy comes not through focusing on the ‘ideal’ life, but through helping us deal with life’s inevitable suffering: MIT professor Kieran Setiya on how philosophy can help us navigate loneliness, grief, failure, injustice, & the absurd. by philosophybreak
I disagree
I think it helps us deal with both the highs and the lows.
In Sikh philosophy. It says contentment is better than happiness and sorrow. To consider them the same.