/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.14378135]

I think my attitude towards philosophy could be similar to my attitude towards fitness and bro science.

When I started getting in to the gym and /fit/, I was amazed by all the fitness knowledge and bro science. I quickly moved to the intermediate stage, where I learned to expel all bro science and focus on the bare minimum essentials of what it takes to get fit. Now after years of lifting and becoming much stronger, I can look at /fit/ and be entertained by the broscience, and sometimes manipulate it at arm's length for fun.

I'm at the intermediate stage of philosophy. I saw it, was filled with wonder, but quickly went in to a stage where I see everything as ultimately arbitrary bs. Now I am seeing the bullshit as something that has to be played with at arm's length, ultimately for pleasure causing aesthetic purposes.

My question to you guys is: how do philosophers resist the temptation to hit on the "it's all arbitrary anyway" button?

[Anonymous No.14378300]

Shutup nigger

[Anonymous No.14378325]

>>14378135
>I'm at the intermediate stage of philosophy. I saw it, was filled with wonder, but quickly went in to a stage where I see everything as ultimately arbitrary bs.

lmao, you're still in the beginner stage

[Anonymous No.14378342]

>>14378135
Ah, so you’ve come to the point where you perceive everything as aesthetics. A very interesting path to have trodden. I unironically suggest you read more about specifically the philosophy of aesthetics, that field is greatly underrated