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[Anonymous No.8491846]

Hi, /lit/. I just have started a philosophy course and the teacher asked us to write an essay about whatever subject related to it. I haven't read enough about philosophy and I don't want to be adressed as a pretencious person. So, I was wondering if you could give me some suggestions about any theme that I can study/read and write about it. Thank you.

[Anonymous No.8491863]

>>8491846
>pretencious

[Anonymous No.8491867]

>>8491863
sorry, my mother tongue is not english. I'm really ashamed of my english vocabulary.
Pretentious*

[Anonymous No.8491876]

stick with the basics. literally look up anything that has to do with those old greek/roman philosophies. or you could do something more recent like the age of enlightenment.

[Anonymous No.8491885]

>>8491846
You could ask, "what is a pretencious person?".

[Anonymous No.8491910]

>>8491876
Basically, he wants to expand some basic ideas of whoever philosopher had his inquiry already, and how can we respond to it.

>>8491885
I already apologized about my terrible english.

[Anonymous No.8491913]

>>8491876
This. Talk about how fucking stupid Seneca was.

[Anonymous No.8491918]

>>8491885
>>8491863

dicks

>>8491846

you could respond to some sort of classic philosophical question like the trolley problem

would you pull the lever in this situation, sacrificing one life to save five? If yes, would you also be willing to throw somebody in front of the train if their body would jam up the wheels and stop the train before it ran over the five on the track? Why are the two choices different?

[Anonymous No.8491924]

>>8491910
>>8491918

I (>>8491885) was being serious.

[Anonymous No.8491934]

>>8491846
just do a good old fashioned descartes evil demon essay. it's ultimately the brick wall that any philosophical question reaches

[Anonymous No.8493325]

I think this a big too late to answer
>>8491918
>>8491934
these sounds really interesting to talk about, thank you