The Psychology of Philosophy
Philosophy is a beautiful subject. Just the word alone and its Greek meaning say’s it all (philos = beloved and sophia = wisdom), “the love of wisdom”. Philosophy touches on all the major topics from the elemental to the divine. We owe a lot to philosophy and all the wise in heart intellects that championed the cause through systematic rationale and reasoning wit.
In todays society we have become the cumulative Zeitgeist of the societies and communities surrounding our most immediate of environmental factors. What happened to the simplicity of enjoying the aesthetics of life, existence, of being in the world? “The individual who is not anchored in God, cannot offer onto his own resources to the physical and moral blandishments of the world” (Carl Gustav Jung, 1959). Jung, what a man who stood his ground and made a salient departure from the theoretical underpinnings of Sigmund Freud! Clincher statement of rhetorical nature… Have you allowed history, religion, & culture to seep into your life and allow yourself to become a fully individuated self/soul?