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Philosophy offers more than a momentary diversion; it provides valuable insights for gaining personal control and making important decisions. Imagine a lone leaf drifting in an autumn breeze, coasting on an updraft before floating to the ground, eventually broken down by the elements and recirculated into the soil. Embracing personal responsibility without scapegoats exemplifies the essence of carpe diem - seize the day.
Throughout history, philosophy has grappled with the concept of fear, though modern times have seen this domain largely conceded to pseudosciences, often offering solutions through natural and synthetic drugs.
Aristotle had much to say about fear: '...the things we fear are fearful and such things are, broadly speaking, evils: e.g. disgrace, poverty, sickness, friendlessness, death... Probably one ought not to fear poverty or disease, nor in general anything that is not... one's own fault...'
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A major in history, took my first philosophy course when I was nineteen. At age 21, with thoughts of teaching history, I was in Professor John A. Thayer's intellectual history course and read The Whig Interpretation of History by Professor Herbert Butterfield. I realized history had a serious problem, as did other fields of academia.
