PhilosophyProject哲学的项目

PhilosophyProject哲学的项目

PhilosophyProjectPaulLee,AlyszaPermalinoIanChiang,JinaKimJeffreyTai\nWhatisourphilosophy?Meaning:Yoloism:Youonlyliveonce,solivelifetoitsfullesttakingeverythinglifehastooffer.YOLO:“YouOnlyLiveOnce”Origin:CarpediemIt’saLatinpoembyHoracetranslatedto“seizetheday”carpeoriginallymeans:topick,pluckoff,cull,crop,&gatherbutusedas:toenjoy,seize,use,andmakeuseof\nLeaderofourPhilosophyInspiredLeader:ZacEfron,Drake,ZacEfronTatted“YOLO”onhishandsWhenhisactingrolecalledforsingingandheneverhadprofessionalsinginglessonsbefore,hepracticedandpracticedfortheroleWhenhisactingrolecalledfordancingandheneverthoughtofdancingforamovierole,hepracticedfortherole\nWhyjoinourphilosophy?Why?Whatifyoudidn’tknowyouweregoingtodietomorrow,wouldn’tyoulivedyourlifetodaytothefullest?Youneverknowwhenyou’regoingtodie,soliveeverydaylikeitsfullest.Motto:“Everybodydiesbutnoteverybodylives”\nLeaderofourPhilosophyDrakePreachesYoloisminhissongsDrakestartedoutasanactorinDegrassi:TheNextGeneration,playingthepartofJimmyBrooks.Hetookarisk,followinghisdreamsofbecomingahip-hopartists.HesignedwithYoungMoneyEntertainmentinJune2009,andfromthereforth,didwhatheenjoyedbest.Heisnowoneofthehighest-paidrappers,earningaround$11millionayear.\nAllegory:ABeehiveAbeehiveisseenasawellstructured,civilizedsociety,eachbeeplayingaspecificrole.Workerbees“travelapproximately55,000milesinthesummertocollectonepoundofhoney”.Theyareindustrialistandtheystrictlyliveinordertoadheretothewellbeingofthesociety.Dronebeesare“themostexpendable”typeofbeesincetheydonotcollectpollenornectar.Theyaredrivenoutfromthehiveintimesofwinterandstarvation.TheQueenBeefunctionsasthemostimportantbeeofthecolonysinceit’sfunctionistolayeggs.Moreimportantly,sheistheleaderofthecolony.\nWhatdoesthisallmean?Asa“colony”ofpeople,mostofliveasworkerbees,contributingtothedifferentneedsofthe“hive”,whichissociety.Wegrowtobelievewemustbecomeusefultosocietybybecomingadoctororafirefighteroralawyer.Allworkerbeeslivetofulfillaspecificpurpose,aswedoinourownlives.Dronebeesareoursociety’s“useless”people,thoseconsideredbysocietytobeawasteofspaceorlackinginpurpose.Thosewithdeadendjobsorwithoutjobscanbeconsideredasadronebee.\nTheQueenbeeisseenastheleadersofoursocietywhocontrolthewaysocietyisrun,designatingourpurposesasa“bee”.However,throughthisallegory,wehopetoshowhowthemonotonyoflifecanbeseenasa“beehive”.Ourphilosophyencouragesustobreakawayfromourdesignatedrolesandlivelifeforyourself-fulfillment.Wedonotcondemnthedronebeeforitrepresentsaneglectedgroup.Whenwetakecontrolofhowwewantourlivestobe,webecomealive.\nOurPhilosophyInDepth“Everybodydiesbutnoteverybodylives.”Themottoisconstructedbytwomajorfoundationsofphilosophy:CarpeDiemandnonconformity.\nMan:Menareallequal,supportedbyJohnLocke’sviewsinthefollowingquote:“Letusthensupposethemindtobe,aswesay,whitepapervoidofallcharacters,withoutanyideas.Howcomesittobefurnished?TothisIanswer,inoneword,fromexperience.”Withablankslate,itisourlife’sgoaltofillintheblankspacesandmakeour“blankslate”vibrant.\nGod:Ourschoolofphilosophybelievesinahigherbeing,andweareallbornequal.However,lifeisbasedonone’sself-motivationto“standout”andtruly“live”.“Hereismycreed.IbelieveinoneGod,CreatoroftheUniverse.ThatHegovernsitbyHisprovidence,”statedbyBenjaminFranklin.SimilartoDeism,webelieveahigherbeingexistsonlytomaintainthefunctionalityofsociety,butdoesnotgovernhowourlivesarecontrolled.\nNature:Ourhumannatureispredisposedtoconform,andourphilosophy’sdutyistochallengethisnature.Wedefineconformityasthedesireandstateofagreeingtotheroleswe’reorencouragedtoreceive.(Ex.Becomeadoctor)““Toenvyothersisignorance”and“imitationissuicide,” statedbyEmerson.Ournatureputsusatadisadvantage,butlikeEmerson,wemustescapeconformityand“findourselves.”\nFreeWill:Thephilosophyhighlyencouragestheconceptoffreewillasitfocusesontheindividual.“Nothingisatlastsacredbuttheintegrityofyourownmind.”Emerson,apivotal,foundingphilosopherofourideas,believesthatweshouldregardourselvesastheholdersofourfaith.WeDONOTbelievethatourfutureisdeterminedbyahigherbeing,althoughwedoacknowledgeitsexistencetooverseethebasicfunctionsoflifeandsociety.\nTruth:OurphilosophyisderivedbythephilosophyofSørenKierkegaard,whoisakeyfigureintheideaof“subjectivetruth”.ConcludingUnscientificPostscripttoPhilosophicalFragments:“Subjectivityistruth"and"truthissubjectivity."Objectivityisimportant,buthowweactandhowwerespondtothose“facts”isafarmoreimportantelementtotruth.Thus,subjectivityistruth.\nLife:Ourlifebeginsonlywhenourmentalitysolidifiesadevotionandcommitmenttobreakingtheconformingnorms,thatconstrictourabilityto“reallylive”.“Buttolivedoesn’tmeanyouralive,”statesNickiMinajin“MomentforLife”.Lifemayexistphysicallyforallindividuals,buttruelifecannotachievedwiththedesiretoliveagainstthesociety’sconstraints.\nMoralityAscitedbyourpreviouscharacteristics,moralityisentirelybasedonindividualresponses,buthassomereverencetoa“higherbeing’scodeoflaw”,supportedbyKierkegaard.”“ThisdistinctionmeansthatGoddoesnotnecessarilycreatehumanmorality:itisuptousasindividualstocreateourownmoralsandvalues.ButanyreligiouspersonmustbepreparedfortheeventofadivinecommandfromGodthatwouldtakeprecedenceoverallmoralandrationalobligations.”\nDeath:“Everybodydies,butnoteverybodylives.”Whatdoesthismean?Ourschoolofphilosophydoesnotspecificallyindicateafuturethatfollowsourdeath.Livinginthepresent,webelievethatdeathisinescapable,buttruelifeisnotgrantedtoeverybody.Thelifewelivenowisthemostimportantaspectofourphilosophy.\nBeliefsandcausesthatwesupport1.“Strikewhiletheironishot”Meaning:Actdecisivelyandtakeyouropportunitieswhentheyarise.Thisproverballudestoanimageryoftheblacksmithathisforge.Ifhedelaysinshapinghisironwhenitishotandpliable,themetalwillsooncoolandhardenandtheopportunityislost.Thatpieceofmetalwillthenbecomeawaste.\nHowdoesthisapply?Onceinalifetimeopportunitiesallowspeopletostandoutandbeunique.Graspingtheseopportunitieswillratherplaceyouinamuchdifferentcategoryinsocietycomparingtothosepeoplewhotypicallyjustconform.\n2.“Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.”Meaning:Successcomestothosewhopreparewellandputineffort.Beliefsandcausesthatwesupport\nOurphilosophyisthatourpurposeinlifeistostandoutandbeunique,sincewebelievethatyouarenot“alive”whenyouconformtothemonotonyoftheword.Thosewhopreparewellandanticipatesuccessastheytakeachanceoflifeandwinthegameofit.Theythenbecome“alive”aboveallwhoarelivingbutstillaredeadtosociety.Howdoesthisapply?\nExample:LadyGagaShehasaUNIQUEimagethatenableshertoSTANDOUTamongsttheotherartists.Itwasn’tonlyhestrangesongsthatledhertoherbilliondollarfame…Example:“Iwantyourugly,Iwantyourdisease”-BadRomance“CauseI’mbluffin’withmymuffin”-PokerFace\n..butalsobecauseofherbizarreoutfitsanddramaticentrancesthatenabledhertostandoutinafloodofnorm.Example:LadyGaga\n\nWHODOESN’TLOVEMEAT?\n\nBeliefsandcausesthatwesupport3."Youarenotthemomentarywhimofacarelesscreatorexperimentinginthelaboratoryoflife...Youweremadewithapurpose.“WespendtoomuchtimewonderingWHATIFbutweneedtolearntosayWHATIS.Peopledrifttheirentirelifegoingthroughthesamenormalroutine.\nPeopleendupdoingthisonedayatatime,oneweekatatime,onemonthatatime,andeventually;unawareofit,theystarttoslipawayfromlife.Wedisappearinlifewithourhandsemptyandourfaceslookinglikeeveryoneelse.Weeventuallybecomeclonesofsociety.\nExample:JeremyLinNowfamousJeremyLinA.K.Athe“YellowMamba”andknownfor“Linsanity”Hismotherreceivedalotofcriticismforlettinghimplaybasketballfromherfriends,butsheallowedhimtoplaywhatheenjoyed.\nNooneexpectedthathewouldleadhisAlmaMater-PaloAltoHStoa32-1record.OutrankingMaterDeiinattainingDivIIStatetitle.HewasnamedAllStateandNorthernCaliforniaDivIIPlayeroftheYear.HetotallydidnotdefythestereotypeoftheAsiancommunity,forhestillgraduatedHSwith4.2GPAandattendedHarvardandmajoredinEconomics.\nHoweverinsteadofcarryinghiscollegedegreeandfamefromHarvard,heinsteadcontinuedonwithhisloveforbasketballandtookthechanceofbeingdraftedtoNBA.NowdefyingthetypicalrouteofanAsiandescentlikeofadoctor,businessman,etc.\n\n\n\nFact:HedidnotgetabasketballscholarshipoutofHighSchool.\nWhatourphilosophydoesNOTsupportCommunismBeeMovieKafkaandTheMetamorphosis\nCommunismOurphilosophydoesnotsupportCommunismanditsideasbecauseitrestrictspeoplefrombeingthemselvesandfromlivinganindividualisticlifestyle.Instead,communismforcespeopletodothesamethingandactthesamewayunderthesameconditions.Thereisnoroomforindependenceandindividualism.\nQuotesagainstCommunism"Communismdoesn'tworkbecausepeopleliketoownstuff.“–FrankZappa“Communismisinconflictwithhumannature.”–EarnestRenan"Communismisthedeathofthesoul.Itistheorganizationoftotalconformity-inshort,oftyranny-anditiscommittedtomakingtyrannyuniversal."-AdlaiStevenson\nQuotesagainstCommunism“Ihaveahighstateofresentmentfortheconformityinthiscountry.Ifyou'renotmarriedandhavingchildren,it'slikeyourlifeisemptyoryou'reacommunistmeanie.”-BillMaher\nTheBeeMovieIntheBeeMovie,BarryB.Bensondiscoversthatallbeeshavetochooseonejobthattheywillsticktofortherestoftheirlife.Hedecidestogoagainstthisbecausehefeelsheisgoingtoberestrictedfromdoinganythingelseandhislifewillnothaveanyfreedominit.Thus,ourphilosophygoesagainstthisidea.\nQuotesfromtheBeeMovie“Weknowthatyou,asabee,haveworkedyourwholelifetogettothepointwhereyoucanworkforyourwholelife.”“Butchoosecarefullybecauseyou'llstayinthejobyoupickfortherestofyourlife.”“Onejobforever?That'saninsanechoicetohavetomake.”\nKafkaandTheMetamorphosisInTheMetamorphosis,Gregor’sfamilyseesthatGregor’stransformationisadifferenceandabnormalitytosociety,andthisisnotaccepted.Thefamilyisshowingconformitytotherestofsociety,resultinginthealienationofGregorSamsaandtheireventualneglectofhim.Wedonotsupportthisconformity,aswellassomeofKafka’squotesonfreedom.\nQuotesfromTheMetamorphosis"IfitwereGregor,hewouldhaverealizedlongagothatitisn'tpossibleforhumanbeingstolivewithsuchacreature,andhewouldhavegoneawayofhisownfreewill.”"Whattheworlddemandsofpoorpeopletheydidtotheutmostoftheirability;hisfatherbroughtbreakfastfortheminorofficialsatthebank,hismothersacrificedherselftotheunderwearofstrangers,hissisterranbackandforthbehindthecounterattherequestofthecustomers;butforanythingmorethanthistheydidnothavethestrength."\nQuotesfromFranzKafka“Itisoftensafertobeinchainsthantobefree.”“Youarefreeandthatiswhyyouarelost.”