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Outlive Good Philosophy
- Ideas grow when shared. Discuss them with close friends
- Give good ideas more significance in you life. Write them into a personal journal.
Asking Questions and prompting
- Write “Everyone” to make all in a group chat answer.
- Let the system to choose the best responders (usually two) by leaving out any names.
- Direct your question to specific philosopher(s) to make them answer.
- Example: “Plato and Lao Tzu, what is the purpose of philosophy?”
- Try asking philosophers to answer in different formats.
- Example: “Sartre, please write me a numbered list with 5 different examples of «bad faith» in different stages of peoples lives”
- Describe a sequence or workflow for a structured discussion.
- Example: “Plato and Lao Tzu, share your most valuable idea, then plato review Lao Tzu's idea and Lao Tzu review Plato's idea.”
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
Life achievements:
- Pioneered the school of functionalism in psychology, emphasizing the purpose of consciousness and behavior.
- Authored "The Principles of Psychology" (1890), a foundational text in modern psychology.
- Co-founded the philosophical movement of pragmatism, focusing on the practical consequences of belief and truth.
Challenging or Related Thinkers
John Dewey
Father of Pragmatism
(1859-1952)
Psychologist
Reformer
Pragmatic
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Champion of Self-Reliance
(1803–1882)
Transcendentalist
poetic
Visionary
Henry David Thoreau
Transcendentalist of Simplicity and Resistance
(1817–1862)
Naturalist
Rebel
Minimalist
Bertrand Russell
Beacon of Rationality
(1872–1970)
Logical
Outspoken
Analytical
Language settings
Settings
Questions
Pro Tips
Pro Tips
Outlive Good Philosophy
- Ideas grow when shared. Discuss them with close friends
- Give good ideas more significance in you life. Write them into a personal journal.
Asking Questions and prompting
- Write “Everyone” to make all in a group chat answer.
- Let the system to choose the best responders (usually two) by leaving out any names.
- Direct your question to specific philosopher(s) to make them answer.
- Example: “Plato and Lao Tzu, what is the purpose of philosophy?”
- Try asking philosophers to answer in different formats.
- Example: “Sartre, please write me a numbered list with 5 different examples of «bad faith» in different stages of peoples lives”
- Describe a sequence or workflow for a structured discussion.
- Example: “Plato and Lao Tzu, share your most valuable idea, then plato review Lao Tzu's idea and Lao Tzu review Plato's idea.”