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Anonymous Thu 23 Oct 2008 10:30:00 No.72051 View View Reply Original Report

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Hello /trv/.

I have a degree in philosophy from a public American university, a clean record and the ability to get an American passport. English is the only language I can speak fluently, but I can pick up on spoken language quickly.

I want to talk to as many people as I meet about philosophy as possible. I just want to talk and meet people.

I have about $1,500 to spare, could have close to $3,000 USD if I sell things and I'm brown. Half asian, half white but also Hispanic. I don't care how long it takes to get back to where I'm starting from, which is Chicago.

Where should I go and what should I do when I'm there to stay alive?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Oct 2008 11:41:00 No.72056 Report

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Go to France or Germany, that's where the interesting Contintal Philosophy is from, explore it from its roots! And as for language, just pick it up from there, and even the experience of being in alienating countries where you can't speak to many people will have its philosophical richness.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Oct 2008 19:47:00 No.72129 Report

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Excellent choice of career. Some of the most accomplished people that ever lived were philosophers. And our most serious current issues as a society would be better resolved with a philosophical approach than a scientific one, in very many instances.

And I'm going to have to agree with France/Germany. Italy might be another fairly good option. If you went to Spain (and therefore learnt Spanish) your opporunities to get your ideas to more people (who want to hear it... eg, why you don't do Chinese...) and probably enjoy yourself (I trust you don't mind being slightly poorer).

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Oct 2008 20:47:00 No.72142 Report

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Whoah, I just realised, there are swastikas on the arch in that painting.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Oct 2008 21:43:00 No.72157 Report

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1500 aint much if you think about it. I dunno what other interest you have other than philospphy and meeting people. Just tour through all 50 US states.

Talking about philosophy - you can do that on the internet via forums etc.

Become a teacher/lecturer

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Oct 2008 21:45:00 No.72159 Report

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Some of the most accomplished people that ever lived were philosophers

Well there are accomplished people in all field anyway. Thats just bullshit talk. You are more useful doing something in hardcore science where you are actually researching/developing etc.

Philosophy is not as pragmatic as that. Only when you have satisfied your basic needs would most people go thinking about thinking.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Oct 2008 22:03:00 No.72161 Report

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>>72159

And yet only a very tiny percentage of people participates in any actual research.

Philosophy is basically as legitimate a field to take interest is, as physics is. Only today with our focus shifting to maximize profit, it has lost much of it's prestige and appeal to people who are basically into higher education for the money alone.

This is also a phenomenon of our time and a very negative one, I might add. Most people don't expect anything else out of university than getting a high wage job afterwards. Actual interest in the subject and a need to study for personal enlightenment (if you might call it that way) has decreased rapidly.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Oct 2008 00:20:00 No.72191 Report

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Hey, you sound a lot like me except that I went to an elite private college, and I speak several languages.

Enjoy your useless degree. It did shit for me. Hope you didn't incur massive debt while you were getting it.

Also, $3000 lol. What are you planning on doing when you burn through that in 2 weeks? Answer: a job. Instead, I suggest you buy furniture and move out. Because I assume you don't have your own place or self sufficiency, otherwise you'd realize you have more pressing concerns looming besides "talking philosophy", which you can do for free on the internet.

Talking to strangers about philosophy sucks anyway, because nobody from outside the field knows anything worth talking about anyway. Most people, when you mention you studied philosophy, instantly want to talk to you about Ayn Rand or Deepak Chopra or how they think quantum physics proves you can teleport to the moon using brain waves. Fuck that shit. Just go back to school and get a graduate degree if you want to make philosophy a viable long term pursuit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Oct 2008 00:22:00 No.72192 Report

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>>72191
>you sound a lot like me except that I went to an elite private college, and I speak several languages.

This made me chuckle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Oct 2008 00:36:00 No.72196 Report

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No.72161

Although money may well be a bad motivation, it is still a motivation. How do you think the world has advanced so much in such a short time frame - 100 years?!

Even if it were for personal enlightenment, what about for thr general public? Even though not as many people may be doing proper research or development in scientific fields, it is still working. We at least got Teflon from space missions.

Philosophy, I'm just saying, does not benefit us as much as 'hardcore' science would. Philosophy would be a luxury if everyone had to work, and most do.

I still can't reply properly, hw do you do it darn.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Oct 2008 01:40:00 No.72206 Report

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>>72142

I applaud your descision to study philosophy. I can see there are several philistines here already claiming that philosophy is useless , and i suspect that they are more lost because of it. I did somthing similar to the Journey you sound like you wish to go on , a journey of personal self discovery and exploration, Albeit , my field is history rather than philosophy.

I did it two ways. Firstly , i got on a foreign exchange program . I spent a year studying in the US (Im British) and i had a fascinating time simply interacting with my fellow students. Then , i went on a cross country journey by train , Bus , and hitchike. I spendt months just drifting from city to city for the experience of it . All said , i spent about $1500 on the actual travelling , but far more on the study portion , but that will go towards my education in general.

I highly recomend europe. If you can , i suggest a student exchange. If your not a student , you can backpack around europe with little difficulty. If you go during the summer , you can do it in about 2-3 months. If you go during the winter you can do it cheaper , especially if you stay in the hostels (which are better for meeting people anyway). I suggest spending a week or more in paris , Berlin and prauge , with an option to hit rome , which is a must IMHO.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Oct 2008 02:01:00 No.72207 Report

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>>72206

How about a journey into using the English language?

Seriously, why put spaces before commas and full stops? I won't mention your spelling in case you're dyslexic, but why do you type like that?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Oct 2008 02:03:00 No.72209 Report

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>>72206

> your not a student

Actually, YOU'RE clearly just dumb. No offence, but if you can't tell the difference between "your" and "you're", I doubt that you're in a position to comment on education.

Anonymous

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