Someone said to me this morning: “I do not do philosophy. I get up early in the morning. I go to bed late at night”. Well, that sounds to be a particular philosophical idea.
Nevertheless, it demonstrated to me confusion on my work. What I do, is explained in this diagram. “It is not rocket science.” Or maybe it is in partial application.
Here the history, sociology, geography, education intersect with the applied philosophy. Is that too difficult to understand?
It is known as Lebensphilosophie in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Featured Image: My Lebensphilosophie as an early imagining — Neville and Ruth at their engagement party, January 1988, at Jollys Lookout, Queensland.
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Neville Buch
Professional Historian at Professional Historians Association (Queensland) Inc.
Neville Buch (Pronounced Book) Ph.D. is a certified member of the Professional Historians Association (Queensland). Since 2010 he has operated a sole trade business in history consultancy. He was a Q ANZAC 100 Fellow 2014-2015 at the State Library of Queensland. Dr Buch was the PHA (Qld) e-Bulletin, the monthly state association’s electronic publication, and was a member of its Management Committee. He is the Managing Director of the Brisbane Southside History Network.
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