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One of the answers to "Why read Kant" is "to better understand thinkers who were influenced by Kant" and that is basically almost every thinker to come after Kant (at least in "Western world" but there have arguably been many "fusions" of the two since then e.g. the Kyoto school of philosophy out of Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_School and of course the path of Kant -> Hegel -> Marx -> Marxists* which ends up spreading all over the world...)
One such thinker is Georg Simmel, a "classical sociologist" who is a unique thinker in his own right, but also demonstrates "useful" application of Kantian metaphysics to concrete human interactions and the socio-cultural systems that humans interface with
"In search of a subject matter for sociology that would distinguish it from all other social sciences and humanistic disciplines, [Simmel] charted a new field for discovery and proceeded to explore a world of novel topics in works that have guided and anticipated the thinking of generations of sociologists. Such distinctive concepts of contemporary sociology as social distance, marginality, urbanism as a way of life, roleplaying, social behavior as exchange, conflict as an integrating process, dyadic encounter, circular interaction, reference groups as perspectives, and sociological ambivalence embody ideas which Simmel adumbrated more than six decades ago. These and kindred ideas represent only a fraction of Simmel's total intellectual out- put, which also included lasting contributions to aesthetics, ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, and intellectual history." 0 reply
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What does it mean to take care of yourself? I generally break it down it in terms of mind, body, and spirit - all three areas need to be nourished. Very roughly, I think of it as such:
1) Mind: Simple in many ways, you take on so much in the world constantly. Our lives are run militantly with a clock that means the mind has clutter constantly thrown at it that it needs to organize. You need to let the mind rest. Meditation is a good way. Also, a walk is great.
2) Body: This often comes in the form of exercise or dance. I find myself thinking about how I need to go for a run or I want to go for a bike ride or a surf. It's sort of a constant backdrop that I want to run. Also, sleep is probably the best thing to do here for recovery.
3) Spirit: More holistically oriented towards doing things when it's not work-related. I think the best way to replenish spirit is through reading. Reading a book is like taking a bath for your spirit - it allows you to replenish the feeling of cherishing being alive to be able to feel the feelings and read the words that you have the luxury of doing.
For others, this manifests in different forms, such as: Dancing or other hobbies. Making things with your hands. For people who work in front of a screen all the time and vice versa
But what I do notice overall is often I require all three things to be recharged, and if I don't for a long enough time, I burn out pretty quickly. The recovery from the burnout often takes longer than if I had short-term invested time into managing my energy and taking care of myself. 8 replies
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