100 Thought Experiments
Once you learn to know thyself, and examine the survival of the fittest philosophers in history, you will probably think you have developed a pretty robust worldview. I know I had. But worldviews must continually be applied to the world to test them. (Especially if you want them to turn into a philosophy that grows, competes, adapts, and survives.) From March 2015 until November 2017, I did this by seeking out the hardest tests for worldviews that the best thinkers in history have ever devised. During this time, I wrote about each of the 100 philosophical thought experiments in Julian Baggini's book The Pig that Wants to Be Eaten (and 99 other thought experiments).
Even though I had already written a lot about my beliefs, the experience left me feeling that I had been through something profound. This project made subtle but important changes to the way I looked at things. My worldview changed. And it changed into the form I now use to present it on this website. Baggini's thought experiments were randomly ordered, but you can go through them logically by clicking on the numbers in the map below in order to generate your own worldview. I highly, highly recommend going through that exercise. It will change your life.
At the end of my own journey, I wrote up a long summary titled, What I Learned From 100 Philosophy Thought Experiments. You can read through that for a 30-minute summary. If any of the individual statements there don't make sense, click through to the specific thought experiment from which it was derived. If your worldview still differs from mine, you can leave a comment in the appropriate blog post, or just contact me to share your thoughts.
Even though I had already written a lot about my beliefs, the experience left me feeling that I had been through something profound. This project made subtle but important changes to the way I looked at things. My worldview changed. And it changed into the form I now use to present it on this website. Baggini's thought experiments were randomly ordered, but you can go through them logically by clicking on the numbers in the map below in order to generate your own worldview. I highly, highly recommend going through that exercise. It will change your life.
At the end of my own journey, I wrote up a long summary titled, What I Learned From 100 Philosophy Thought Experiments. You can read through that for a 30-minute summary. If any of the individual statements there don't make sense, click through to the specific thought experiment from which it was derived. If your worldview still differs from mine, you can leave a comment in the appropriate blog post, or just contact me to share your thoughts.
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