{"id":2874,"date":"2022-04-12T21:01:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T21:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/introtophilosophy\/part\/conclusion-2\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T18:10:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T18:10:53","slug":"conclusion-2","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/introtophilosophy\/part\/conclusion-2\/","title":{"raw":"CONCLUSION: The Ongoing Quest","rendered":"CONCLUSION: The Ongoing Quest"},"content":{"raw":"

The quest for truth must be carried out by each person individually. It is like breathing, something which no one else can do for us. - Seyyed Hossein Nasr<\/em><\/p>\r\n

To turn away from the great questions and dilemmas of life is a tragedy, for the quest for meaning and truth makes life worth living. - Charles Colson<\/em><\/p>\r\n

If the road is easy, you're likely going the wrong way. - Terry Goodkind<\/em><\/p>\r\n

When Socrates\u2019 dedicated student Chaerephon returned from Delphi and told his master what the oracle had said\u2014that Socrates was indeed the wisest man in Athens\u2014Socrates did not agree.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"221\"]\"image\" Pablo Picasso: Don Quixote (1955)[\/caption]\r\n

A hallmark of the philosopher\u2019s quest is to always retain an open-minded humility in the face of life's big questions.\u00a0 Recognizing that certainty is a rare and elusive quarry, the philosopher nevertheless perseveres in the quest.\u00a0 He hunts for better avenues of approach to the truth, for more clarity, for better questions. The goal is closer and closer proximity. Socrates knew that to claim to know<\/em> more often than not meant that one did not yet know<\/em>.\u00a0 Settling for current or simple answers and calling that wisdom stifles seeking! He demonstrated this over and over again in his conversations with his fellow Athenians.<\/p>\r\n

Now you, as a philosopher, inherit his mission.<\/p>\r\n

Will you wear the philosophical mantle of deep reasoning with humility as you enter into encounters with friends and colleagues? Will you take on the quest as you move forward in your education and your career? Will you, from time to time, make the climb up to Delphi only to discover that what you think you know, you may not know? Will you risk much to enrich the intellectual lives of your companions? Or will you be like the Sophists of Athens, offering ready answers rather than insightful questions, rote speeches rather than a careful listening ear?<\/p>\r\n \r\n

What Is a Good Life?: Crash Course Philosophy #46<\/ins><\/strong><\/p>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ra1Dmz-5HjU[\/embed]\r\n

Or watch the video here<\/a><\/p>\r\n

You have now taken the first step on the ever-rewarding, ever-frustrating road to la vie intellectuelle<\/em>.\u00a0 You will not regret it. Friendships, careers, dreams, wealth, health -- these things come and go.\u00a0 \u00a0But your philosophical mind will nurture you through all challenges and reward you with a far richer life than ever you had imagined.<\/p>\r\n

Journey well!<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Works Cited<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

CrashCourse, director. What Is a Good Life?: Crash Course Philosophy #46<\/i>. YouTube<\/i>, YouTube, 13 Feb. 2017, https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ra1Dmz-5HjU&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNgK6MZucdYldNkMybYIHKR&index=47&t=415s. Accessed 12 Apr. 2022.<\/p>\r\n

Picasso, Pablo. \u201cDon Quixote Painting by Pablo Picasso.\u201d Flickr<\/i>, Flickr, 19 Aug. 2013. Accessed 12 Apr. 2022.<\/p>","rendered":"

The quest for truth must be carried out by each person individually. It is like breathing, something which no one else can do for us. – Seyyed Hossein Nasr<\/em><\/p>\n

To turn away from the great questions and dilemmas of life is a tragedy, for the quest for meaning and truth makes life worth living. – Charles Colson<\/em><\/p>\n

If the road is easy, you’re likely going the wrong way. – Terry Goodkind<\/em><\/p>\n

When Socrates\u2019 dedicated student Chaerephon returned from Delphi and told his master what the oracle had said\u2014that Socrates was indeed the wisest man in Athens\u2014Socrates did not agree.<\/p>\n

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Pablo Picasso: Don Quixote (1955)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A hallmark of the philosopher\u2019s quest is to always retain an open-minded humility in the face of life’s big questions.\u00a0 Recognizing that certainty is a rare and elusive quarry, the philosopher nevertheless perseveres in the quest.\u00a0 He hunts for better avenues of approach to the truth, for more clarity, for better questions. The goal is closer and closer proximity. Socrates knew that to claim to know<\/em> more often than not meant that one did not yet know<\/em>.\u00a0 Settling for current or simple answers and calling that wisdom stifles seeking! He demonstrated this over and over again in his conversations with his fellow Athenians.<\/p>\n

Now you, as a philosopher, inherit his mission.<\/p>\n

Will you wear the philosophical mantle of deep reasoning with humility as you enter into encounters with friends and colleagues? Will you take on the quest as you move forward in your education and your career? Will you, from time to time, make the climb up to Delphi only to discover that what you think you know, you may not know? Will you risk much to enrich the intellectual lives of your companions? Or will you be like the Sophists of Athens, offering ready answers rather than insightful questions, rote speeches rather than a careful listening ear?<\/p>\n

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What Is a Good Life?: Crash Course Philosophy #46<\/ins><\/strong><\/p>\n