#existential courage

The philosophy of courage explores the nature, value, and significance of courage as a moral and existential virtue. Courage is often regarded as the willingness to confront fear, danger, or adversity in pursuit of a noble or morally worthy goal. Philosophers have long grappled with questions about the origins of courage, its ethical implications, and its role in shaping human behavior and character.

Key aspects of the philosophy of courage include:

Definition and Nature: Philosophers examine the concept of courage and its various dimensions. They explore different definitions of courage, considering whether it involves the absence of fear, the ability to act despite fear, or the presence of certain virtues such as resilience, determination, or moral integrity. Philosophers also explore the relationship between courage and other moral virtues, such as justice, temperance, and wisdom.

Moral and Existential Courage: Courage is often divided into moral courage and existential courage. Moral courage involves standing up for one's principles, values, or convictions in the face of opposition or adversity. Existential courage involves confronting the uncertainties, challenges, and existential threats inherent in the human condition, such as mortality, meaninglessness, and existential angst.

Ethical Perspectives: Philosophers analyze the ethical significance of courage within different ethical frameworks, such as virtue ethics, deontology, and consequentialism. They explore questions about whether courage is inherently good, how it relates to other moral virtues, and whether there are moral limits or constraints on courageous action.

Psychological and Emotional Dimensions: Philosophers consider the psychological and emotional aspects of courage, including the role of emotions such as fear, anxiety, and resilience in shaping courageous behavior. They examine theories of emotion regulation, emotional intelligence, and moral development to understand how individuals cultivate courage in the face of adversity.

Social and Political Courage: Courage is often manifested in social and political contexts, where individuals challenge injustice, oppression, or wrongdoing. Philosophers explore the role of courage in promoting social change, defending human rights, and resisting tyranny or authoritarianism. They examine historical examples of courageous figures such as activists, whistleblowers, and revolutionaries who have risked their lives for the greater good.

Cultural and Historical Perspectives: Courage is influenced by cultural norms, values, and traditions, which shape how courage is understood and practiced in different societies. Philosophers study the cultural and historical roots of courage, tracing its evolution across time and cultures and examining how it is depicted in literature, art, and mythology.

Philosophical Exemplars: Philosophers often cite examples of courageous individuals or moral exemplars who embody the ideals of courage. These exemplars may include historical figures such as Socrates, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as fictional characters from literature and mythology. Philosophers analyze the virtues and qualities that make these individuals courageous and explore the lessons they offer for moral and existential courage.

Us, (the pills) When we are reluctant to merge with the world, fearing the consequence and effect of our existence, hiding, resisting the utter union with life, never being as we truly are, its like a taken pill refusing to dissolve into our unwell being.

If we think the world we live in is sick, chances are it is.

So we are, the pills, one dissolve away from curing a part of it.

Until the day life is alive, it will keep falling ill.

Sometimes headache, sometimes stomachache, sometimes this, sometimes that.

And to counter each of that unwell, many pills will be created, as constant as the said illness.

So to us, little pills, with purpose to soothe a relief, to a world that is prone to illness.

Lets dissolve boldly.

Lets see what the consequences are, of us being us.

Let's truly truly experience the aftermath of us being one with life.

And as i like to believe.

We are all inside someone's stomach.

Either we can take it as, 'someone consumed us and now we are on the verge of being digested.'

A Sensation Reminiscent of Hunger.

Today is my med day. This morning between bites of granola I threw into my mouth about twenty pills from a shot glass. It turns out a shot glass is the perfect thing for taking a shit load of pills. Now I sit back in my chair, my computer on my lap. Carolyn is sitting on the love seat in the bay window across from me doing a word game thing on her iPad. Beyond her, out the window, I see the trees…