A Philosophy of Mind

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:20 pm

Instinct is our inner stimulus; at the same time the necessities for survival relation with outside and part of purpose. It is a practical relationship, like the migration of animals, of fishes, or of sleep, one falls asleep without setting about doing so. We sleep out of instinct, the same is true of awakening we gather food. Things that move from without are mindless; but those things moved from within have mind

This morning I forced myself up to study I instinctually felt coming change of the whether thought of the lion at the sight of the boar awakens desire is not a choice, or the sight of a mouse in the case of a hawk. Look mat lilies, willows, fig trees have their own particular bug or insect whose nature is restricted to each plant.

Feeling stands over against the outside world is a state of tension. We sentient creatures are self-determined, sense, and distinguish a relationship with the outer world. What excites emotion exists outside of us.

Feeling the world starts with force. It is that feeling or inner urge, in the face of outside world. It is only a theoretical that we are free. It is the unpleasant feeling of need, not by choice. Natures that feel and the higher the nature, the more unhappiness it feels.

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:15 pm

Reason is instinct just as we fall asleep without setting about to. We sleep out of instinct; the same is true of gathering food. For example, look at the weather spiders and frogs they are weather profits, also the flight of birds at a time of earthquakes.

My chief aim in carrying on these arguments here is for my improvement; at the same time, I do not begrudge anyone from benefiting while I try to figure out the spirit of philosophy.

Zeno rightfully thought eternity is the same thing once and forever. Meaning thought does not belong to quantitative progression, meaningless repetition opposition. Thought Zeno believed has no end, cannot be equated by anything, only understood what we imagine.

To every one oppressed by want, hard driven by nature gets lost or dimmed you can be re-illuminated As a child we knew nothing we excepted any opinion at all given to us until philosophy’s gentle hand came to our aid and lifted us up to knowledge.

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:12 pm

Without consciousness of self and other together living forming and preserving by labor is there a universal end.

Purpose appears in every self-consciousness is the first positive character which self-consciousness is aware of. The slave of love of anything into something has not only positive significance but also objectivity, for anything to become something is through struggle.

The process is twofold, self-yielding self, and the slave of love. We must love to slave in order to succeed without reservation in attaining and finding satisfaction. Hegel believed that in order to be a slave you must have a master and in order to have a master you must have a slave.

It is purpose takes a slave attitude and turns it rounds into a master attitude more so anywhere there are extremes there is purpose. It broadcast, declares and proclaims self has self-consciousness I am I is all truth and all that is present is truth.

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:52 am

Philosophy moves along the highway of knowledge, needed is conviction where fairness is reinstated into positive objective living form.

Faith, which contains within self all that is concrete and actual is distinct from self-consciousness, it falls outside of being, acting, and striving in the world. It consists in the two forms, as shape and garment lacks completion, it is merely a determinate which manifest self free and independent consciousness.

This is not common ordinary intelligence or a kind of institution of higher education where reason is flawed by redundance and self-conceit. Reason hence never appears too soon, only when the right time comes, and, when the public is ripe to receive it.

Philosophy full and rich meaning, expresses things that are nearly perfect no one can take exception and nothing further can be said along the highway of truth as an inspiration of profound and creative higher knowledge that can only be won by labor.

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:13 pm

What makes purpose complete is belief, self consciousness cannot complete purpose because it is simply undifferentiated ideal which has no support, cannot stand alone because it is merely ideal; has no inherent standpoint only purpose brings something to being.

Therefore, purpose is a kind of enlightenment nothing else than inner reality, ultimately simple pure thought within self. The reason for something to exist is this inner reality of self a sheer implicit power within.

There are two guiding ruling principles in every mind one is desire and the other is belief and these two, are sometimes in harmony and then again at war and sometimes one conquers the other.

Then self-distinguishes self without action because action have consequences whereas purpose belongs to inner self a specific determination. It can render things clear and intelligible and turn a negative outlook into a positive one. Work actualize and bring your purpose to bear something good and eternal.

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:53 am

The power of elevating the mind to contemplate the highest principle is knowledge. It may be compare to as light of the body to the sight of which is brightest in the material visible world by all who study philosophy, This is a given to all philosophers

Not as *Turgenev’s philosopher “Rudin” who choice to make the love of knowledge a lazy rogue’s quest of searching in all the wrong places. Rudin was easily corrupted, and weary at the end became a cruel old fool unsatisfied opportunist.

Philosophers write what is acceptable to God and always acts acceptably to God; the old saying that a person of sense should not try to please people but good and noble God. If the way is long and circuitous, wonder not at this, for, where the end is great may take a longer path.

Come all noble thinkers rise out of the state of unconsciousness into a world that exalts great ideas, think away negative viewpoints. The world of thinkers has been advanced before; knowledge was powerful. The natural gift of knowledge is the instrument of the thinker knowing comes on the scene and liberates self to carry out their purpose

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:53 pm

Then self-consciousness is reflective thought this supersensible self feels satisfied is positive objective being self-conscious of self as the controlling necessity of what is essential and actual.

Instinctually we are in step with the world outside. Just as everything else, we feel it this urge not contingent but necessary. To feel is a privilege that we are free.

As Hegel believed, self-assurance in the fearful and unknown darkness of chance devoid of consciousness remains the darkness of night, which never comes to draw distinctions within it, and never attains the clearness a shadow.

Grasp the whole truth and you will have no difficulty in apprehending the preceding remarks. Mind can never be assured of anything if knowledge does not intervene. The mind does not change with the changes; on the contrary, the only change takes place outside. That is why philosophy is best when none of worldly things trouble it, neither sounds nor sights nor pain nor pleasure.

Knowledge embraces nothing less than the entire system of consciousness or more so the virtue of consciousness consists in open, unambiguous, meaningful, and purposeful expression.

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:05 pm

The custodians of philosophy come visualize from the standpoint of dialectic the true spirit and meaning of knowledge.

The followers of philosophy are dedicated wholly to the upholding of truth, this is our nature always striving after truth; they will not rest in only appearance but on a keen edge not be blunted, nor abated.

The force of love attains every essence by sympathetic and kindred powers drawing near and mingling and becomes incorporated knowledge and truth; philosophy will live and grow truly, and then, and not till then cease from their travails.

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:47 pm

Many think philosophy to be useless, they are right; but also tell them to attribute their uselessness to the fault of those who will not use them, and not to philosophy the noblest pursuit of all, is not likely to be much esteemed by those of the opposite faction. in every one there is two guiding ruling principles which aspires after the best; one is desire, the other is belief, and these two are sometimes in harmony and then again at war and sometimes one conquers the other.

If you take a line that has been cut into two unequal parts, and divide each of them again in the same proportion these two ruling powers one is set over in the intellectual world, and visible world. Now suppose the two main divisions, one to the visible world and the other to the intelligible world. Compare the subdivisions clearly you will find that the first section is the sphere of the visible world consists of images; I mean, shadows and reflections.

The other ruling power the intellectual world is through the medium of sight or touch, or of another senses. From the senses, derive all sensible things we aim at. What is great and what is small arises from the distinction of the visible and the intelligible. Arithmetic and calculation lead the mind toward these truths. Numbers rise out of the sea of change and lay hold of true being, not as amateurs but until the nature of them is seen with mind only.

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:40 am

Geometry is a branch of mathematics that is concerned itself with properties and relationship of points, lines and angles, curves surface and solids may be truly called necessary for the attainment of knowledge this a kind of knowledge compels self to turn and gaze toward where full perfection beholden the idea of good; geometry is necessary in all arts and skills that every person first has to learn, and that is that little matter of distinguishing one, two, and three.

Those who have a natural talent for geometry are generally quick at kind of knowledge; and even if not so quick and have arithmetical training become much quicker than they would otherwise have been. It has a very great elevating effect, Geometry compels the mind to reason about things, may be truly called necessary for the use of the pure knowledge and truth.

Geometry compels the mind to view more easily the vision of full perfection of being and which everyone ought to behold. Not in a narrow squaring, extending and applying but seen with the mind only for the sake of truth.

bus2bondi · Post by **bus2bondi** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:35 pm

hi barbara, i think mathematicians are amazing, have you seen the movie "A Beautiful Mind?"http://www.abeautifulmind.com/main.html

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:35 am

bus2bondi.
Mathematics has a very great effect elevating the mind to reason and resists any attempt to divide absolute one into fractions. Numbers may be truly called necessary for the use of knowledge and truth and are necessary in all arts and science. Mathematics is a kind of knowledge in which the best learning natures should be trained and which must not be given up.

Geometry is second, because it compels our mind to view more easily the vision of the idea of good; where there is full perfection and which everyone ought to behold. Not geometry in a narrow squaring, extending and applying but seen with the mind only for the sake of truth.

Grasp the whole truth and you will then have no difficulty in apprehending the preceding remarks. The mind contain within a fabric of the nerves and muscles the necessary changes in the mind to cause wakefulness, sleep and dreams; light, sounds, smells, tastes, heat, in addition, all other various ideas pertaining to being are imprinted Images that dwell in the mind. When we perceive anything, there is no difficulty in receiving a concept of some thing like or unlike it. For example, body and mind the body is more akin, seen and the mind is more akin to the not seen therefore before I seeing, hearing, or perceiving in any way must have knowledge.

I have not seen the movie "A Beautiful Mind."

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:48 pm

Truly called necessary to be philosophers is the gift of good memory, to be quick to learn, noble, gracious mind and be a friend of knowledge. The philosophical nature seeks truth cannot rest in mere belief which lacks knowledge and has no clear pattern plus thinks philosophy useless but I say to them they need to attribute the uselessness to the fault of themselves who will not use knowledge don’t blame philosophy.

It has only been in modern times philosophy has been separated from knowledge. There is a perfection, which all philosophers ought to attain and not to fall short of if philosophy is to have any value. Philosophy is the spectator of all time and its students are harmoniously constituted, gentle and just even in youth.

Those who have a natural talent for calculation are generally quick at this kind of knowledge; and even if not so quick and have arithmetical training become much quicker than they would otherwise have been. It has a very great elevating effect, compels the mind to reason about things Compels the mind to view more easily the vision of true being and which everyone ought to behold. Not in a narrow squaring, extending and applying but seen with the mind for the sake of truth.

Truly called necessary for the attainment of geometry this is a kind of knowledge that compels you to turn and gaze toward where the idea of the full perfection beholden good in all arts and skills. First in education, everyone has to learn that little matter of distinguishing one, two, and three.

All studies, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy when they reach the point of inter-communion and connection with one another and come to be considered in their mutual affinities are the hymn of reason.

If astronomy and geometry wanted to know truth they should let the heavens alone and employ to the proportions of night and day, or of both to the month, or of the month to the year, or of the stars to these and to one another, and any other things that are eternal and subject to no deviation. .

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:16 pm

Many say they have read all the great philosophers, such as, Hegel, Descartes, but only read them while they were in college. In most colleges, the philosophy courses would get only to the Preface before the semester was over, but never do they get around to reading the actual content these great philosophers wrote.

Philosophy is formed by a method, a discipline that gives meaning raises little by little gradually to the highest point life will permit. The past is the starting point. Present is because the past and future are not, is the result of the past and is pregnant with the future,

The labor is a voyage, which embarks in order to discover truth. What is contained in thought is eternally forever, at all time. Now there is a contradiction thought should have a history. Why what has been presented in history has sunk into the night of the past is no longer. How can thought have history?

Then words are none other than the object of thought meaning that thought is the innermost, the highest, therefore, can only be reflection.
Aristotle calls a concept; an idea, the idea is like the seed, what is merely possibility.

What is a seed but something simple, something, which contains in it multiple qualities, hidden not yet the real, merely abstract. For to be something distinct, thought like water must be clear, transparent, and still, contain within physical, chemical, and organic possibilities.

Laboring anything into something has not only positive significance but becomes objectified; anything does not become something other than through work. The process is twofold, risking self in pursuing purpose and the other the labor. One must enter into labor to attain satisfaction without reserve. self must bring a true certainty of self, second, labor it is our chain that keeps us in bondage from which we can not get away but in this labor we succeed attain and find satisfaction.

Barbara Brooks · Post by **Barbara Brooks** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:03 am

Hauy the French mineralogist born February 28, 1743 expounded the law of crystallization, which is the geometry of inner and outer shape. Crystallization lets the molecules intergrantes attach to the surface of the nucleus in a kind of serial arrangement in which the shape depends on this series. Here immaterial becomes material rigid punctiform by setting boundaries the inner continuity through and through, everything is in place. This silent activity sets forth crystallization, and shapes together all the parts of

Look at a crystal it contains two moments one and other; two whole shapes in one, two formations in one very smooth edges some rough and smooth. The shape of shapelessness is calcite when broken up reveals small particles that are inner form not seen when previously whole.

The body contains within a secret, silent geometrician, which organizes both its outside, and inside. This all-pervading form is necessary to individuality; the body is shut off from other bodies, is bounded by form, and shows specific determination in its silent subsistence. The body is released form the influence of gravity, it grows and grow upward, this is called crystallization the crystal itself is certainly a quiescent subsistence determined by form, it grows for example upwards. The crystal is amazing; it expresses itself into a characteristic formation without outside action. Crystals is a good example of bodies, because of its lines and surfaces. The Crystal shows, on one hand, the outermost point of body, its punctiformity and on the other hand, inner formlessness through and through.