A Philosophy of Mind

[Barbara Brooks]

Speculative science the opposites philosophical and naturally are in truth one and truly the most difficult to understand; but the general content of philosophy, namely the basic concepts and principles of sciences, among which are three principal one, logic, philosophy of nature, and philosophy of spirit.

Learning them is a treasure hard-won they must be earned. When the young begin the study of these sciences, they approach this study without the requisite preconceived idea of their authority and importance. Thus, they have not been led to expect.

In contrast we adults have been imposed upon, no longer can conduct with ease and total confidence. Their Insecurity or irritability results, which does not help, provide access to or credit to such speculative thinking.

Those adults who adopt a definite methodical procedure speculative can be learned like any other science. Philosophy has become narrow-minded not only of philosophical study but also it has become a creation of fantasy not intellectual thinking.

[Barbara Brooks]

Philosophy is nothing else than learning. I hope to purify this science once again namely the basic scientific cycle, and it would be most useful if students received a more definite concepts of the nature would be as instructive as it would be agreeable. It would contain only knowledge of the most suitable sort, pure thought, nature, and spirit

Philosophy must be taught and learned as much as any other science. Hegel wrote, “The unfortunate urge to educate the individual in thinking for himself and being self-productive has cast a shadow over truth.” Through learning truth takes the place of such opinion, only when the mind is full of thoughts does it become capable of advancing knowledge. Philosophical study chases out ignorance is directed to assuring that all matters of opinion are driven out and the mind is filled with thoughts.


Through thinking comes truth and with truth kindness, what is truth but ideal reality, or in other words, self-assurance of being? Truth demonstrates the course of reason the bare and simple reality. The pure absolute thinking is merely thought, thus absolutely beyond just being self-consciousness. Freethinking is the ultimate absolute truth of consciousness and, freethinking is our starting point that opens and unfolds into the world.

In the sea of despair freethinking in the face of pressure from the world impact is really all we have to stand on in order to get through the inhumanity confronting us especially these days.

[Barbara Brooks]

Look back to the time thousands of years ago when knowledge was viewed as essential and distinctive contributions to the field of intelligence.


What was needed was a willingness to give profound thought, not one that exalts superficial rhetoric but speculative thinking that had the power to elevate mind to the highest principle.

It was a knowledge not found anywhere in the field of opinion, or clever strings of words. Knowledge for the sake of knowledge a purely speculative thinking; acting as good farmers watching over the crops nurturing and cultivating science and intelligence.

[Barbara Brooks]

Hegel’s first book was on Being, a branch of ontology; his second book was the theory of Essence, and the third book is on the theory of the Concept. He vacillated between working up a version for his classroom use or doing one for every day people The difficulty was how to write something of an introductory nature for example how to introduce geometry without actually knowing it by Instituting practical exercises in speculative thinking. This to him was most difficultf discision, how transpose an actual object or circumstance to be grasped speculatively.

How a practical exercise in speculative thinking – actual pure concepts intp speculative form of logic. Abstract thinking, understandable abstract concept into a determinateness can or must precede speculative thinking; but the series of such concepts is once again a systematic whole. Hegel introduced speculative thinking long ago he wished to compose an outline for the theoretical teaching of geometry and arithmetic as it should be given in the class room a theoretical guide, to see how everything is derived and where it leads.
The theory of being can only to be grasped speculatively but first hypothetical thinking must come before speculative thinking; one can neither think without thoughts nor conceive without concepts.

Being is pure thought no division within th same as the crystal of the earth is passive to light is transparent must be free from earthy flaws free unrestricted otherwise it is simply opaque. He wanted to show how sunlight relates to earth, how the most important characteristic of sunlight is its gleam.

If earth’s surface were smooth, it would simply reflect a gleam or shining image of another. Sunlight brightens up earth because of earth’s various surfaces make visible. Earth ties together all the elements air fire and water into a series of procedures into a meteorological process; earth’s atmosphere index levels the unity of elements, air, fire, and water affirms living being.

[Barbara Brooks]

Hegel’s first book was on Being, a branch of ontology; his second book was the theory of Essence, and the third book is on the theory of the Concept. He vacillated between working up a version for his classroom use or doing one for every day people The difficulty was how to write something of an introductory nature for example how to introduce geometry without actually knowing it by Instituting practical exercises in speculative thinking. This to him was most difficult proposal, how transpose an actual object or circumstance to be grasped speculatively.

How is a practical exercise into speculative thinking – actual pure concepts into speculative form of logic? Abstract thinking, understandable abstract concept into determinateness can or must precede speculative thinking; but the series of such concepts is once again a systematic whole. Hegel introduced speculative thinking long ago he wished to compose an outline for the theoretical teaching of geometry and arithmetic as it should be given in the class room a theoretical guide, to see how everything is derived and where it leads.
The theory of being can only to be grasped speculatively but first hypothetical thinking must come before speculative thinking; one can neither think without thoughts nor conceive without concepts.

Being is pure thought no division within the same as the crystal of the earth is passive to light is transparent must be free from earthy flaws free unrestricted otherwise it is simply opaque. He wanted to show how sunlight relates to earth, how the most important characteristic of sunlight is its gleam.

If earth’s surface were smooth, it would simply reflect a gleam or shining image of another. Sunlight brightens up earth because of earth’s various surfaces make visible. Earth ties together all the elements air fire and water into a series of procedures into a meteorological process; earth’s atmosphere index levels the unity of elements, air, fire, and water affirms living being.

[Barbara Brooks]

Hegel’s logic falls entirely within the logic of Kant as precedent and authority. Kant’s critique was a first consideration of reason.
In the Kantian sense logic goes beyond the usual content of so-called general reason into what Kant called transcendental logic a doctrine of categories, or reflective concepts, and reason: analytical and dialectical.

Kant’s objective thinking constituted an independence of the Aristotelian Categories or the former ontology was part logic, and in part time and space, i.e., matter

Kant’s transcendental idealism meaning the determinations of being was Hegel’s hope to achieve once again logic’s true worth, and not some lopsided version of it

Hegel’s encyclopedia considered three principals insofar as it was philosophical, logic, philosophy of nature, and philosophy of spirit.

[Barbara Brooks]

Virtue is securing in the mind it exhibits an eagerness to find truth.

The philosopher is harmoniously constituted is just, and gentle even in youth. Happiness for anyone depends upon their self-control; that is if mind leads to order and reason. Is there any greater blessing?


But the problem is no one wants to put energy into philosophy’s difficult ideas. As matters now stand no one will give it honor. If honoured there would be continuous and earnest search of truth and discoveries made.

Philosophy today is entangled in the world of appearance, Even now as disregarded, as philosophy is these forces it’s way by natural appeal, and may very likely some day may emerge back into light.

Today philosophers are concerned with the individual person and their foibles not philosophy. Though they have no real idea of what philosophy means except to say it is necessary they endeavour to make a system of the study and teach it.
The mind is free and nature is mind’s world; thus we create a world a being in which the mind procures the affirmation and truth.

[Barbara Brooks]

Believe that in general ethical society being knows beforehand the law and knows that actuality is not an accident but truth.

Earth is ground for truth, contains the Elements, air, fire and water, holds together all these elements, air, fire and water gathers them into unity into a series of proceedings which earth maintains. It has the power that kindles these elements into a process.

The earth is ground and totality of everything, the alteration of the seasons, the day and night and the transition from waking and sleeping.

But history of earth is not earth, nor does earth produce a thing. The physical geography of earth is a formal solid structure that separates the water and the land into continents islands, and into valleys and mountains. Earth, physical formation is dormant does not seem to possess life, an inorganic and purely mechanical formation. In general, earth is split into two parts, the old world, and the new world. The old world the mountain ranges that run, from west to east, southwest, or northwest. Whereas, the new world mountain ranges run north and south but the rivers flow to the east.

[Barbara Brooks]

I have dithered between working up a version for a classroom use and for the layperson. How difficult it is to write something of an introductory of speculative thinking it is like introducing geometry without actually knowing it. I can only do this by instituting practical exercises into thinking.

This is most difficult I am composing an outline for the theoretical teaching of speculative thought, as it should be given in the classroom and out a theoretical guide, to see how something is derived from and where it leads.

Being can only to be grasped speculatively but before speculative thinking first is hypothetical, thinking must come before speculative thinking, can neither think without thought nor conceive without concept .I start the discovery of being purely by the power of knowing, doing away with hypothesis and going direct to the first principle of a thing.

The pure state of being is immediate, complete, and abstract just like space and time immediate existence contains no difference whatsoever, offer no resistance.


Then being is thought, no division within can be looked at the same way as crystals of the earth as passive transparency free unrestricted from earthy flaws.

[Arising_uk]

Hi BB,
Does not sound to practical to me so far. Can you describe actual exercises that will provide the experience?

[Barbara Brooks]

Arising_uk,

Could you be a little clearer, I think I understand your question but not sure.

[Arising_uk]

Hi BB,

I can only do this by instituting practical exercises into thinking.

What are they? Are they things that can be described such that others can teach?

[Barbara Brooks]

Such as how consciousness resembles the general process of plant nature, for it comes forth from subjectivity, differentiates into distinct parts, maintains itself, and comes forth from self into a number of individuals. Into a subjective unity of members called the bud and the branch is the same whole plant. In the sea is the beginning of plant life contains within it the code of life in phosphorescent light.

Schelling therefore said, “If the plant had consciousness it would worship light as God.”

Such sensitivity like pollination a powdery substance displays; flowering plants, the pollen which contains male reproductive cells is scattered from the anthers the top part of the stamen when the stamens move in response to stimuli and filament, especially sensitive when the stamens moves toward the pistils or when they touch. Plants in colder latitudes show no sensitivity when the weather is hot and dry, but in the morning after dew or during the whole day of gentle rain, they are very sensitive; in warmer climates plants display their sensitivity when the pollen ripens and the pistil is covered with lustrous oil. A

Look at the Mimosa plant will droop at the slightest touch and a long time can relapse before it lifts up the drooping parts. A seed under a microscope shows that it is pregnant with all the qualities of the plant. In seed is contained the whole plant, its stalk, twigs, leaves, color, odor, and taste.

We have a seed the mind containing ideas, drives, and desires, inclinations and thoughts The power and capacity of knowledge exists in the mind always but are unable to turn from ignorance to intelligence.

[Barbara Brooks]

Philosophers, Socrates believed, follow the same analogy of a flower having proper nurture grow and mature. But if planted in bad soil become the most noxious of all weeds unless preserved by some higher power.

Here is a figure Socrates describes as the true philosopher and relation to society. Imagine a ship in which there is a handsome and strong captain but a little deaf and sight a similar problem and his knowledge of navigation is not much better. The true pilot must pay attention to the year and seasons and sky and stars and winds, and whatever else belongs to their art, that is if the pilot intends to be truly qualified for the command of the ship.

The truth is that when a person is ill, whether rich or poor must go to the doctor and those who want to be governed, must go to who is able to govern.

[Barbara Brooks]

The philosopher as being good adviser come in view has knowledge worthy to be called wisdom.

This worthy knowledge I don’t claim to present new ideas because there is nothing new under the sun. For what I discuss is hard not for the casual but the philosopher.


Not many are followers as the proverb states friends have all things in common that when philosophy, political greatness, and wisdom all meet we will rest from tribulations.

Societies would cease from evil if governed by philosophers. The true philosopher always striving after genuineness will not rest in appearance but goes on a keen edge not blunted and will never abate until attained wisdom.
Just as the seed is something uncomplicated, contains hidden in it many qualities not yet actual, a mere possibility. If Philosophers endures to the end and have a good report carry off the prize. In the same case of runners, who run well from the starting-place to the end, but not back again from the end: they go back creeping away. The true runner comes to the finish, receives the prize, and is crowned.

Harmoniously constituted philosophers are just and gentle even in youth all depending upon self-control, which leads to order and reason. Now is there any greater blessing?

Entangled in the world of appearance even now as disregarded philosophy forces it’s way by innate appeal and may very likely someday emerge into light again.