A Philosophy of Mind

[Barbara Brooks]

Hello duszek.

You are totally correct and thank God for them but I am stating the defects of being poor or rich.

BB

[Barbara Brooks]

When knowledge reaches connection with self and world spirit are the hymns of the intellect. The faculty of sight imitates it; for sight, is imagines animals and stars, and last of all the sun itself by the light of reason and pure intelligence perseveres and arrive at the perception of the absolute good. At last we can find ourselves at the intellectual world.

[Barbara Brooks]

Life definite unchanging scheme of things is directed toward knowledge and truth, which is reason which I myself have been trying to master. Not just assurance of being but reason.

Knowledge j everyone is possessed with , is offered to everyone, made plain for all. All these images theat dwell in mind are imprinted by feelings, that is why Socrates carried out the command of the Delta God of knowledge "Know Thyself" look in self at what is truth. It exists in mind already in everyone as the supreme ruler, the autonomous, self-determining system that determines all humankind.

[Barbara Brooks]

Desire prevails over reason and this is the struggle, like any struggle of opposites. The true philosopher from the earliest youth desires truth and love knowledge. Nothing is more akin to knowledge than truth? The love of knowing this desire is strong in one direction like a brook, which has been drawn off into another canal love of knowledge desires are absorbed in the pleasures of a true philosopher and not a charade.

[Barbara Brooks]

God mingles as the go-between all divine and human arts. My art, which is not always distinct but sincere, I try though not always exquisitely I never tell anything but truth, Writing and other arts are unfortunately, an impression, merely a mannerism of truth, and if I ask a question arts preserves a sombre stillness among those who may or may not understand it. Therefore writing and other arts are battered and abused, and no close companion to defend them.

Philosophical writers seek truth must take a long and twisting road, and nothing short of should satisfy, there all things become useful and advantageous.

The universal author of all things beautiful and right, parent of light is truth. Every discussion is a demonstration of the likenesses that was said before cultivated for many ages by the most illustrious art, which permeates and preserves the likeness of truth that can be found.

[Barbara Brooks]

Writers and oratories should know truth of that which they are writing or speaking about. Words have meaning and are not hastily to be dismissed.

Look at Zeno of Elea; creator of the art of dialogue by which he made the same things appear like and unlike, one and many, rest and motion. Zeno demonstrated likeness as somthing that can be found, and drawn into the light of day but unlikeness is perfection and it is required of the philosopher as any perfection of anything else, in partly given by nature and partly assisted by art.

If you have the natural power of philosophy and add to it knowledge and practice, you will be a distinguished philosopher but if you fall short in either you will be to that extent not a philosopher.

When I was in my early thirties I began to learn I was a fool before and I got knowledge by slaving for it.

I was drawn off into another canal absorbed in true knowledge can not rest only in mere manifestation I had to have knowledge and then, not till then would I cease from my travail.

[Barbara Brooks]

Writing is the art of enchanting the mind but there are so many people to please and of such different natures. Needed is knowledge to render things clear and intelligible. All the great arts require this haughtiness of thought.

Without knowledge makes it impossible knowing and not knowing the face of a friend and of an enemy, without it we cannot judge what is figurative and what is literal; and established into our mind become indelible and unalterable; and therefore thinking virtuously is most important.

Kant supposed all knowledge reduces to opinion. Whereas, Spinoza asserted knowledge was oneness of thought. Descartes’ thought knowledge a higher sense of science. Leibniz thought knowledge was self-sufficient individual.

Socrates believed knowledge rests upon a principle that carries out good, without knowledge there would be a void in the course of experience only a perception that vanishes in the course of experience and inaccurate witness.

Knowledge is a process in self-consciousness, for anything to become something is through struggle.
The process is twofold, master, and slave. Hegel believed that in order to have a slave you must have a master and in order to have a master you must have a slave.

Writing is unfortunately like painting; for the painter has only a bearing of life. The same may be said of writing when words have been once written down they are free to be tumbled about anywhere among those who may or may not understand them.










The writer has to learn the differences of the human mind, there are so many and of such a nature. One must have a good idea of words and then have experience of them in actual life in speaking, teaching, and writing.

Write what is acceptable to God and always act acceptably to God as far as can. There is an old saying that writer should please good and noble God not people. Where the end is great may take a longer path.

Knowledge is nothing but a monitor of the mind unconstructive, a middle term, merely is sheer intelligence and criterion is not truth, but wisdom, insight, and understanding.

[Barbara Brooks]

In order to conceive knowledge I best quit my feelings, for the senses only hinder the acquisition.

Knowledge as a Science I sought truth and not contented with false reasoning.

Many people are persuaded there is difficulty in science therefore they never raise mind above the senses,. They are so accustomed to consider mere images that do not give any assurance of certainty. Seeing or hearing cannot ever assure anything if knowledge does not intervene.

Knowledge rests upon inner principles that everyone pursues and makes it their end of all actions. the inner principle role carries out good. Whereas sight, hearing, or some other feeling perceives things only.

The supreme wealth is feeling. Everything is reduced to feeling; joy, pain, any mental feeling, seeing and hearing, a communion with self.

Self like a seed becoming to being is stimulated from outside. The process is like the seed drawn out by light; climbs out towards light, dividing into many plants. The same o the fully accomplished self is ideally free.
In the mind set over against each other is the intellectual world, the other in the visible world. This subdivision first consists of visible world seen through feelings. the intellectual world, here arithmetic and calculation principles rises out of the sea of change and is laid hold of truth.

Visible world and knowledge constitute principles and that is where the very principle of reason lies . There is a conflict between reason and emotions, the conflict should be resolved, and that a unity of both should come out as a result is ethical.. Reason assures us that what I do is true, senses cannot ever assure me anything, if knowledge does not intervene and light up the truth. There are two main divisions of reason one is truth and the other knowledge.

[Barbara Brooks]

If knowledge as a Science were mere opinion it would be a very tiresome study. Therefore, I must have a willingness to give profound thinking that exalts truth in order to approach it the right way rising out of the sea of change lay hold to truth not as amateurs with my mind only. I have given much facility in sifting out all the questions embraced in Knowledge as a Science. I will not grapple with wrong opinion.

There is always some contradiction one is the reverse of other this involves here arouses plurality thought I want to know draws mymind to contemplate. When I am perplexed I naturally summon my mind to contemplate that, which cannot adequately be perceived by sight or by any of the other senses.

If there were no contradictions there would be nothing to attract attention to; But am entangled in the world of appearance causes difficulty in knowing .

My mind when resting upon truth shines radiant with intelligence. I consider this endeavor most important I try pulling from my mind all the wrong opinions, which I had up to now accepted.

Now instead I occupy my mind reasoning, and advancing it as much as possible .My ego comes forward asserts not just certainty of self but purpose. My ego is bare, simple pure inner self, or in other words, truth; my pure inner true being comes forward over against the world. In one way, egos are restless passes hither and thither, seeing, grasping, in the other way, unflappable truth.

The Hindus believe the ego to be light and if it maintained self in pure transparency would be pure reflection but the ego is not sunlight, it is merely empty uncertainty.

Hegel calls this, “thing hood” a bondage a chain from which self cannot get away from the transparent universal ideal whole inner and outer self

[Barbara Brooks]

“Thing-hood” is the inner working weaving inner reality of self has the ability to bring into real talent, an actual carrying out.

A musician does not play for pleasure only but for the happiness of the audience. The musician must be paid in one of three ways, by money, or by honor, or by a sense of duty, one of these must be laid upon the musicians and other artist to induce them to play.

Musicians, doctors, all talented artist end accomplishment are brilliance and good and in the end happiness. Even if in poverty or illness, or any other misfortunes, all things end for good as far as artists can attain a likeness of good.

The philosophical writer always seeks knowledge of a kind that shows truth not varying from generation and wealth drawn off into another direction absorbed in knowledge.

Kindred minds who are quick to learn, noble, gracious and friends of truth we will not rest in opinion only has the gift of sympathetic draws near where knowledge lives and grows.

[Barbara Brooks]

The artist should know truth even if the way is long and circuitous don’t fret for where the end is great we must take the longer road.

Don’t try to please people but God. The pleasure of art is a pursuit ever learning not so far from heaven’s pleasure or rather I should say desired sweetness.

It is knowledge that comes on the scene liberates and carries out willpower. Whatever is done and whatever happens that brings art from night to daylight, knowledge must be there. That sheer intelligence is knowledge not truth, but wisdom, insight, and understanding.

Knowledge is formed by a method a discipline that rises gradually little by little to the highest point reachable. This is my challenge. Knowledge is the natural gift of God in perfect manner. Little things elaborated how absurd! Those who want to see truth must take a long and winding road, nothing short should please the philosopher, or they will lose sight of the higher truth, where all things become useful and advantageous, good.

[Barbara Brooks]

The rules of art, take for example the orator has the art of enchanting the mind must have a good theoretical reasoning and experience, but not till then, the orator is perfect in the art of speaking or of writing. The orator must be a lover of this process of speaking, thinking, and truth. All the great discussions require high speculation.

If astronomy and geometry wanted to know truth they would let the heavens alone and study the proportions of night and day, 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.

Geometry aims at absolute, the not perishing or in transient flight, nothing should be more sternly laid down than geometry, it can have indirect effects and which are not small.

The starry heaven must be apprehended by reason and intelligence. The true astronomer looks at the movements of the stars. Know that God frames the heaven and the things in heaven in perfect manner. The starry heavens should be used as an outline a view to higher knowledge, these beauties of figures excellently wrought.

The highest truth worthy of attaining is good. Only by good, all things become useful and advantageous. The idea of good is the highest virtue. Everyone pursues it and makes it the end of all their actions shine with radiant knowledge.

[Barbara Brooks]

Those who want to see truth must take a long and winding road, nothing short should satisfy never lose sight of the higher truth where all things become useful and advantageous. This is my challenge truth, never stumbling at any step of the argument to define. Knowledge the gift of God just looks at the movements of the stars and the things in heaven in the perfect manner.


Philosophy has been cultivated for many ages by the most illustrious people, I write to permeate and preserve them or a likeness of them that I can be finding.


Look at Kepler, it took twenty-seven years for to discover the law of motion of the celestial heaven by dividing the celestial bodies into two motions Kepler having complete faith the heavenly bodies have reason most beautiful to be found.

It has been only in these times philosophy has been separated from science. There is a perfection, which all philosophers ought to attain and not to fall short of if philosophy is to have any value.

[Barbara Brooks]

Willpower is the inner urge or more so a need, for example , the same urge when falling asleep without setting about doing so or the same as the migration of birds.

Talent is the inner urge or more so a need. This is a remarkable phenomenon. Talent is the inner self-enjoyment, adapting its environment to its own needs and enjoying it. The enjoyment of self belongs to voice, intrinsic truth, and objectivity ground of individuality.

The principle of individuality is called Metalleity. Every metal has a particular color, for example, gold is yellow whereas iron is the color of loadstone. Even vegetables in their indigo coloring, or the redness of blood can be traced to the metal iron. Metals color can also be altered by chemical processing or by being heated. For example silver heated reveals the color of the rainbow in the sequence red, yellow, green, and blue then at a point to a bright luster called silver gleam, it last only a moment and cannot be prolonged.

Refined steel heated takes on the color yellow and if quickly removed from heat keeps this yellow stays but as soon as it is heated, again becomes a dark yellow and soon purple. When taken from the heat turns into a deeper blue but if heated, again becomes bright blue and stays that color.

Pigmentation is called the metallic principle; self that has achieved stability is individuality of self.

Individuality an actual essential, free and independent character constitutes “spirit of self ” the process of natural religion. Belief pervades permeates all aspects of individuality, certainty of self belong to each individual.

[Barbara Brooks]

Pythagoreans spoke of sun as the innermost point of the sphere as the midpoint or center. Aristotle believed sun that if the whole world which is spherical is in need of the light of the sun and sunlight heat, then sun would be best to be at midpoint. Copernicus a skilled astronomer in the fifteenth century was the first to actually show the sun as the mid part. He regard midpoint to take place with the sun at the center rather then with the sun moving around the center by the use a mobile the center of the world and the region of the moving planets.


Many suppose the best votaries of philosophy to be useless well they maybe right; but also attribute philosophy’s uselessness to the fault of those who will not use it, not to philosophy,

Philosophy is the noblest pursuit of all, is likely not to be much esteemed, corruption is inevitable, but this is not to be laid to the blame of philosophy. The philosopher as you will remember is, courageous, has magnificence of mind, is always striving after truth these are natural gifts, memory, quick to learn, noble gracious, and these are the philosopher’s character.