Derek Estes reflects on his first encounter with philosophical questioning at age 6-7 regarding solipsism. He didn’t know the concept then, but it stuck with him. Later, while studying philosophy at college, he recognized that fundamental questions about existence had been a part of his thinking for years. Estes emphasizes that the overarching question of what constitutes a 'worthwhile life' should be central to philosophical exploration, a topic he feels has been overlooked despite its prominence in ancient philosophies of Socrates and Aristotle.
In college, I took my first philosophy class, and my professor named the thought I had as a child: solipsism, which made me realize I've been engaging with philosophical questions for a long time.
The question of what it means to live a life worth living is arguably the most central question in philosophy, yet it has been largely neglected in modern discussions.
Collection
[
|
...
]