my education

i will soon have an MA in chinese philosophy from ECNU, Shanghai

i am making this website about what i learn (open random post in new tab)

i have a 1st class honours BA in chinese & philosophy from University College Cork, Ireland

they decided i was the best first year student in the college of arts so they called me “scholar of the year” and gave me some nice money

i spent my third year obsessively learning chinese in Shanghai University

i am an
architecture dropout
of 1.5 years learnings

philosophy

the value of philosophy is often not in the content of the thinking, but in the way of thinking. reading philosophy is not learning things, it is training a skill

a training in philosophy allows us to understand the nature of truth. we realise that truth is always a working model which has the human at its centre. this allows us to be a master of truth – and this in turn allows us to:

– lead, by attaining the most robust truth of a group, and realising that

– follow, when we recognise that another’s perspective allows for a firmer grasp on truth 

– take responsibility, as we have seen how reality is created constantly by all of us who play our part

through thoughtfulness 

and

encouraging thoughtfulness in others

we can 

LEAD AND CREATE LEADERS WITH KINDER, GENTLER VISIONS

 

the value of philosophy is often not in the content of the thinking, but in the way of thinking. reading philosophy is not learning things, it is training a skill

a training in philosophy allows us to understand the nature of truth. we realise that truth is always a working model which has the human at its centre. this allows us to be a master of truth – and this in turn allows us to:

– lead, by attaining the most robust truth of a group, and realising that is the case

 

the value of philosophy is often not in the content of the thinking, but in the way of thinking. reading philosophy is not learning things, it is training a skill

a training in philosophy allows us to understand the nature of truth. we realise that truth is always a working model which has the human at its centre

 

– follow, when we recognise that another’s perspective allows for a firmer grasp on truth 

– take responsibility, as we have seen how reality is created constantly by all of us who play our part

through thoughtfulness 

and

encouraging thoughtfulness in others

we can 

LEAD AND CREATE LEADERS WITH KINDER, GENTLER VISIONS

 

this allows us to be a master of truth – and this in turn allows us to:

– lead, by attaining the most robust truth of a group, and realising that is the case

– follow, when we recognise that another’s perspective allows for a firmer grasp on truth 

– take responsibility, as we have seen how reality is created constantly by all of us who play our part

through thoughtfulness 

and

encouraging thoughtfulness in others

we can 

LEAD AND CREATE LEADERS WITH KINDER, GENTLER VISIONS

 

Chinese

i travelled to a distant land

learned a foreign language

if i don’t hear chinese for a while i start to crave it. the four tones are my favourite music

i read novels in chinese. i like to come across new characters and guess at their meaning before looking them up

there are lots of chinese people in the world. it is worth learning their language and their culture

learning chinese culture has taught me a lot about my own culture, and about all humans

 

i travelled to a distant land

learned a foreign language

if i don’t hear chinese for a while i start to crave it. the four tones are my favourite music

i read novels in chinese. i like to come across new characters and guess at their meaning before looking them up

 

i travelled to a distant land

learned a foreign language

if i don’t hear chinese for a while i start to crave it. the four tones are my favourite music

i read novels in chinese. i like to come across new characters and guess at their meaning before looking them up

 

there are lots of chinese people in the world. it is worth learning their language and their culture

learning chinese culture has taught me a lot about my own culture, and about all humans

 

places

places