TOK 101 by CZY

1. There are 4 main types of hellenistic philosophy- stoic, cynic, epicurean, and skeptic (the rest is insignificant drivel).

2. Nietzsche is boring.

3. Kierkgaard is confused (how can you be existentialist and Christian at the same time!?!?!).

4. Don’t try reading Principia Mathematica- it’s impossible.

This is an account of what I have gathered from my recent conversations with Mr. Chue, the devourer of philosophy books. He enlightened me on his book-buying sprees, and I quote, “Basically I go into the shop, and give myself a time limit for the time spent there, say an hour. Then I’ll head to the philosophy section and look at every title. I have a rule that I will only give myself 10 seconds to decide whether to buy it or not. After 10 seconds if I haven’t decided, I will move on anyway.”

Hardcore sia.

 

Luna Lovegood

Had dinner with Luna Lovegood today. T’was one of the strangest dinner experiences of my life. The first half an hour were utter comedy. At least things got better when the dishes started to arrive, as we knew where to move our hands and eyes. Luna brought along ‘kids’ of 19 and 20 from Myanmar, and they told us their tales. That was really cool, as I learnt that some guys were protesting just for the fun of running away from the police in November. If that was not enough, my new friend, Seet (sorry if I am misspelling it), told me with a smile that he opened his windows during the cyclone to see what would happen.

Luna, thanks for giving me the opportunity to meet these people.