Missionaries of Africa, Jinja

  MADNESS IN THE PHILOSOPHICAL ARENA I have been called mad, insane, and delusional. I have been locked up in institutions and treated with drugs and therapy. But I am not mad. I am a philosopher. Philosophy is the search for truth. It is an attempt to understand the nature of reality and our place in it. It is a challenging and often frustrating endeavor, but it is also a deeply rewarding one. Madness, on the other hand, is a state of mind in which one loses touch with reality. It is characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and other symptoms that damage one's ability to function.   Is it possible to be a philosopher and mad at the same time? The answer is that madness can be a source of creativity and insight. When we are mad, we are often more open to new ideas and possibilities. We are less likely to be bound by convention or tradition. Philosophers can greatly benefit from this aspect of their thinking, since they are always striving to do more than what is ...

Jesus was a philosopher of his time and as philosophy students, we ought to imitate him. Looking into the life of Jesus, we learn that he made contemplation the centre of his life and that is why before his mission, he had a time of contemplation in the desert. Imitating him we need to enter into deep contemplation. Aristotle put it well in saying that true contemplation is the source of happiness, which is the ultimate desire of every human being.   Jesus shared the fruits of contemplation with his followers and the people he met. Many students understand philosophy as argument and they fail to enter into contemplation. Being philosophy students, how do we apply our philosophy? Does it lead us to contemplation? I imagine a philosophy student visiting Makenke slum where people are sick, hungry, homeless and poor. This student applies his philosophy, by sharing the philosophy of Kant with the sick, Plato’s allegory of the cave with the homeless, and the period of enlightenment ...