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HibaraiMasashi t1_j8cysvk wrote

I want to learn how to create a rational frame for life

I grew up watching Naruto and it shaped the essence of my worldview and the worldview that I would one day try to rationalise. It's been a long time since I thought about that show but when I look back I realise that it has had a religious impact in who I am. Because the show has devolved a lot from what it was at the beggining I am going to be refering only to the part of the show up to the Shippuden franchise.

It's been a long time since I read the manga and watched the show and unlike other works from Classical literature it feels like a waste of time to re-read it because it is made for kids. I've since gone through some phases of my life, read some introductory books on philosophy, sociology, psychology, anthropology, politics, self-help, etc. I've read a lot but I never learnt how to frame life explicitly from the origin of conciousness to the conclusion that I want to arrive to which is that my goal is to live a life like one set in the world of Naruto, in harmony with nature, in a culturally flourishing country. My personal belief at the moment is that one needs a feudal monarchical system for that to take place. However, I would have a hard time arguing my conclusion because I am not confident in the axiomatic fundations on which I model my worldview. That is to say, I could walk somebody through how I view life. In a world where common sense has long left out the door I want to learn how to build up that foundation for myself.

Evidently there is bound to be discrepancy between Japnanese schools philosophers. Also, some people in Japan subscribe to European philosophical schools such as Marxism (something I'm not a big fan of). Therefore asking about Japanese philosophy would be a proxy for asking about World Philosophy. Hence, I will try to reformulate my question:

I admire and am fascinated by Japanese culture. I would like to know more about the traditional Japanese way of framing life and politics. I would also like to learn how to phrame my worldview. I am interested mostly in the core axioms and frameworks

Thank you very much for reading this post and if you have any suggestions I would love to check them out. So far I have really enjoyed IKIGAI and the KonMari method.

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