How David Hume Split Literature from Philosophy – AEON
An interesting take on the split between the types of philosophical inquiries. I think often we overlook the value of literature and stories in teaching us, possibly because the authors of the media we consume are unconcerned with teaching or illustrating a specific point and more with entertaining. Literature can be a great source for teaching us how to live, even if we need the more analytical and general philosophy to reach our first principles.
Speaking of first principles, I think the same goes for learning how to be excellent in whatever field your in. You need general principles, but the principles don’t mean anything until you can translate them into action. For myself, as I’ve connected general principles I’ve learned with the stories of people I know or have read about, they become real, and I learn how to implement them in my own life.
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