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PHILOSOPHY ESSAY PHI2010 – Introduction to Philosophy Name: Linda Rodriguez Date: 03/05/2014 What Role Does Philosophy Have in my Life? When I think of philosophy I think back to my personal beliefs and experiences. Philosophy for me is a term that goes beyond choosing what's right from wrong, philosophy goes deeper that a decision. Philosophy for me is the roots of my being and what determines the way I live my everyday life. Philosophy refers back to the codes I count on to help me handle situations better and find the right path that will bring me happiness within myself. I strongly believe philosophy can help me live a better life; I think the knowledge I gain from philosophy benefits me into seeing my life differently. Not only I know how I feel but also understand different points of views and learn the act of being open minded into diverse opinions and personalities. Through my twenty-one years of age I have been in situations where I have to think twice about the choices I was going to make. Every single time I was faced with a struggle I would go back to my heritage and what my father thought me. My father who was the one who raised me made a huge emphasis on a set of ideas about how to do something or how to live every single day of my life; he always told me that nothing was going to buy my happiness and peace within myself. I was raised with certain concepts that have determined who I am, and different codes that decide my actions towards different parts of my life. Philosophy has made my existence in this planet a more meaningful and peaceful one. There has been a lot of philosophical parameters that I have been able to experience through my workplace, school and social life. I have learned principles that ha... ... middle of paper ... ...e if other people live my kind of life. I do live my life to the fullest having parameters that help me be the best I can, however I do think we all need to have our own personality and create our codes through experience and gained knowledge that can help set up moral conducts. Each person needs to learn to respect, have integrity and be unique in their own way. One will learn that through struggle and a lot of effort to overcome different situations. I think that like me the world needs a balance where some need to be more than others, for example some people need to be kinder in contrast to cruelty to learn from each other to either be a better person or stay the same. This world needs people who are open to accept changes to change themselves and how they live, because for this world to be a more healthy and happy place we need to start changes within our own.

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