Martin Janello
@martinjanello.bsky.social
Normative, public, meta-philosopher. AI. Author: Philosophy of Happiness. Maturing German Idealism/Romanticism/Materialism. Curated and original quotes & poems. Website: https://www.philosophyofhappiness.com/index.html
Not having the goods to back up any statement in philosophy should be considered an act of self-disqualification.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Not having the goods to back up any statement in philosophy should be considered an act of self-disqualification.
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Philosophers make mistakes, some huge. One of Hegel's: “I saw the Emperor [Napoleon] - this soul of the world - ...; it is a truly wonderful sensation to see such an individual, who, concentrating on one point while seated on a horse, stretches over the world and dominates it.”
December 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Philosophers make mistakes, some huge. One of Hegel's: “I saw the Emperor [Napoleon] - this soul of the world - ...; it is a truly wonderful sensation to see such an individual, who, concentrating on one point while seated on a horse, stretches over the world and dominates it.”
you told me your story
and i told you mine
continued together
at least for some time
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 4.
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and i told you mine
continued together
at least for some time
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 4.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
you told me your story
and i told you mine
continued together
at least for some time
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 4.
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and i told you mine
continued together
at least for some time
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dreams saw her alone
on the deck of a ship
directing it with her love
she wanted to hit
sharp rocks with it
and fly away as a dove
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 3.
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on the deck of a ship
directing it with her love
she wanted to hit
sharp rocks with it
and fly away as a dove
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 3.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
dreams saw her alone
on the deck of a ship
directing it with her love
she wanted to hit
sharp rocks with it
and fly away as a dove
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 3.
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#poetry
on the deck of a ship
directing it with her love
she wanted to hit
sharp rocks with it
and fly away as a dove
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 3.
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Name a fancy term used in academic philosophy for a mundane concept.
I go first:
qualia = properties
ontology = what something is
Epistemology = how we know
I go first:
qualia = properties
ontology = what something is
Epistemology = how we know
December 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Name a fancy term used in academic philosophy for a mundane concept.
I go first:
qualia = properties
ontology = what something is
Epistemology = how we know
I go first:
qualia = properties
ontology = what something is
Epistemology = how we know
On matters of happiness, we may benefit from suggestions provided by others, but the decision whether and how to apply them must be up to our considered judgment if we are to keep control of ourselves - and if we are to remain free to be ourselves. Visit the site in my profile.
December 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
On matters of happiness, we may benefit from suggestions provided by others, but the decision whether and how to apply them must be up to our considered judgment if we are to keep control of ourselves - and if we are to remain free to be ourselves. Visit the site in my profile.
my sadness about dying
mellowed by assurances
nature is only sleeping
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 1.
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mellowed by assurances
nature is only sleeping
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 1.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
my sadness about dying
mellowed by assurances
nature is only sleeping
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 1.
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mellowed by assurances
nature is only sleeping
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 1.
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The marketplace of ideas. Academia offers not much past tired theoretical tripe or personal hells. And few are ready to buy, worn out by all the bunk, grift, and injustice. Keeping to themselves. Alone. Not enough social connection for a revolution or anything to really improve.
December 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The marketplace of ideas. Academia offers not much past tired theoretical tripe or personal hells. And few are ready to buy, worn out by all the bunk, grift, and injustice. Keeping to themselves. Alone. Not enough social connection for a revolution or anything to really improve.
The poor state of Anglo academic treatment of Classic German Philosophy is not only a matter of limited or inadequate translations. It is at least as much caused by not being able to access the wealth of precursor, contemporary, and subsequent German sources essential for grasp.
December 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The poor state of Anglo academic treatment of Classic German Philosophy is not only a matter of limited or inadequate translations. It is at least as much caused by not being able to access the wealth of precursor, contemporary, and subsequent German sources essential for grasp.
one of the hardest ways to be
is longing for you for sure
once i thought you belong to me
now you say that is no more
still there's a shimmer of light i see
a cure we may find for this malady
scaring you to the core
that i will treat you like i did before
#poetry
is longing for you for sure
once i thought you belong to me
now you say that is no more
still there's a shimmer of light i see
a cure we may find for this malady
scaring you to the core
that i will treat you like i did before
#poetry
December 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
one of the hardest ways to be
is longing for you for sure
once i thought you belong to me
now you say that is no more
still there's a shimmer of light i see
a cure we may find for this malady
scaring you to the core
that i will treat you like i did before
#poetry
is longing for you for sure
once i thought you belong to me
now you say that is no more
still there's a shimmer of light i see
a cure we may find for this malady
scaring you to the core
that i will treat you like i did before
#poetry
she admits i must have been crazy
he responds i hope you still are
teases him claiming a little too lazy
i'm not for you like before the war
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 4.
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he responds i hope you still are
teases him claiming a little too lazy
i'm not for you like before the war
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 4.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
she admits i must have been crazy
he responds i hope you still are
teases him claiming a little too lazy
i'm not for you like before the war
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 4.
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he responds i hope you still are
teases him claiming a little too lazy
i'm not for you like before the war
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 4.
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A philosopher having the capacity to reconsider is a precious but also mythical person.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A philosopher having the capacity to reconsider is a precious but also mythical person.
For more of my quotes, visit the Knowing tab of the website in my profile.
For more of my quotes, visit the Knowing tab of the website in my profile.
4 big dishonest cultural appropriations in philosophy: 1. Greek on Egyptian/Asian, 2. Church on Greek, 3. Idealism on Persian/Indian, 4. Anglo Analytic on German. Although glaring, these thefts are still taboo to so-called history of philosophy, which is literally whitewashing.
December 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
4 big dishonest cultural appropriations in philosophy: 1. Greek on Egyptian/Asian, 2. Church on Greek, 3. Idealism on Persian/Indian, 4. Anglo Analytic on German. Although glaring, these thefts are still taboo to so-called history of philosophy, which is literally whitewashing.
“There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.”
George Bernard Shaw
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George Bernard Shaw
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December 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.”
George Bernard Shaw
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George Bernard Shaw
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i know choosing me
you left many unseen
i better not raise any doubt
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 3.
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you left many unseen
i better not raise any doubt
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 3.
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#poetry
December 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
i know choosing me
you left many unseen
i better not raise any doubt
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 3.
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you left many unseen
i better not raise any doubt
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 3.
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i get lost
and found
in her
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 2.
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and found
in her
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 2.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
i get lost
and found
in her
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 2.
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and found
in her
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 2.
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The idea that we live in a simulation is countered by measurable reality. This reality includes an astronomical number of parts and movements, beyond 8 Billion humans. Simulating all this requires an approximation to computational (programming, software, hardware) impossibility.
December 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The idea that we live in a simulation is countered by measurable reality. This reality includes an astronomical number of parts and movements, beyond 8 Billion humans. Simulating all this requires an approximation to computational (programming, software, hardware) impossibility.
All my philosophy is independently generated at great expense of time and effort, and free to read at the website in my profile. Its success depends much on word of mouth by kind, inquisitive minds like you! So if you like my work (or just me), please tell others. Thank you!
December 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
All my philosophy is independently generated at great expense of time and effort, and free to read at the website in my profile. Its success depends much on word of mouth by kind, inquisitive minds like you! So if you like my work (or just me), please tell others. Thank you!
trying to get a reading on you
love you're my fever thermometer
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 6.
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love you're my fever thermometer
“Knowing” series
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December 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
trying to get a reading on you
love you're my fever thermometer
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 6.
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love you're my fever thermometer
“Knowing” series
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#poetry
Franz von Kutschera
Die Wege des Idealismus
Brill Mentis 2006
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Die Wege des Idealismus
Brill Mentis 2006
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December 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Franz von Kutschera
Die Wege des Idealismus
Brill Mentis 2006
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Die Wege des Idealismus
Brill Mentis 2006
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When I studied Philosophy, older professors told us to listen, read, and only ask to further our understanding, before we opened our bratty mouths opining on philosophers or philosophies. Our writings were measured on perfection. This useful honesty and expectation is now lost.
December 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
When I studied Philosophy, older professors told us to listen, read, and only ask to further our understanding, before we opened our bratty mouths opining on philosophers or philosophies. Our writings were measured on perfection. This useful honesty and expectation is now lost.
dream of a byzantine city
shared lights and delights
of long-faded beings
leaving them mornings
i too share their death
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 4.
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shared lights and delights
of long-faded beings
leaving them mornings
i too share their death
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 4.
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#poetry
December 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
dream of a byzantine city
shared lights and delights
of long-faded beings
leaving them mornings
i too share their death
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 4.
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#poetry
shared lights and delights
of long-faded beings
leaving them mornings
i too share their death
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 4.
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#poetry
"I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics."
Albert Schweitzer
#quotes
Albert Schweitzer
#quotes
December 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics."
Albert Schweitzer
#quotes
Albert Schweitzer
#quotes
A question arises whether academic philosophy in its present form can reorient itself to continue its original mission of advancing humanity. Few if any of its denizens were trained in this objective or even acknowledge it. They may not have the necessary skills or motivations.
December 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A question arises whether academic philosophy in its present form can reorient itself to continue its original mission of advancing humanity. Few if any of its denizens were trained in this objective or even acknowledge it. They may not have the necessary skills or motivations.
When I went to law school in the US and fellow students were getting ready to apply for internships or attorney positions, I saw resumes that made me wonder how a mid-20s person could already have such a long list of accomplishments. They read like obituaries of centenarians.
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
When I went to law school in the US and fellow students were getting ready to apply for internships or attorney positions, I saw resumes that made me wonder how a mid-20s person could already have such a long list of accomplishments. They read like obituaries of centenarians.