Vi mennesker har faser i livet. Disse fasene er med å forme ens liv. Slik jeg tenker på den franske filosofen Jean-Paul Sartres poeng: Eksistensen går forut for essensen. Du blir ikke noe før du har handlet. Når du endelig har handlet noe, for eksempel å oppnå et mål: bli en bilmekaniker, så kan du kalle deg en bilmekaniker.
Når jeg tenker på denne måten, er det morsomt for meg å reflektere over tiden bak meg. Jeg begynte å studere filosofi i 2005. Før den tiden var jeg fascinert over filosofiens historie med mange kjente personligheter som Sokrates, Platon, Aristoteles, Augustin, Aqunias, osv. De var filosofer. Jeg tenkte at dette var noe for meg siden jeg var ganske belest i filosofiens historie.
Og nå: våren 2011 er jeg ferdig med mastergraden i filosofi. Jeg leverte inn min avhandling den 16.mai, og gjennomførte den muntlige eksamen den 16.juni. Jeg fikk veldig godt resultat for avhandlingen. Noe jeg er svært fornøyd med.
Nå som jeg har handlet og oppnådd det store målet: Nå er jeg en filosof. Det er en rar følelse fordi jeg har lagt bak meg en lang og krevende prosess mot både BA- (2009) og MA-grad. Det er likevel morsomt for meg å oppnå et slikt og krevende mål som MA-grad i filosofi. Ja, jeg har all grunn til å være stolt over meg selv og må få lov til å skryte litt, men på en menneskelig måte. Hva som blir min skjebne som filosof, får tiden vise.
English translation:
We humans are phases in life. These phases are to shape one's life. As I think of the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre's point: The existence precedes essence. You are not anything until you've acted. When you've finally bought something, such as achieving a goal: become a car mechanic, then you can call yourself a car mechanic.
When I think in this way, it's fun for me to reflect on the time behind me. I began to study philosophy in 2005. Before that time I was fascinated by the history of philosophy with many famous personalities as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aqunias, etc. They were philosophers. I thought that this was something for me since I was pretty well read in history of philosophy.
And now: the spring of 2011, I completed my master's degree in philosophy. I handed in my dissertation on May 16, and completed the oral exam on June 16. I got very good result for the thesis. Something I'm very happy with.
Now that I have acted and achieved the great goal: I'm a philosopher. It is a strange feeling because I've put behind me a long and arduous process at both the BA-(2009) and MA degree. It's still fun for me to achieve such a demanding goal MA degree in philosophy. Yes, I have every reason to be proud of myself and must be allowed to brag a little, but in a humane manner. What is my destiny as a philosopher, time will show.
English translation:
We humans are phases in life. These phases are to shape one's life. As I think of the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre's point: The existence precedes essence. You are not anything until you've acted. When you've finally bought something, such as achieving a goal: become a car mechanic, then you can call yourself a car mechanic.
When I think in this way, it's fun for me to reflect on the time behind me. I began to study philosophy in 2005. Before that time I was fascinated by the history of philosophy with many famous personalities as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aqunias, etc. They were philosophers. I thought that this was something for me since I was pretty well read in history of philosophy.
And now: the spring of 2011, I completed my master's degree in philosophy. I handed in my dissertation on May 16, and completed the oral exam on June 16. I got very good result for the thesis. Something I'm very happy with.
Now that I have acted and achieved the great goal: I'm a philosopher. It is a strange feeling because I've put behind me a long and arduous process at both the BA-(2009) and MA degree. It's still fun for me to achieve such a demanding goal MA degree in philosophy. Yes, I have every reason to be proud of myself and must be allowed to brag a little, but in a humane manner. What is my destiny as a philosopher, time will show.
