
Welcome to my journal! 
Here is my opinion, together with research, about several of the questions surrounding the concept of passion. Please remember that these are my opinions, and that you are encouraged to study and create your own. If you have any new or different views, please post a reply here or send them to my email account What_Is_Passion@hotmail.com . I'd be glad to hear from you and discuss anything that you'd like on a one-on-one basis. I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks so much for your support! ![]()
Does passion cloud our vision to the reality around us? Is passion that clouds our vision acceptable in philosophy?
Sophism - presenting a poor argument as valid in the intent of deceiving someone. ("Introduction to Philosophy" 822)
My Opinion:
* Passion can cloud an individual's judgment, however, it can also make it more clear
* Initially, if the passion is too ready accepted in its raw, excited form, that one can easily be misled. It is also common to deceive oneself in the hope for happiness. However, if one takes time to stop, evaluate it, and discover where it is coming from, passion can help a person to see things in a different light.
* Passion belongs in philosophy. Why? It belongs because it is what keeps philosophy alive. Without the passion for knowledge, without the "love of wisdom", one would not actively pursue the larger questions in life, and philosophy would not exists at the level that it does today.