Intellectual vanity versus philosophy and other thinking

Intellectual vanity versus philosophy and other thinking

I]

The true philosopher doesn't care whether people link him to his "ideas" or not. He who is vain about his intellectual or artistic work, makes the first mistake or deviation from the only path of philosophy, the constant and unequivocal search for (perspectives of) truths. For him, it doesn't matter if people admire him or not, but if they practice what he "teaches", what he perceives as deep or essential in the world (hyperrealism).

II]

The philosopher does not necessarily have "ideas", but new perceptions ...

... or illuminations about new true perspectives.

The essential equality that unites all lives in the same family tree is not an "idea" but a true perspective, let us say, one of the most important.