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The worst thing you can do is go to university - 'the only place you cannot study' (Moten/Harney The Undercommons). One must be prepared to confront one's own ideology and individuation which both run counter to the university structure. For me, philosophy was a calling and my first interest in it I can remember was at nine. Truth is a whole in knowledge and paradoxes are what are to be sustained not resolved. Today, universities still teach that Hegel invented thesis/antithesis/synthesis - he did not and nowhere did he write this. His work undermines this very concept. Start with your own curiosity and move from there. Of course, if you want a job, go to university.



You should most definitely go to university. Philosophy studied on your own is incomparable. A teacher and class mates to discuss the ideas presented in works is invaluable to help you develop your own ideas. And no university worth it's name will teach what you claim they do.




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