introduction

on top of xiang shan hill near beijing, summer 2003

history

after birth,
the most important thing in my life has been starting to realise what is going on around me. or even that there is anything around at all.
identity must
be searched for, and while young, we usually take it quite seriously. when we are young, all experiences feel more serious, either we feel more or then we have not yet developed the indifferent attitude that might be inevitable.
work
of your life starts long before you even have a chance to think of what it means. a point of interest turns into an area of interest and is gradually converted into a specialization.
to understand
your own experiences is one thing, something that has to be learned in order to know yourself. confusingly enough, understanding world and other people requires knowing them first. at least on one reading of Wittgenstein there is nothing that more alienates a person from the world than conceptual trickery. that is why philosophy is nonsensical, it paralyses understanding.
future
might not be as unforeseen as is usually thought. with some presumptions allowed, there is a considerable probability at which i know my own future, excluding some insignificant, particular random events: one defining ability of the human mind is the ability of understanding, and in addition to making communication possible, understanding also enables us to predict.

info

name:
jari nousiainen

date of birth:
february 27, 1979

place of birth:
kotka, finland

occupation:
student at the University of Helsinki, Department of Social and Moral Philosophy

main interests:
philosophy of social sciences, social action and entities, holism. and everything related.

 

i listen to music and i protect my hearing.

it appears i have an evil twin. and an another one, even more evil!

 


jari.nousiainen at helsinki.fi
Jari Nousiainen
Pursimiehenkatu 13 A 4
00150 Helsinki
Finland
+358 44 529 6324