Ludwig Wittgenstein was once asked, “What is your aim in philosophy?” His answer: “To show the fly the way out of the fly bottle.” The goal is not to provide more rules or better solutions, but to offer the kind of clarity that dissolves confusion, not by adding information, but by seeing the problem from a new angle. Foucault speaks of “voluntary rules that produce human existence as a work of art.” Ethical living, in this view, is less about compliance and more about crafting a life — and a self-that is responsive, open, and evolving. I often ask students or supervisees to reflect on a recent moment that felt ethically complicated — not to judge it, solve it, or explain it away, but to stay with it.
Author: Finn Janning Ph.D.
Published at: 2025-07-16 21:08:24
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