Tim Edgemon (H01)

Name: Tim Edgemon

Class: Sophmore

Major: EMC Journalism

Minors: French and Theatre

Facts About Myself: I love art, travel, language, and learning about society. I chose to major in broadcast journalism because I feel that it combines these passions. I also enjoying joking around and tying to have an enjoyable experience in almost any situation.

What is Philosophy?

I find that philosophy is the attempted understanding of humans to ascertain concepts as introduced by society. That is, humans create philosophy to answer questions that society gives birth to and perpetuates. Having said this, it is human themselves that create the society that gives birth to philosophy. Any question asked by a human is grounded in a mortal perspective that is related to mortal society because it would be impossible for a person to ascertain any sort of existence without having existed in the first place. In order for humans to exist, however, a society, by whatever semblance of the term, must also exist. Thus, philosophy is merely the term given to questions asked, by humans, about the society that humans construct. There would be no questions, and thus no philosophy, without society.

Personal Influences:

I have of course been influenced in my life. Every functional person has been influenced by socialization. Particularly for me, however, was the media. I grew to understand higher concepts by reading literature mainly, which, if anything, is a highly influential media device.