How many of you are into, studied, read philosophy?

I am just curious....oh and this includes any type of philosophy

If by philosophy you mean the classic philosophers, I read them in school, many many years ago. Contemporary philosophy, meaning the philosophy of contemporary thinkers often expressed in their spoken words or statements is something we all read and listen to whether we are aware of it or not. On my web site I have "the Philosophy Board" where I have tried to capture both classic and contemporary philosophy. Check it out.
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Very fascinating PorscheBMW. My favorite philosophers have to be Hobbes, Locke, Machiavelli, Russeua, Schopenhauer, and a few others. I will take a look at your website.

By the way, I cannot access your Philosophy board

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I never studied it but I read many works (Descartes, Sartre, Bakunin, Proudhon, Goethe, Marx, Nietzsche, Kant, etc) when I was younger and had more time on my hands.

Interesting. Do you remember analytic and synthetic statements from Kant?

I was also very pre-occupied with philosophies years ago when I had time on my hands. Nowadays, with my totally changed life-situation I have not had time to immerse myself with anything more profound. Nowadays my needs are to have something light to balance the current burdens and responsiblities I have.
This is also one reason you have not seen me post in Rob's object threads etc. Years ago I would have been all over them.

At highschool I came across Rudolf Steiner's philosophy of Freedom (a book) and the rest of his Anthroposophical work. I have been very involved in Anthroposophy over the years and only had to stop a few years ago when I became, by default, a caregiver to my wife who was stricken with a chronic illness.

Anyhow, my exposure to Anthroposophy made me want to choose Philosophy as one of my subjects when entering Abo Akademi, a local university in my hometown.

The philosophy study years were very rewarding and worthwhile. Maybe one day I can excercise my thinking as a cognitive organ again.

Wow, you're asking alot considering I read that over 10 years ago... from what I remember, he concluded that proofs can be obtained without empirical evidence using analytic reasoning. If I remember well, he made some "proofs" about the existing of God this way.... but I'm not 100% sure.

Very good! Although I myself cannot remember if that correctly corresponds entirely to the whole of what he asserted, you are on the right track I think. Wow! For being out 10 years, that is very good.