Cod Philosophy

It’s easy to appear smart by casually mentioning people like Schopenhauer and Kierkegaard.

It’s easy to quote a great thinker to make one seem smarter than one is. Emerson said ‘the next thing to saying a good thing yourself, is to quote one’.

It’s easy to appear philosophical by making ambiguous comments. Often, the more there is on display, the less there is to see.

Cod philosophy is reflection that passes as insightful but is actually devoid of any real depth.

I get lost in Paris. The city exists, it is mapped, it is not new. But it is new to me. I am exploring where people have been before. I am cod exploring.

My exploration may not have any real depth but it is insightful to me…