After WWII the trend in philosophy was existentialism. Camus, Sartre and others proposed
a world without a higher meaning.
I wonder what is the trend in philosophy in today's Internet era.
What do you think?
Sat, 03/07/2009 - 12:53pm
What is the philosophical trend of this century?
Sat, 03/07/2009 - 1:37pm
#1
The Supreme Critic on the
The Supreme Critic on the errors of the past and the present, and the only prophet of that which must be, is that great nature in which we rest, as the earth lies in the soft arms of the atmosphere; that Unity, that Over-soul, within which every man's particular being is contained and made one with all other; that common heart.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sun, 03/08/2009 - 12:49am
#2
Emerson surely had a sweat
Emerson surely had a sweat tongue 
. But pantheism is as old as the world. Nothing new, same old errors.
Same old self-deceit.
Sun, 03/08/2009 - 10:27am
#3
Money is like fire, an
Money is like fire, an element as little troubled by moralizing as earth, air and water. Men can employ it as a tool or they can dance around it as if it were the incarnation of a god. Money votes socialist or monarchist, finds a profit in pornography or translations from the Bible, commissions Rembrandt and underwrites the technology of Auschwitz. It acquires its meaning from the uses to which it is put. --Lewis H. Lapham
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Sun, 03/08/2009 - 11:52am
#4
Himeros wrote:
Emerson
Himeros wrote:
Emerson surely had a sweat tongue
Same old self-deceit.
The truth has always been, whether we see it or not. 
Tue, 03/10/2009 - 9:19pm
#5
I think spiritual philosophy
I think spiritual philosophy will get more considered in this century. The desire to truly understand the Supreme Consciousness or so-called God is raising recently. People will look 'inside' much more than before. I guess, it's the right time to be more spiritual.
Wed, 03/11/2009 - 11:42am
#6
Hedonism is the philosophy
Hedonism is the philosophy in this era of the Internet. If it feels good - do it. If it hurts and you like pain - do it! If it is self-indulgent then by all means do it. If someone disagrees with you fuck them and don't listen to the presentation of their reality and justifications!
What a wonderful world!
Wed, 03/11/2009 - 12:15pm
#7
AstuteObserver
AstuteObserver wrote:
Hedonism is the philosophy in this era of the Internet. If it feels good - do it. If it hurts and you like pain - do it! If it is self-indulgent then by all means do it. If someone disagrees with you fuck them and don't listen to the presentation of their reality and justifications!
What a wonderful world!
:moon:
I get into this type of discussion with my father all the time. He'll say how much "wickeder" the world is today and that the second coming is almost here. I then only have to point to him examples of the flappers in the 20's, the Wild West, Rome, Greece, etc. etc. etc. Take a reality pill, times have changed but humans are still humans 
Wed, 03/11/2009 - 12:18pm
#8
Good point, Pagan.
The more
Good point, Pagan.
The more we "think" the world is changing, the more we realize it stays the same. It's actually our experiences that are doing the changing.....
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Wed, 03/11/2009 - 12:23pm
#9
Mysandrist Fool wrote:Good
Mysandrist Fool wrote:
Good point, Pagan.The more we "think" the world is changing, the more we realize it stays the same. It's actually our experiences that are doing the changing.....
That and how much history repeats itself, we as a species still cannot learn from our mistakes. Therefore we are doomed to repeat them until we can.
Wed, 03/11/2009 - 12:27pm
#10
Pagan wrote:
Mysandrist
Pagan wrote:
Mysandrist Fool wrote:Good point, Pagan.The more we "think" the world is changing, the more we realize it stays the same. It's actually our experiences that are doing the changing.....
That and how much history repeats itself, we as a species still cannot learn from our mistakes. Therefore we are doomed to repeat them until we can.
The world has a lesson plan and when you graduate, you don't come back anymore.
Wed, 03/11/2009 - 12:28pm
#11
Worse yet, we get to witness
Worse yet, we get to witness those making the same mistakes that we did when we were young and stoopid....
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Wed, 03/11/2009 - 6:51pm
#12
Quote:
The world has a
Quote:
The world has a lesson plan and when you graduate, you don't come back anymore.
Right on Fremen, you are getting it after all. Now I am compelled to ask where does one travel to after graduation?
Wed, 03/11/2009 - 6:55pm
#13
Quote:
I get into this type
Quote:
I get into this type of discussion with my father all the time.
Don't we all! I have found it best to simply state that sometimes the best policy is to gracefully accept that we agree to disagree, then inquire about the weather for tomorrow.
Wed, 03/11/2009 - 6:59pm
#14
AstuteObserver
AstuteObserver wrote:
Quote:The world has a lesson plan and when you graduate, you don't come back anymore.Right on Fremen, you are getting it after all. Now I am compelled to ask where does one travel to after graduation?
'One' does not travel, just energy that resumes other forms.
Sun, 03/15/2009 - 9:33pm
#15
Hmm I understand from my
Hmm I understand from my physics classes that energy does not disappear it only changes form. But what about the cognitive element of human existance does it not travel to another dimension?
Fish on!
Fri, 06/05/2009 - 6:51am
#16
Re: What is the philosophical trend of this century?
Hmm... I think that would be Hedonism. Everyone is now just thinking about their own pleasures. Serves them right. Everyone has the righ to pursuit their happiness anyways.
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 11:37pm
#17
Re: What is the philosophical trend of this century?
History repeats itself and all the mistakes we have done in the past comes down to hunt us in a different manner but always stays the same.
Thu, 08/20/2009 - 10:20am
#18
Re: Hmm I understand from my
Hmm I understand from my physics classes that energy does not disappear it only changes form. But what about the cognitive element of human existance does it not travel to another dimension?
Fish on!
I missed this reply -
Consciousness is the deal-breaker for all physical laws, isn't it? It seems to defy any repeatable test and stays outside the bounds of scientific method. I enjoy not understanding it and simply having it - very experiential 
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 7:13am
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Re: What is the philosophical trend of this century?
