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Category Archives: Where Is Philosophy Going?
Antinatalism and Our Fourth Stage Condition
First things first. This is not a book review, as I’ve not read The Ahuman Manifesto by Patricia MacCormack, only read about it, and its author. And that, not extensively. What I’ve read about it indicates: it’s very much in … Continue reading
Comment on Robert Greenleaf Brice, “Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Facts and Our Stubborn Attitude Towards Them” APA Blog, January 21, 2019
Comment intended for the APA Blog in response to article by Robert Greenleaf Brice on “Philosophy in the Contemporary World: Facts and Our Stubborn Attitude Towards Them” Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Election 2016 and Aftermath, Media, Philosophy, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged APA Blog, basket of deplorables, cosmopolitan elites, deplorables, diversity is our strength, DNC corruption, Donald Trump, Facts and Our Stubborn Attitude Towards Them, fake news, fake news meme, global elites, Hillary Clinton, MAGA hats, nationalism vs globalism, Philosophy in the Contemporary World, post-truth, post-truth world, PropOrNot, quotas, racism, resurgence of fascism, Robert Greenleaf Brice, Russiagate, Russian propaganda, superdelegates, trangenders bathrooms, Trump is a liar, Trump lies, Trump supporters, Trump supporters emotional, Trump supporters emotions, Trumps lies, underrepresentation, underrepresented groups, Washington Post, white supremacists, yellow vests
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“Philosophy in Three & a Half Years”
Seen by accident, “ganked” off Colin McGinn’s blog this morning, this comment caught my eye. Writing back in April 2017 under the title “Philosophy in Five Years” he predicted: I think the field will be a complete shambles. It’s already … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Election 2016 and Aftermath, Higher Education Generally, Philosophy, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged academic philosophy, academic philosophy criticism, Colin McGinn, future of philosophy, Identity Politics, philosophy in five years, professional philosophy, tribalism
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Auguste Comte’s Law of Three Stages: What It Is, Why the Third Stage is Dying, What Comes Next. (A Major Statement.)
[Note: this may be the longest blog post I have ever made on this site. The result of several weeks of effort, it may be read as a progress report on what may turn into my life’s work: if I … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Political Economy, Where is Civilization Going?, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged abiogenesis, capitalism vs. socialism, Christianity and Human Rights, Comte, Darwin, decline of the West, Dmitry Orlov, Edward Bernays, existentialism, God and philosophy, Law of Three Stages, materialism, meliorism, political economy, R Buckminster Fuller, science and religion, stages of collapse, stop abortion now, sustainability, The Enlightenment, theory of evolution
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A New American Philosophical Association Organization?
This past week, philosophy’s top blogger Brian Leiter posted a poll on a quite interesting topic: Would you leave the [American Philosophical Association] and join a new dues-charging professional philosophy association that does much of what the APA does, but without … Continue reading
The Fate of Civilizations
Should a philosopher be interested in the trajectory of civilizations, from their rise to dominance in a region, and then the reasons why a civilization seems to lose its collective capacity and go into decline? Most professional philosophers are not, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Media, Philosophy, Where is Civilization Going?, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged Age of Decadence, Anita Hill Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford, cycles of civilizations, higher education, John Bagot Glubb, love of money, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, Supreme Court, The Fate of Empires, What Should Philosophy Do?
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Why Is Philosophy Important? An Expanded Comment
Daily Nous, the philosophy blog, posted a recent query raising this question in response to an undergraduate who had fallen in love with the subject. Presumably she’d gotten some flak from friends or maybe family. The blog’s editor, Justin Weinberg … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Language, Philosophy, Where is Civilization Going?, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged A Free Man's Worship, academic philosophy, analytic tradition strengths and weaknesses, daily nous, George Carlin, Justin Weinberg, linguistic analysis, philosophy critical thinking, philosophy worldview, The Responsibility of Intellectuals, why is philosophy important, Wittgenstein, worldviews
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“Should I Pursue a Doctorate in Philosophy These Days?”
Should you even consider getting a doctorate and going into academic philosophy today? Even if you find the subject endlessly fascinating, and you have talent for it? The question comes up occasionally on forums. Someone I am “friends” with on … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Higher Education Generally, Philosophy, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged academia in decline, academic philosophy, academic politics, Adjunct faculty, adjunctification of academia, bullshit jobs, conservatives in academia, doctorate in philosophy, education in decline, Hypatia controversy, marginalized groups philosophy, Neoliberalism, neoliberalism academia, PhD in philosophy, Philosophy, philosophy blog, pursue a doctorate, pursue a PhD, Rebecca Tuvel, social media addiction, Tuvel controversy
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Philosophers and Social Media: A Comment
Those who read last week’s note will probably say, “Wow, that was a short break!” This is a comment, though, not a stand-alone essay like many of its predecessors. This despite it’s getting longer than I intended. Should philosophers “do” social … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Media, Philosophy, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged academic politics, Brian Leiter, Facebook censorship, Facebook jail, keyboard commando, marginalized philosophers, online etiquette, philosophy and Facebook, philosophy and social media, philosophy blogs, Rebecca Kukla, Trump voters
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