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Tag Archives: Philosophy
Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 5)
Continuing the discussion of how the materialist worldview has left Western civilization & culture morally adrift, & vulnerable to the forces presently destroying it from within. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Political Economy, Where is Civilization Going?
Tagged 1950s culture, abortion and philosophy, abortions of convenience, Aldous Huxley, Christianity, Death of God, drug abuse, dystopian visions, future of social security and medicare, LSD effects, materialism, materialism and philosophy, materialism vs Christianity, Max Weber iron cage, New Atheism, Peter Watson, Philosophy, Postmodernity, rural communities, secularism, secularization, The Secular City
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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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Taking a Short Break from LGP
Lost Generation Philosopher has been on a short break but will return in due course. Continue reading
Dichotomous Thinking in Western Philosophy and Political Economy (An Occasional Philosophical Note #2)
If there is any trait more characteristic of the mainstream of Western philosophical thought than the prevalence of dichotomies — either-ors, one might say — it would be difficult to identify what it might be. Another useful term for the … Continue reading
Posted in analytic philosophy, Language, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Political Economy
Tagged action, bifurcations, coercion, dichotomous thinking, either-or, essence vs. accident, free market, free will vs. determinism, gender politics, Kripkean essentialism, libertarian, Peter Joseph, Philosophy, philosophy of mind, rational individualism, Stefan Molyneux, voluntary choice
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Academia Embarrasses Itself Again: the Hypatia Affair
The last time I wrote a piece of this sort, an exposé of academic philosophers embarrassing themselves, it caused me some problems. I try to learn from my mistakes, and what I learned from that occasion could be set down … Continue reading
What Should Philosophy Do? (Part 2)
Last week, we outlined four answers to this question, provided examples of each, and following a brief discussion of Comte’s Law of Three Stages and the rise of materialism as a philosophical dogma, brought our discussion to a tentative conclusion: … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Uncategorized, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged atheism, Auguste Comte, authoritarianism, Chinese room, Christianity, Derrida, Ethics, gender feminism, God, Hume's fork, John Horgan, John Searle, Law of Three Stages, libertarian, materialism, Milgram Experiment, Philosophy, solitary confinement
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What Should Philosophy Do? (Part 1)
Inspiring this series of posts (I’m thinking there might again be three) is John Horgan’s series on “What Is Philosophy’s Point?” in Scientific American (five installments, here, here, here, here, and here). I should begin by saying that I am … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged Auguste Comte, Brian Eno, Chinese room, Christianity, Colin McGinn, David Chalmers, free will vs. determinism, history of philosophy, Identity Politics, John Horgan, John Searle, Karl Marx, Law of Three Stages, materialism, Mind-Body Problem, Paul Feyerabend, Philosophy, Richard Rorty, What Is Philosophy's Point?, What Should Philosophy Do?
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Two Cultures, Two Americas — Post-Election 2016 Edition (Philosophical Reflections on an Empire In Decline)
The hostility of this election & the volatile mood of the country are indicative of two cultures, two Americas … unequal, unyoked, on collision course, & probably indicative of a nation in unavoidable decline. Continue reading
Posted in Election 2016 and Aftermath, Uncategorized
Tagged "alt-right", bitter clingers, Brandon Smith, Brian Eno, Christianity, conservatism, culture war, deplorables, Donald Trump, economic nationalism, economics, Electoral College, free trade, globalism, globalization, God, Greece, Hillary Clinton, Marine Le Pen, Michael Moore, nationalism, Philosophy, political correctness, progressive, protectionism, racism, secession, sexism, Syriza Party, U.S. Empire, Yanis Varoufakis
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The 50 Most Influential Living Philosophers
Intriguing list of the “50 most influential living philosophers” at http://www.thebestschools.org/features/most-influential-living-philosophers/. Brian Leiter doesn’t much care for it, but this list seems to me reasonably balanced in offering representatives of, e.g., both Christian and atheist perspectives, Continental versus analytic philosophers, … Continue reading
