"[T]he root of all morality is self-control, self-overcoming, the subordination of one's selfish drives to the concept of the whole."
J.G. Fichte
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Only AI can save academic philosophy! The purview and, frankly, quality of recent human accessions to the profession has atrophied to a far cry from the giants of erudition that I still had the honor of meeting. They are increasingly unable to manage a broad grasp of the craft.
the lie becomes truth
if we lower our hurt
by going along with power
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 4.
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"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love ... then make that day count!"
Marcus Aurelius
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Philosophy rules:
To condition admission into a philosopher cult, earn respect by colleagues, confused reverence from unstudied plebeians, and untouchability, you must pick a philosopher saint as your protector and recite as many terms of art specific to your idol as possible.
“A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.”
George Bernard Shaw
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Academic #philosophy is traditionally diseased by dogmatic and organizational authoritarianism and tribal cronyism. This predestined it as an ideal breeding ground for parasitic ideologies rejecting free thinking and discussion. Its Karmic elimination is therefore well-deserved.
Academic philosophy: The only community where BSing a BSer seems to work.
Why do recent generations lack a sense of humor?
What this world needs right now is not unhinged thinking and arguing. It needs reorientation to conscience, love, and virtues. Not only for thriving but also survival. Please join me in exploring these guiding principles and how we can find them. Visit the website in my profile.
she kept her girlfriends
separate from me
concerned they would enter
in competition
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 3.
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“Ironically enough, the only people who can hold up indefinitely under the stress of modern war are psychotics. Individual insanity is immune to the consequences of collective insanity.”
Aldous Huxley
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Philosophy Professionals: Together, we can devise strategies to make philosophy relevant. See my article on Social Philosophy at philpapers.org/rec/JANSPA-3.
I already tried on my own. Visit the website in my profile for free access to all my work.
Individual and communal cooperation is the relational core from which a changed, more wholesome and happy society and human existence can sprout. My philosophical, economic, and political model is based on this proposition. Visit the Philosophy of Happiness website in my profile.
“He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.”
Vyasa (Krishna Dvaipayana)
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What is eternal? From what we know, only logic is. So is the universe then not its function? A self-programming where binaries correlate and their constructs evolve? Do we live in logic? An original "simulation"? Difficulties of sourcing and identifying physicality suggest this.
On public philosophy: There is a way to write relevant content for all to understand. Truths are simple by nature. And it is refreshing to lay out an argument in itself, without references, citations, and footnotes. It also forces us to be considerate, clear, and honest.
Think about your existence. What do you want to say for yourself at the end of your life? Even if no one but you is asking. Are you using your potential? Do you even know your potential? What is it that you want? My work can help you find answers. Visit the website in my profile.
"The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world."
Alexander von Humboldt
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"Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it."
George Orwell
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Western Philosophy's acts to address its flagrant supremacism are often just as racist: Admitting, advancing, and hiring based on race, patronizingly selecting foreign philosophy, and teaching by white opportunists who identify as experts after reading a few translated texts.
Classic German Philosophy, incl. Enlightenment and Idealism was an ingenious way to pretend conformance with religious and state dogma, while adjusting the concept of god and authority to nature, and further principle, i.e. logic. A better name: "German Logic and Rationalism".
worries and daily drudges
preoccupy her mind
she does not allow herself to shine
only with you some time
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 4.
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A nightmare: Trying to wake people up to imminent existential threats and their potential for blissful thriving, trying to get others to help in that undertaking, and meeting with a reality of disillusioned sloth and corruption.
Does anybody else have a problem with epistemological and ontological premises, arguments and deductions being based on book knowledge and institutional or personal pressures and episodic subjective experiences to believe what we read? A fool's errand rightly rejected by science.
Philosophy is lost. And so are many colleagues, unless they revere or resign to political or historical institutionalism. But I see sparks of wanting to do more, to actually pursue the betterment of humanity and its conditions through knowledge. To those I say: Please join me.
ocean flags warning
waves springing high
we ride them gently
until they die
“Knowing” series
of philosophical quotes and poems, Book 2.
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"All language is but a poor translation."
Franz Kafka
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Endlessly pathetic how philosophy colleagues vie for attention and renown by over-the-top attacks on industries of various kinds about which they read in the library and on-line, but otherwise know practically nothing. Currently, it's AI's and its creators' and advocates' turn.
A friend recently said my book will be a perfect manual for building a society after this one is gone. He probably meant this as a compliment. But I am greatly saddened it would take such a catastrophe for people to pick up my work and improve their and the world's conditions.