the end of purely abstract philosophy at least. but yes in a way most academic philosophy is becoming redundant as the existential takes precedence over the 'essential' (by which i mean the illogical idea of immutable 'real' laws, facts etc that are ontologically prior to experience).
the existential is direct, dynamic, integrated, mythopoetic...philosophy now moves toward direct engagement: facilition over inculcation. philosophy become playful, creative, personal. --- On Fri, 8/5/09, Steven Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: From: Steven Peterson <[email protected]> Subject: [MD] The End of Philosophy To: [email protected] Received: Friday, 8 May, 2009, 1:46 AM "Today, many psychologists, cognitive scientists and even philosophers embrace a different view of morality. In this view, moral thinking is more like aesthetics. As we look around the world, we are constantly evaluating what we see. Seeing and evaluating are not two separate processes. They are linked and basically simultaneous." "Think of what happens when you put a new food into your mouth. You don’t have to decide if it’s disgusting. You just know. You don’t have to decide if a landscape is beautiful. You just know." Article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07Brooks.html?_r=2 Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ Enjoy a safer web experience. Upgrade to the new Internet Explorer 8 optimised for Yahoo!7. Get it now. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
