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In the Age of #Philosophy.
We urgently need philosophy. The world has changed so radically—and will continue to do so—that traditional ways of thinking are no longer sufficient. From the billions of people deprived of their homelands to machines that act autonomously, we face challenges that we absolutely must solve and that cannot be grasped using our old categories. What does consciousness mean in a world of AI systems? What is life? What is #freedom, and so on? The classical thinking of the European #Enlightenment, which has dominated the world for the past few centuries, is no longer tenable for many reasons and offers no insights. Our understanding of the world must be transformed into a new form of thinking, or we will begin to embrace chaos. Which is what I am doing. Perhaps this is already a first step. #chaos #kant #hegel #nietzsche #thinking #litrature #future #anon #anonymous
https://word.undead-network.de/2026/09/04/ein-zeitalter-der-philosophie/
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“We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing”*…
… and so we shouldn’t. Ryan Weber (a professor of technical writing who, happily for us, moonlights) is here to help…
More at “‘Descartes Against Humanity’ and Other Games Designed by Famous Philosophers,” from @mcsweeneys.net.
Unrelated, but important: “Help save Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine by signing this petition.”
* George Bernard Shaw (though often mis-attributed to Benjamin Franklin)
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As we play, we might spare a thought for a philosopher whose game would likely be “The Game of Life,” Bernard Williams; he died on this date in 2003. As Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and Deutsch Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, Williams became known for his efforts to reorient the study of moral philosophy to psychology, history, and in particular to the Greeks.
His publications include Problems of the Self (1973), Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (1985), Shame and Necessity (1993), and Truth and Truthfulness (2002). Gilbert Ryle, one of Williams’s mentors at Oxford University, said that Williams “understands what you’re going to say better than you understand it yourself, and sees all the possible objections to it, and all the possible answers to all the possible objections, before you’ve got to the end of your own sentence.”
Described by Colin McGinn as an “analytical philosopher with the soul of a general humanist,” he was sceptical about attempts to create a foundation for moral philosophy. Martha Nussbaum wrote that he demanded of philosophy that it “come to terms with, and contain, the difficulty and complexity of human life.”
#analyticPhilosophy #BernardWilliams #culture #Descartes #history #Humanism #humor #Kant #KarlPopper #Life #moralPhilosophy #Nietzsche #philosophy #Sartre -
Die häufigste Form der #Dummheit ist, sein #Ziel zu vergessen.
(Friedrich #Nietzsche)
#psychotHHerapie #Zitat #Zitate #Vergesslichkeit #FriedrichNietzsche -
I love the first #InternalAffairs, the original #films, not the US imitation #Departed. The Korean #thriller #NewWorld goes in a similar direction; it reminds me of a quote by #Nietzsche. I don't know if it's better, but I watch it quite often & have never been disappointed so far! #filmsky #movies
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Overcoming Struggles: The True Purpose of Life
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
There are so many things that I wish I’d learned sooner in my life. During the quarter life crises – the stage where you move from the gumption of teenage to the first hit of life as an adult – you ask the question – “what’s the purpose of life?”
Like most people, I got on the hedonic treadmill and started the run. It continued until recently. Recently, I get my next chance at asking – “what’s the purpose of life?” With age comes experience, more reading and wisdom. So, we answer this question differently.
There are so many adages to what I will say in the next few sentences. The purpose of life is overcoming struggles. It’s true that achievement provides some satisfaction. However, at least I’ve found the quality of that satisfaction is that it’s ephemeral. It’s more of a spike. Sure, sometimes those are incredible. When you get that promotion (after working hard), you get that hit. When you get that picture with your abs in definition after working hard through fall and winter, you get that spike.
However, I’ve found that high to be fleeting...
For me, what’s a different type of a high but one that really gets me going is the flow that you get your mind to, a state of focus and one-track during the pursuit of the goal. You are motivated to solve problems, you are impervious to failure (for the most part) because you are thinking about something. At least for my type of brain, you are mostly only thinking about that one thing.
I realize that I chase those highs way more than the highs of traditional accomplishments. I also realize that it’s easy for me to say that. I remember when reading “My Experiments with Truth,” a thought I had as a late teenager. This entire book is a memoir of someone who is sharing so that other people learn from this person’s mistakes. I also remember the gumption of youth when I wanted to make my own mistakes. I think I still stay true to that instinct.
I don’t have many regrets in life. However, if there’s one thing that I wish I’d been able to appreciate earlier, it’s that the struggle is the purpose. This really helps reframe the various hiccups I faced during my career, personal life. The struggle keeps things interesting. The struggle allows you yet another opportunity to overcome the situation. Instead, in some of these situations, I chose to not deal with that muck anymore. There was the ignorant focus on convenience that was rationalized with inane things like “value of my time.”
Put another way – there’s only one life. Every experience is part of that life and being able to give it all is one of the pleasant changes I’ve had the fortune to be able to make for myself. It’s allowed for far more variety and hopefully experiences that I can now continue to accumulate to take to my grave.
In some ways, this is the ultimate cliche. Middle aged man discovers there’s more to life than work. However, I am glad that it’s clear now. I am glad that I still have the time and capability to make the necessary changes and enjoy the next decades.
Amor Fati.
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Drei #grundlegende #Irrtümer: #Wissenschaft #beweise #Anwesenheit #Gottes. Sie diene dem #Wohl der #Allgemeinheit, und sie sei als #objektive #Weltanschauung #unschuldig.
#Welt am #Sonntag, #Kultur, Friedrich #Nietzsche, Die #fröhliche #Wissenschaft, Michael #Pilz, 03.05.2020, S.45
