Philosophers and their purpose
in Philosophy ·
Back in the day, philosophers used intense contemplation and theory-building to reach genuine insights, which they then put into words so they could pass that wisdom down through the generations. But as time moved on, people started ignoring those core theories or, at best, just memorizing them without ever actually grasping the point—the actual INSIGHT. Since we study philosophy today as if it doesn't require real insight, you could almost say we aren't even practicing philosophy anymore; instead, we’re teaching a "thought-based" science that is completely SUBORDINATED to economics and the various side effects of modern science. On top of that, philosophy doesn't even encompass much science anymore because almost every discipline has broken away to become its own thing. It used to be all under one umbrella, meaning a philosopher had a much better grasp of the total reality. Honestly, I think it’s pretty humbling that a field which birthed almost every other science now spends its time just studying the morality of scientific phenomena and stuff like that. Modern philosophy DOESN'T EXIST, and therefore, NEITHER DOES THE MODERN PHILOSOPHER. What’s left of philosophy is just a tiny fragment that barely deserves to carry the name. I mean, what kind of "love of wisdom" are we talking about when wisdom itself is so incredibly limited here? To create a truly modern philosophy, we need a much stronger connection between science and philosophy. This indirectly means a real philosopher has to master both fields to make any progress. Just look at QUANTUM PHYSICS, for example. That’s an area where a science perfectly suited for modern philosophy could really flourish. As we’ve seen, at the microscopic level, an atom isn't just matter anymore—it's concentrated thought! Questions regarding morality and a creator become fascinating there. Plus, there are parts of quantum physics that are inherently philosophical, but we need something fresh in philosophy, something a bit more MODERN. In short, philosophy is the science that built this world; it possessed that missing piece that allows all other sciences to feel complete: INSIGHT. Today, that insight has been drained from philosophy. I truly believe that only if we bring that back can a philosopher armed with today's insights create a modern philosophy. Until then, what we call philosophy will remain nothing more than a fragment, totally subservient to the offspring of ancient philosophy. Cheers!