[This still has some holes in it. Working out all the kinks may take some time.]
This blog is an introduction to a new school of thought aimed at reforming the inheritance of the Western philosophical tradition. The inconsistencies and inanity of modern American politics is a consequence of this crisis.*
Much of modern American politics today can be explained as a schism of two liberalisms. The progressivism of the 1960's and the so-called classical liberalism claimed to be those of the Founding Fathers but is in fact ideas emerging from the early 20th century. Namely, from Isabella Paterson, Rose Wilder and Ayn Rand. In later blogs I will show that American libertarianism isn't the classical liberalism of the Founding Fathers. The philosophy of the Founding Fathers was diverse and much more cultivated than that of modern American libertarianism. Their's was in the spirit of the times, the Age of Enlightenment. A tradition which has evolved over the centuries; the natural evolution of the tradition by which we got capitalism, socialism, Marxism, modernism and post-modernism. But by the mid-20th century the natural evolution of Western philosophy - going back 2,500 years ago in ancient Greece by philosophers such as Plato, Socrates, Aristotle - reached a period of stagnation which it hasn't recovered from since. What has filled that hole is instead a congested landscape which is perpetuated by a generally uninformed population and Institutions which actively stifle honest discussion and reflection. Even individuals who view themselves as informed are largely unaware of the true extent of our philosophical and intellectual quandary.
Due to the nature of this blog it will generally ignore the petty nit picking perpetrated by the fundamental religious, the New Atheists, conservatives and liberals. Its scope will reach far below the surface and reveal the nature of this problem, why it exists and how to create change. In order to do that the blog will need a breadth and scope that tackles topics as diverse as Academia, fundamental physics, gender politics, philosophy of science, education, environmentalism and ecology, economics, religion and spirituality, The New Atheism, the internet, theoretical computer science and mathematics, epistemology and more. As disparate as these subjects may seem, they're in fact all interrelated and form what's akin to a "matrix of the mind" (of Hollywood fame) which contextualizes our thoughts and sets borders much like the blinders on a horse to keep us thinking very one dimensionally which results in us not asking the right questions, questions we need to be asking and thinking about.
This blog will focus primarily on American culture. But this problem is truly a Universal problem in all cultures and nations of the developed and developing world. Or perhaps this is only the lunatic ravings of a delusional individual. But madness or the threat of madness is simply the nature of treading on the edge. Any attempt to question the fundamentals of any established system of human thought doesn't come without a price after all.
*Since the word crisis is used so often that it's approaching buzz word status, I feel a definition is necessary to maintain perspective.
crisis
-noun
1. a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; a turning point.
2. a condition of instability or danger, as in social, economic, political, or international affairs, leading to a decisive change.
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