Each philosophy is an attempt to end philosophy. Each philosopher seeks to become the last philosopher. Yet for all its trials and tribulations; philosophy lives on. Inherent is that horrible paradox; that as little as philosophy can prove Truth, can it disprove it. It cannot find Truth, yet cannot deny that there is a Truth without falling into contradictions.
Once that first man, asked that first fateful question to Thought, to reason, and expected an answer in return; man has been doomed to continue asking. After 2500 years of asking ourselves; demanding of ourselves to answer questions about things we have no experience of, some have started questioning the wisdom of this path. Existentialism, in the footsteps of Nietzsche and Kierkegaard, tells us to stop philosophising, face reality, take responsibility and live. But invariably it becomes another philosophy; and he who purports to take its message seriously must then asses all its alternatives; must in fact himself become a philosopher. He who wishes to disprove philosophy must join in the search for Truth.
Is then the philosopher merely a coward artist? Who refusing to face his own creations constantly seeks to ground them in truths beyond himself? He is a great mind in a world were Though serves no higher purpose. What can he do then; but give it purpose, extol the greatness of Thought and join in its oh so futile quest for answers? And unlike his relative, the man of faith; who admits his ignorance and prays to a higher power, he is after all, well respected. An authority almost. Devoting his life to the cause of Truth! How grand and noble! No dogmas lurk here! Except of course Truth; that frightful phantasm. Like God, Truth has a beginning; but it has not end. Once they are born they refuse to die. Ever will they haunt mankind with their inexplicable delirium; holding out the hope of something more.
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"He who wishes to disprove philosophy must join in the search for Truth."
Däri ligger verkligen paradoxen...
Börjar verkligen gilla den här bloggen, känns som att jag snart inte behöver ta till mig kontinentalfilosofin på egen hand, jag kan hämta det viktiga från denna källa.
Fortsätter du så här så skulle det inte förvåna mig om du får ett manus publicerat inom ett par år. Du har en verklig talang för att uttrycka dig - på ett sätt som jag själv bara kan drömma om.
Det du skriver är bra, riktigt bra.
Tack för komplimanget! Det uppskattas; även om jag inte tror att du har rätt:)
Dessutom är ju det mesta, om inte allt, det jag skriver bara något dramatiska omformuleringar av tankar man snappat upp från olika håll. Och själv kan jag aldrig gör annat än skriva ett par rader. Någon fallenhet för verkligt systematiskt tänkande finns inte.
Men å andra sidan: målet är ju inte att säga något verkligt meningsfullt; endast att praktisera en sorts självterapi genom att försöka göra explicit det implicita i ens egna tankar.
Att föra en dialog med sig själv och hoppas att rätt sida vinner!
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