2007-07-13 13:40:11 · 15 answers · asked by kickinupfunf 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Well sadly many people choose not to look into any of them very deeply only seeing them as people assume they should been seen. Physics were bound to come about as far as the ideology of things in the world work, while human ethics do nothing but keep people from excersising many of the liberties that they should have by giving them a feeling of having done something wrong for speaking something that they see as a truth or just stating an opinion. Scholastic theology is simply people reading the various books of faith and putting things together based on them, which could have been done by anyone else that was smart enough to do do that, but instead has now been limited to those that have a degree to do so. Philsophy falls into the very first point I made, people take what it supposedly means and leave it at that, when what should be done is thinking about it to see what kind of meaning it could bring to us.
2007-07-13 13:49:11 · answer #1 · answered by Kwiatek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Mankind" as a whole cannot be enlightened. No matter how powerful the idea or system or ideology; enlightenment comes down to a personal choice. Sufficient enlightenment is out there, it is possible for all of mankind, but each member of the species must make their own conscious effort to become personally enlightened.
Strangely, many human beings seem supremely disinterested in such a pursuit. Perhaps it is because of the poor quality of the intellectuals they are exposed to in their early lives or in the mass media. Perhaps it is because of the poor quality of the most popular ideas and they don't see why they should pay attention. If their cursory examination shows them Christism, Capitalism, Ethical Relativism, and other vacuous mistaken plots; the unenlightened choose to stay that way, rather than be subsumed into a world of such obvious oblivion.
Enlightenment is possible for each of us, with or without the scholastics of any kind; if only we make the personal decision to dig in.
2007-07-13 20:52:58 · answer #2 · answered by Nunayer Beezwax 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My opinion on this question is that modern scholars and scientists are advancing very well in technological detail, but even in the sciences there is much lack, geopolymer science is not as developed as it could be for instance. And I think more work should be done to discover what science and technology the ancients knew.
I think we are not as wise as the ancients, so we are falling short in ethics, scholastic theology (one of my areas of specialization), proverbs, and philosophy.
2007-07-13 21:10:23 · answer #3 · answered by David L 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing's certain about what it would take to 'enlighten' mankind.
But the key word in your question is 'sufficiently'. In reducing it to a value judgement, you've robbed the question of answerability, except by the measure of personal values.
2007-07-14 07:12:56 · answer #4 · answered by Jack P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sufficiently?
To a certain extent they should have. We have the means to create a better society.
In essence they haven't, but that's mainly due to the limitations of humanity not those disciplines.
2007-07-13 20:43:09 · answer #5 · answered by babyeightyone 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's made us worse. Most people who I have encountered with interests in philosophy, self-awareness and enlightenment usually start from a very distressed place. Philosophy only compounds this with the philosophical approach.
Ethical people suffer more and spend a lifetime feeling guilty.
Theology as well inspires the same outcome.
2007-07-13 21:24:56 · answer #6 · answered by guru 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
There's no real absolute truth on this question. On what knowledge about the world involves, they have. On what discovering the road to happiness the have made life too busy to allow us some air to see what we really need in life: HAPPINESS.
THEY HAVE COMPLICATED THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AS EASY AS LOVING SOMEONE, OR BEING LOVED, OR HELPING, OR EVEN GAINING A THANK YOU.
2007-07-13 22:10:55 · answer #7 · answered by Calíope!* 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Obviously not.
We still have war, poverty, etc. etc.
btw - what is scholastic theology, as opposed to theology?
2007-07-13 20:42:50 · answer #8 · answered by joe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not yet, they haven't. But they're the best things we've thought of so far, and enlightenment takes time.
2007-07-13 20:52:03 · answer #9 · answered by buckleylerose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The real question is what would the world be like without it? If the world is this bad now, imagine how bad it could be.
2007-07-13 20:48:07 · answer #10 · answered by vtothef 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋