Thucydides once said: History is philosophy teaching by examples.
What do you think the examples of our modern history tell about our modern philosophy?
2007-08-18 00:43:46 · 4 answers · asked by I'm nobody! 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Money is the ends, war the means, life meaningful to those that develop there own philosophy.
2007-08-18 03:47:03 · answer #1 · answered by Said 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
History isn't Philosophy, but it does provide examples to use in Philosophy and shows the results of the philosophy held at that time. And, if you know the predominant philosophy of a society you can predict it's course.
Out current philosophy is very mixed and a lot of it is bad. Philosophy starts with, of course, philosophers. Then it is taught in universities, the students go out and promote it (think journalists and writers and movies, etc). Then, people act on it. Often mindlessly.
What are we taught in the universities today? Capitalism is bad, we should live for others, morality is relative, there is no objective reality, Marx was a great man....
So, what you see around you are the results of that. But you also see some GOOD philosophy still around. Look at the progress. There are still people that are self-responsible, rational, productive, moral.
We have a very mixed bag today - and that's not good.
If you want to contrast two philosophies and their consequences, contrast America with Communist China, or India.
But, America is, IMO, going downhill. I hate to see it.
2007-08-18 03:37:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Philosophy has been the study of not thinking and the posing of impossible situations and rambling on and on senselessly about how terrible existence is.
2016-05-22 01:43:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-08-18 05:56:14 · answer #4 · answered by kay kay 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋