What is the philosophy of today?

Question

I dont mean materialism and crap like that... I mean what are the great minds of today thinking about? Thanks!

Answer 1

String theory, hyperdimensional membranes, and Calabi-Yau spaces.

The book "Hyperspace" by Michio Kaku discusses a lot of this. Technically it's science, but a string theory and brane theory remain untestable at our current level of technology, hence being more philosophy than science.

It is also based largely on the math and philosophy described in "Flatland" by Edwin Abbott.

Answer 2

The general challenge which e.g. Dr. Tiller http://www.tiller.org presents in "Psychoenergetic Science" and other writings.

Philosophy takes up scientific understanding and integrates it for the whole human.

Dr. Tiller's SU(2) model and experiments show well that states-specificities occur among humans, with quantum level events being keyly mediative between One Mind Soul and Newtonian classical kantian 5-sense macro physics.

These states-specific have been presaged by e.g. Soren Kierkegaard's three spheres of human development and Abraham Maslow's pyramid of self-realization.

In sum, 500-year-old "Cartesian dualism" is being resolved by the psyche and physis of human finding a "third vitality"--that Kierkegaardian Holy Christ Self resonance with Being which develops in humans who are able to devote effort into protocols such as Dr. Tiller is demonstrating among trained meditators, as also other researchers have found in e.g. Tibetan Buddhist insight meditators high gamma wave states otherwise only found in highly creative states.

Husserl's realization of Pure Ego is an expression of this in recent philosophy, and hearkens back to Plotinus' One Mind Soul-realization.

"A Philosophy of Universality," O. M. Aivanhov, "Extraordinary Knowing," Dr. Elizabeth Mayer, "Climb the Highest Mountain" and "The Masters and Their Retreats," Mark Prophet, http://www.divinecosmos.com "Entangled Minds," Dr. Dean Radin, "The Field," Lynne McTaggart, "Quantum Questions," Ken Wilber, and "The Master of Lucid Dreams," Dr. Olga Kharitidi are some evidential authors. What is asked of current philosophy is both mastery to some degree of physics/physis, and mastery to some degree of the kingdom within, the inner sense, innocence, soulfield, and biofield.

Three somewhat more technical books are "Experience and Judgment," Edmund Husserl, "Philosophy as Metanoetics," Tanabe, and "Mindful Universe: Quantum Mechanics and the Participating Observer," Henry P. Stapp.

cordially,

j.

Answer 3

Philosophy of the day that most people are thinking is all about what is the things can slove their problems especially to us Filipinos. But direction of philosophy to us is very important. Because all of us are called "Philosophers" for me i can reflect one of the philosophy i know. It says that "IF YOU WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT". So to solve different kind of problems existing in out life you must create something to discover the real solution on what you want to know.

Answer 4

Now, who would know that ?! Good question anyway ! One could say there are indefinite possibilities and modes of thinking...and everyone can find his own solution to specific problem...The question is : is it applicable in practice...I believe the only thing to learn the trueth is tru our own practice, what we experienced is an ultimate truth as far as we're concerned...

Answer 5

great minds are frustrated mind today. their thoughts are not given due importance. so they stopped thinking. they also started playing game of survival!

Answer 6

Ichinen sanzen

Answer 7

Philosophy has one Root,
and is one tree.
though we may lose our way
along the branches

Answer 8

Hell, I don't know? If your asking a teenager then, "What has the world gotten into now?" And if your asking so genius then I don't know.

Answer 9

Depends for whom:

for heros it is: die and let live
for terrorists : die and let die
for nations : live and let die
for people at large: live and let live.

Answer 10

"Great minds"? Define please, or start here:
http://plato.stanford.edu/search/searcher.py?query=philosophy+magazines