Utopia is to become a complete stranger. To wake up in a metropolis and go out into the street without a good morning interrupting the morning flow of thought. In the afternoon, the freedom for the mind to continue its path in silence, and in the evening, peace to think. No phone calls, no exchanges of words, nothing. Impossible, of course. Otherwise, It would not have to idealize paradise at all.
Tag: philosophy
Philosophy Is Mediocre When It Is Reduced to a Rhetorical Contest
Philosophy is mediocre when it is reduced to a rhetorical contest. It loses its distinctive character and becomes as shallow as a political debate. The philosopher gives up sincerity for eloquence; he spends his spirit on the vilest convince. How exhausts the empty discussions about “systems”, about “methods”, about the “errors” of others, when the effort would be much better spent, even as a demonstration of respect for philosophy, in individualizing and strengthening the expressiveness of one’s own perception.
There Are Adapted and Maladapted Human Beings
There are adapted and maladapted human beings, satisfied and unhappy, those who enjoy life and those who find it a nuisance. Those who live, those who think; comfort, discomfort; hope, delusion. There may be, in the human being, both dimensions; it may be that there are none. It is strange to observe the veiled consensus that there is a “normal”. The real question is: how to conduct the different and very natural mental dispositions? By answering it, we will notice that value is extracted from both equilibrium and chaos.
Democracy Judges Itself to Be the Great Protector of the Individual
Democracy judges itself to be the great protector of the individual. It has “checks and balances” to curb abuse and exploitation. Funny! For if we analyze its legitimate child, i.e., the democratic politician, we notice the following: in a democratic regime, there are no checks against stupidity! Let’s see. To what does the democratic politician dedicate himself? does he study? does he prepare for the position he intends to hold? does he qualify, in some way, to perform some function? does he prove, in some way, his capacity before ascending to the post? Negative. The democratic politician is dedicated only to winning votes. To get elected, it is enough for him to buy support or invest in marketing. Any other effort is futile and unintelligent. Now, let’s imagine an anti-democratic measure: to be a candidate, the individual must pass a qualification test. Roars! Screams! Making illiterates ineligible would be an aggression to the sovereignty of the people! And so, history seems to show that the individual is always, always in the position of a victim—in democracy, above all, he is whipped by popular stupidity.