Kant & the Death of Western Philosophy
BackKant and the death of Western Philosophy from the point of view of the history of philosophy.
This video is stupid, but this correlation is probably worth a deeper investigation in meta-philosophy.
Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: April 15, 2008 at 3:15 am
Author: maksiiiskam2
Length: 00:04:13
Rating: 3.40
Views: 975
Tags: kant western philosophy death meta-philosophy history
Video Comments:
BrianTheMusicMan (November 14, 2008 at 9:36 pm)
You have a great mind, you just need to work on your English!
RichardCWarner (June 18, 2008 at 10:37 pm)
I think it depends on the motive of the individual. In a way that's the whole point! Looking at it from a political aspect it's quite liberating! The thing about Kant is that: - he was very influenced by Hume (in so much as - he felt the need to oppose him - a bit like a rebellious teenager) But look back at all philosophers and you will find the same. Anyway about english speaking - Although not a philosopher - read Politics of the English Language (Essay by George Orwell) - Shame on you!!
maksiiiskam2 (June 18, 2008 at 11:19 pm)
Which of Orwell's remarks do you say I trangressed? I do not recognise myself in the verbosage. If it concerns the dying metaphors, anyway I disagree with Orwell. If it concerns the "operators", it is due to my speaking French: in French, no one ever discussed that these were preferable to simple verbs.
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maksiiiskam2 (June 18, 2008 at 11:20 pm)
If you refer to "pretentious diction", generally I have a much better understanding of these words than the "normal" equivalent: I actually purposefully avoid monosyllables, because I just cannot remember their meanings, since generally they have several and depend on the region, which I find impractical. If it concerns the words he finds meaningless, I'd invoke a "abusus non tolit usum".
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maksiiiskam2 (June 18, 2008 at 11:20 pm)
In short and honnestly, I hate linguistic prescriptivism. Thanks for watching and for the comment about Kant!
randyhelzerman (April 16, 2008 at 9:41 pm)
I think Kant was the last Continental philosopher who read anything written by an English-speaking philosopher...
maksiiiskam2 (April 16, 2008 at 10:57 pm)
Maybe (I never noticed that), but one must admit that English-speaking thinkers have been more interested in sciences than in philosophy for the last centuries (since pragmatism, I guess).
For example, I could hardly name a reknown English-speaking existentialist (one: Hazel Barnes). There are non-philosopher writers who had existentialist influences (Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Joseph Heller), but English-speaking post-modernist philosophers are quite few.
For example, I could hardly name a reknown English-speaking existentialist (one: Hazel Barnes). There are non-philosopher writers who had existentialist influences (Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Joseph Heller), but English-speaking post-modernist philosophers are quite few.
KosmicQi (April 15, 2008 at 6:14 pm)
Many intellectuals, err philosophers like to argue. Their influence and intention can be deciphered through history. For ancient philosophers the highest type of knowledge beyond even mathmatical knowledge was the wisdom obtained by only those who understood the NATURE or forms of knowledge, justice or goodness. Regarding women as thinkers antiquity has many faults. Singling out Kant...ha! Stupid video, I agree. .!. Nice job! Propaganda?
maksiiiskam2 (April 15, 2008 at 9:20 pm)
lol, yes propaganda! The world would be a better place if Kant was not taught in philosophy classes, isn't it?