[b]Existential Comics
Analytic philosopher: let’s simplify this to the point it has no relation to the problem.
Continental philosopher: let’s complicate this to the point no one understands it.[/b]
All of the above?
Harry Potter, and the Purging of the Socialist Wing of the Party.
Maybe on another planet.
The thing they don’t tell you about channeling your despair into art is that you have to be good at art or you just end up with shitty despair.
Let alone channeling your despair into philosophy?
Philosophy is important because it teaches you to not understand things.
Or, if you are really lucky, not to want to.
It’s weird when people thank military members for their “service to the country.” As if we got any benefit out of invading Iraq. If you want to thank someone for their service, thank your garbage man.
Or, more realistically, your mailman.
The reason for morality being defined as “the greatest happiness for the greatest number” took thousands of years to formulate is because you have to write huge volumes of philosophy first in order to get anyone into a confused enough state of mind to actually believe it.
Or not believe it.