They were well deserved, thank you for your effort 😉
It's a very interesting time, isn't it? As technology has gotten so advanced and mechanisation so widespread, what will be of society and spirituality? ...
Ironically, although it seems dim, the resurgence of spirituality alongside the dynamic mechanization of the Faustian modern world, this is exactly what happens as a natural human reaction according to Spengler. He has been neglected as an extreme pessimist, but once you really dive into his work you realize his pessimism is a form of realism that leads to new birth when combined with more compatible philosophies like the ones produced by Slavophiles. The second religiousness occurs alongside the late stages of Western civilization and hypermodernity. For if hypermodernity represents everything antithetical to the human, the second religiousness will be an attempt for the human to regain agency, but it will have to occur beyond the modern framework. It is Klaus Schwab’s Great Reset vs Dugin’s Great Awakening right ?
I never much attention to such mainstream takes on intellectual questions, since as we know they usually come from a pretty "normal" understanding of natural philosophy.
I hope that is it indeed.
However, I have now started my travels in the East for long enough to begin to think that the lack of spirituality/human connectivity with nature, is not only due to the corrupt, unnatural socio-economic/political system in place in the system, but perhaps even more broadly, it is fueled by the automation that inexorably proceeds in world cities. The general psychic inability to use these new most powerful drugs (perhaps of all time), which are all of the modern "gadgets", with of course in its exponent the smartphone and various social media platforms.
It seems to me that on the one hand, 1) the history of man has been defined by an inexorable dedication (almost as if hypnotic) to perfecting machines, while on the other, 2) we could well be upon a new Dark Age - given the similarities of our present age to the age of the Late Roman Empire - which does make it logical that such a reconnection with nature would ensue, as it is expectable in such a scenario that people would migrate back from urban to rural areas.
Definitely agree, Spengler and Stiegler who have both argued that anthropogenesis (beginning of man) and technogenesis (beginning of technology) are one in the same, which is a scary thought. Heidegger also argued that the problem with man and technics, is that although he is a technical being, he does not understand the essence of technology. Hence why we blindly doom scroll, it is an odd phenomenon and a paradox somewhat. Yet nature as macrocosm, and perhaps God, have their way in teaching us lessons and renewing us through this larger cosmic cycles -- leading to frequent dark ages.
That makes a lot of sense. It also has a way of punishing evil/tyranny and promoting social regenerations, which can only arise from cooperation, isn't that so?
What book would you recommend a young person who wants to learn more about the ideas you mentioned start with?
My thoughts are with the authors' and as he says, that the Slavic soul may be strong enough for all the mentioned humanist eschatological aims.
A big Amen and thanks for the erudite compiling of all the stated most interesting information 🙏
Bless you for the kind words!
Amen to that, and I hope the ideas of the Slavophiles come to fruition.
They were well deserved, thank you for your effort 😉
It's a very interesting time, isn't it? As technology has gotten so advanced and mechanisation so widespread, what will be of society and spirituality? ...
Ironically, although it seems dim, the resurgence of spirituality alongside the dynamic mechanization of the Faustian modern world, this is exactly what happens as a natural human reaction according to Spengler. He has been neglected as an extreme pessimist, but once you really dive into his work you realize his pessimism is a form of realism that leads to new birth when combined with more compatible philosophies like the ones produced by Slavophiles. The second religiousness occurs alongside the late stages of Western civilization and hypermodernity. For if hypermodernity represents everything antithetical to the human, the second religiousness will be an attempt for the human to regain agency, but it will have to occur beyond the modern framework. It is Klaus Schwab’s Great Reset vs Dugin’s Great Awakening right ?
I never much attention to such mainstream takes on intellectual questions, since as we know they usually come from a pretty "normal" understanding of natural philosophy.
I hope that is it indeed.
However, I have now started my travels in the East for long enough to begin to think that the lack of spirituality/human connectivity with nature, is not only due to the corrupt, unnatural socio-economic/political system in place in the system, but perhaps even more broadly, it is fueled by the automation that inexorably proceeds in world cities. The general psychic inability to use these new most powerful drugs (perhaps of all time), which are all of the modern "gadgets", with of course in its exponent the smartphone and various social media platforms.
It seems to me that on the one hand, 1) the history of man has been defined by an inexorable dedication (almost as if hypnotic) to perfecting machines, while on the other, 2) we could well be upon a new Dark Age - given the similarities of our present age to the age of the Late Roman Empire - which does make it logical that such a reconnection with nature would ensue, as it is expectable in such a scenario that people would migrate back from urban to rural areas.
What do you think of these ideas?
Definitely agree, Spengler and Stiegler who have both argued that anthropogenesis (beginning of man) and technogenesis (beginning of technology) are one in the same, which is a scary thought. Heidegger also argued that the problem with man and technics, is that although he is a technical being, he does not understand the essence of technology. Hence why we blindly doom scroll, it is an odd phenomenon and a paradox somewhat. Yet nature as macrocosm, and perhaps God, have their way in teaching us lessons and renewing us through this larger cosmic cycles -- leading to frequent dark ages.
That makes a lot of sense. It also has a way of punishing evil/tyranny and promoting social regenerations, which can only arise from cooperation, isn't that so?
What book would you recommend a young person who wants to learn more about the ideas you mentioned start with?
Lastly, I think it is necessary to acknowledge the marketplace nature of contemporary social media.
*I never pay
*in place in the West (in the second paragraph)
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