Interesting article about state of philosophy today. Few quotes from the article.
“The discipline today finds itself precariously balanced between incomprehensible specialisation and cheap self-help” .. says the tagline of the article.
“There is a disconnect between philosophy as it was practised by the likes of Nietzsche, Heidegger and Kant, and what readers are being offered today. Corporatisation and commercialisation have not only dulled people’s tolerance for critical thinking but have warped their expectations about what it means to read philosophy, seeing it only as something that can make them happier. ”
“Clearly, our century’s emphasis on quantified knowledge, specialisation and marketability has created an intellectual climate that not only devalues philosophical thought, but has turned philosophy itself into something it was never supposed to be.”
More of this interesting analysis here: [The Link]