On the philosophical nature of blogging
I have been reading a lot lately and not Philosophy books to be precise. My current conditions forced me to read other kind of texts, though some of them are certainly interesting; even some philosophers are on the list.
But, amidst all the reading, I have been faced with a very dramatic question: is philosophy ready for the digital age? or have philosophy revised itself in a world that is digital? If you do a simple Google search you'll find lots of articles regarding the philosophical nature of something related to the digital world: software, movies (now in 4K for your viewing pleasure), even how to survive in the digital age.
The principle of questioning everything and critical analysis seems to evade Philosophy, as apparently like a therapist cannot use therapeutic strategies on him/herself, especially in the digital age where questions regarding Ontology seem no longer relevant (what's the point of asking about the being of digital media when it exists on a cloud that doesn't even exist? Should it be reduced to the sentence "is in a drive, in remote server somewhere in some country", when even digital media can be reduced to a collection of 1's and 0's).
This may be an interesting debate, something that I would like to start doing in the near future (I haven't posted many things, but I promise -as usual- I will catch up!).
But, amidst all the reading, I have been faced with a very dramatic question: is philosophy ready for the digital age? or have philosophy revised itself in a world that is digital? If you do a simple Google search you'll find lots of articles regarding the philosophical nature of something related to the digital world: software, movies (now in 4K for your viewing pleasure), even how to survive in the digital age.
The principle of questioning everything and critical analysis seems to evade Philosophy, as apparently like a therapist cannot use therapeutic strategies on him/herself, especially in the digital age where questions regarding Ontology seem no longer relevant (what's the point of asking about the being of digital media when it exists on a cloud that doesn't even exist? Should it be reduced to the sentence "is in a drive, in remote server somewhere in some country", when even digital media can be reduced to a collection of 1's and 0's).
This may be an interesting debate, something that I would like to start doing in the near future (I haven't posted many things, but I promise -as usual- I will catch up!).
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