Philosophy failed because..Points to ponder

Philosophy failed because..Points to ponder

By Dr. Sohail Ansari

Conceived and worded by DR Sohail Ansari (originality of concepts and originality of words).

He believes that there can never be a zero scope for improvement and appreciates criticism if it is not for the sake of criticism.

·       Philosopher is a man who knows that he cannot create practically what he knows intellectually.    

Philosophy failed because of groups or groups failed because of philosophy. 

·        The impression I acquire from different books that no philosophy or religion ever failed; groups simply failed to live up to their assigned role; they simply failed in their historical responsibility. Apologists (of that philosophy) shopped around for another client group to represent; they went for a heart-transplant; for example, replacing the proletariat with another historical actor.

Two different philosophies can be right at the same time, if they are not mutually exclusive, the statement ‘groups simply failed in their historical responsibility’ even is a fact (they really failed) does not speak anything of a philosophy unless reasons for failure are known; unless we know that groups failed because of philosophy or philosophy failed because of groups. Unless we know that all sincere efforts ended up in failure because ideas were incapable of realization or philosophy failed because groups were incapable of its realization. Heart transplant in former case is simply an exercise in futility because philosophy really failed. 

 Points to ponder

·        Characteristic that is believed to be the defining attribute of a philosopher is his will for resistance to established institutions and authority in order to escape from conventional definition of social reality. Philosopher does not cease to be philosopher if he does not engage in ways that bring him into tension to culture; philosopher remains a philosopher if he finds conventional definition rational and seeks ways for its further improvement or application.

·        The government that fails to create practically the conditions requisite for rational discourse always fails to ensure human liberation.