From Wikipedia:
Brassier himself, however, does not identify with the speculative realist movement, and, further, debates that there even is such a movement, stating "The 'speculative realist movement' exists only in the imaginations of a group of bloggers promoting an agenda for which I have no sympathy whatsoever: actor-network theory spiced with pan-psychist metaphysics and morsels of process philosophy. I don’t believe the internet is an appropriate medium for serious philosophical debate; nor do I believe it is acceptable to try to concoct a philosophical movement online by using blogs to exploit the misguided enthusiasm of impressionable graduate students. I agree with Deleuze’s remark that ultimately the most basic task of philosophy is to impede stupidity, so I see little philosophical merit in a ‘movement’ whose most signal achievement thus far is to have generated an online orgy of stupidity."
No, certainly not, but the bar for those outside of the academy and its rules are set higher, partly because the work created is so poor. — Phil
I don’t believe the internet is an appropriate medium for serious philosophical debate;
jests aside, you have mentioned supposed hypocrisy, aloofness, and elitism and I am genuinely curious why you believe that to be so. — Phil
But then it bears asking, if such a community is something we could have, why don't we have it?
Universities are old institutions. They were built painfully and slowly. It shouldn't be expected that other fora for the same caliber of discussion could just pop up overnight for no reason. — The Great Whatever
I don't think that we can build an online version of the Stoa from scratch in a decade. But if we take Brassier's lead, then we won't even start, now, will we? — Pneumenon
Second, I really think that part of a good academic community is living and working in physical proximity. Being an academic, to me, means being dedicated to seriously trying to understand a topic as a lifestyle. I don't think the internet, now anyway, is at all amenable to that level of dedication and seriousness, and there is the problem of physical distance as well. — The Great Whatever
It didn't stop Kant from replying to Hume, for example. — Pneumenon
If some guy works at a boring job, then spends all his leisure time contributing to an online philosophy community, then we might have something good going on, provided that nobody minds the "internet socializing loser" stigma. — Pneumenon
Then again, I notice that you often take the ancient Greek stuff as a model. Are you doing that here? And if so, what's your motive? — Pneumenon
I foresee universities become job-training daycares for middle-class kids within the next three decades or so — Pneumenon
Maybe we need to look into building philosopher communes or something. Meh. Not sure where to go from here. — Pneumenon
Not sure if "commune" would be the preferred model. I'd prefer "collective" -- since I think anarchist spaces are healthier and more prone to longer lives. [since they do recognize individual needs in addition to collective needs] — Moliere
Universities are old institutions. They were built painfully and slowly. It shouldn't be expected that other fora for the same caliber of discussion could just pop up overnight for no reason. — The Great Whatever
(being a professor as opposed to being a menial laborer of some kind is always going to be more amenable to contemplative persons) — Thorongil
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