Philosophy Wire: Science, Prometheus, Rousseau

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2014-08-13]: Science was invented by a god who who was an enemy to the repose of mankind, as Rousseau mentioned in the "Discourse on the Arts and Sciences" [Hesiod Prometheus]. [1] Along with Pascal and Nietzsche, Rousseau knew that what made the people in his era enthusiastic, had a dark side as well. But no one listened to them. The power of the majority to support the wrong thing is unbeatable...

Related article: Pascal

Note: Check the respective Greek version of this post (Επιστήμη, Προμηθέας, Ρουσσώ) for a short analysis of Prometheus in the work of Hesiod.

(c) Philosophy WIRES - Commenting world news from philosophy's perspective…

Blaise Pascal - The "problematic"...

Once upon a time many people were overwhelmed by the wave or "rationalism".
But not all...
Someone could see further than others.
Someone could listen to his heart better than anyone else.
And even though he was the most intelligent man of his age, he did not use that intelligence to ridicule humans to the level of a machine...
Even though he created computers, he was not one...

To be continued...

Blaise Pascal - The "irrational"...

When all philosophers in Europe were thrilled to be part of the new (dogmatic) "discoveries" of rationalism and scientism, few paid attention to the brightest genious of their time who remained aside, silent and circumspect...

To be continued...


> See Pascal tag for more related posts