/lit/ - Literature

You know that Julius Evola is not the only "philosopher" (I still don't know if he deserves to be actually called one) that has objections against materialism, no matter Marxist or not? Did you mean specifically Evola's critique of Marxist materialism is flawed or you assert that any critique of (Marxist-) materialism is flawed? Because if the latter then holy shit, read more.

Bulgakov

>>6292068

Oh I noticed just now that you brought up Zizek whom I haven't really read so my opinion above is only applicable to Anglo-Saxon phil critique of oriental thought.

>>6292090

Greens know as much of economy as UKIP does. Little to nothing. They may know more of equality, but not everyone comes off a premise that equality is actually a desirable concept to create any real policy implications.

>>6292068

Don't you think you're judging Western philosophers for what actually is only Anglo-Saxon (and Austrian) philosophy outlook on oriental "wisdom" (not to say analytic as it also encompasses American pragmatism etc.)?

They hate it precisely for being kind of like "mystical poetry" as oriental systems of belief don't use fixed definitions and rarely, if ever logically justify themselves. They also look down on continentals for this, perhaps not as much because continental philosophy methodology of justification relies to a degree on logical reasoning intertwined with speculation, intuition while oriental "philosophy" is pure sophistry in that aspect.

>>6292035

>They actually hate anything oriental as an alternative because to them that smells like New Age

I'd actually think that they believe it only smells like New Age in application to Western societies and not the traditional societies which adopted and developed oriental systems of belief. And honestly, it really does smell so. I think they recognize it's a spiritual substitute of East Asia for more organized Western-type religion. Would appreciate if you related to my previous post.

Besides Houellebecq, name few current intellectuals who do that. George Steiner comes to my mind... but he's American. Then we have Scruton, but he's English and I guess you're thinking of continental Europe.

Also China itself is undergoing quite religious renaissance isn't it? While Western societies lose faith in traditional religions one by one, China experiances a very big number of conversions to Christianity, especially Catholicism.

>>6289677

I don't know if that's a language barrier and poor translation issue, even though I can speak basic French or Lacan really does hide himself behind incomprehensible language games. That doesn't make the kid any more right in his revolutionary will "to express" himself in such manner except for possibility it was purely satirical which I think it was not.

>>6291860

Is Brand's insight in matters of politics as shallow as I suspect it is?

>>6291876

I'm not sure if they're outdated or surpassed, but their prose sure has some vintage aesthetic to it.

>>6285949

>...and your Marxist history professors blame the Church for all of the problems non-Catholics face in America

How does it even logically connect? I mean in America? What's the reasoning behind it of all countries how non-Catholics can be discriminated upon in fucking US of A.

Also, has anyone ever read Berkeley's and Kierkegaard's political philo essays? I picked upon the latter few days ago and I was a bit blown away. While Berkeley remains a monarchist conservative, quite common for his day and age, Kierkegaard is a hardline right-winger to the point of being a cunt (for instance ridiculing women's rights movement), he's quite slick in his critique I can't say he's not, but still... I would never suspect Kierks to be that bitter and fierce against "progressive" movements in Denmark.

>>6191584

>American identitarian perception

I am sorry for you. Try perceiving things outside the American context. Pushkin had almost an aristocrat status in Imperial Russia.

>>6190198

That's why I laugh and only watch as Horsemen of Atheism shall be in near future re-nounced by a "new left". I already see this happening to Harris, Dawkins was under fire about his Shakespear comments, Dennett is too obscure for wider audiences and Hitchens got off easy. But soon they'll all be branded "re-actionary shitlords".

A. Dumas 1/4 black and they try to claim him... Pushkin 1/8 black and virtually no physical features apart from a bit swarthier skin and they try to claim him. Pretty pathetic imo.