Despite the fact that the first university in the west was arguably established by the Greek philosopher Plato, modern western education today, which has been adopted by most of the world, has detached itself quite substantially from philosophy and the larger philosophical questions. Questions such as: “what is the meaning of life?” Partly because, “The entire [modern] contract can be summarised in a single phrase: humans agree to give up meaning in exchange for power,” writes Israeli historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari in his best-selling book Homo Deus. Further arguing that, “On the practical level modern life consists of a constant pursuit of power within a universe devoid of meaning.” As a result, although “Modern culture is the most powerful in history,” we see it is at the same time, “plagued by more existential angst than any previous culture.”
Eresh Omar Jamal in humanity-ignores-philosophy-its-own-peril
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