The Task of Philosophy

To guard against a nihilism that becomes vulnerable to influence by the various strains of ‘fatalism in disguise’ that have become so trendy these days, we must continue to occupy ourselves with pure philosophy. It is only when sentiment and corrupted notions of teleology enter into the discourse that we may be distracted by the fanciful and the wishful, with the result that we are inevitably seduced into slipping back toward thoughts of reform. We already know that reform is utterly impossible, and yet when such ideas are presented with sufficient fluff they become tempting even to the strongest of wills. In such moments we do not have to rely upon ideological stubbornness, and certainly not upon narrow mindedness in order to remain faithful. It is simply a matter of going back to the world, observing the facts, and realizing anew that we are indeed the gate-keepers to humanity’s last stand. Until the orgy blossoms in full, there remains nothing but devolution and the destruction of ALL life by corporate man, and it is precisely here that we turn back, again and always, to philosophy, whose clear and reasoned directives alone enable us to live with the powerful implications involved in reaching the New Frontier. It is no exaggeration to say that the fate of the world depends upon philosophy to give intelligible voice to the inexorable reality that civilization has reached the point of critical mass. It is already in the death-grip of failure and will reach its destination soon enough. As far as our feeling for humanity, it is with us now just as it has been all along. But at some point the writing on the wall simply becomes too clear to ignore. The masses are too dull to be awakened by thought, logic, or ultimate truth, and in any case it is already too late.