The term "Dialectic" can mean different things. In referencing Socrates, it could mean simple dialogue in an attempt to find truth. With Hegel or Marx, we can see whole societies going through a process of change. Generally, you start with a statement of "truth" (thesis.) You can only consider it true if there is some statement that opposes it to begin with (antithesis.) The two beliefs wrangle with each other until a third statement is determined (synthesis.)
The average person does not take up the subject of philosophy often even though we all have a philosophy. On a biblical note, I have always thought that since Solomon asked God for wisdom and God granted his desire, that Solomon's wisdom must have been as great as any man has ever had. An interesting thing though, Solomon's wisdom ran amok. Ultimately, he recognized the limits of wisdom without the fear of God. Hegel believed that all history was a product of the Dialectic. Marx thought that the Dialect (Dialectical Materialism) would ultimately lead to Socialism. Is the world in the process of a dialectic?
Is capitalism on the way out, along with nation-states and religion? There will never be shortages of political philosophers. If an empire exists for 500 years and then is no more, is that proof of a dialectic or can other more simple reasons be involved, for instance, they simply got lazy because of a life of ease? My concern is the many elites throughout the world who are searching for that "synthesis" and how they plan on implementing it upon the rest of the world? Can a dialectic of sorts be behind the man made Global Warming nonsense?
Peace through dialogue seems utterly impossible in the Middle East. America (even the world) is in the midst of a major conflict over belief in God. Is a one-world religion (synthesis) going to be the result? Even the most accomplished and celebrated philosopher will die. Is the source of this endless searching for the final answer based on man's refusal to confront death and seek immortality in his/her posterity? I have to believe that this is true and also part of our fallen nature. Have we not all heard of people who are concerned how they will appear in the casket?
God gave us a lesson through Solomon. We deal with a world that makes its decisions based on another philosophy. I started this last night and saved it as a draft only to wake up this morning to read about an interview with Henry Kissinger on Worldnetdaily, "The President elect is coming into office in a moment where there is upheaval in many parts of the world simultaneously...You have India, Pakistan; you have the Jihadist movement. So he can't really say there is one problem, that it's the most important one. But he can give new impetus to American foreign policy partly because the reception of him is so extraordinary around the world when, really, a new world order can be created. It's a great opportunity, it isn't just a crisis."
The average person does not take up the subject of philosophy often even though we all have a philosophy. On a biblical note, I have always thought that since Solomon asked God for wisdom and God granted his desire, that Solomon's wisdom must have been as great as any man has ever had. An interesting thing though, Solomon's wisdom ran amok. Ultimately, he recognized the limits of wisdom without the fear of God. Hegel believed that all history was a product of the Dialectic. Marx thought that the Dialect (Dialectical Materialism) would ultimately lead to Socialism. Is the world in the process of a dialectic?
Is capitalism on the way out, along with nation-states and religion? There will never be shortages of political philosophers. If an empire exists for 500 years and then is no more, is that proof of a dialectic or can other more simple reasons be involved, for instance, they simply got lazy because of a life of ease? My concern is the many elites throughout the world who are searching for that "synthesis" and how they plan on implementing it upon the rest of the world? Can a dialectic of sorts be behind the man made Global Warming nonsense?
Peace through dialogue seems utterly impossible in the Middle East. America (even the world) is in the midst of a major conflict over belief in God. Is a one-world religion (synthesis) going to be the result? Even the most accomplished and celebrated philosopher will die. Is the source of this endless searching for the final answer based on man's refusal to confront death and seek immortality in his/her posterity? I have to believe that this is true and also part of our fallen nature. Have we not all heard of people who are concerned how they will appear in the casket?
God gave us a lesson through Solomon. We deal with a world that makes its decisions based on another philosophy. I started this last night and saved it as a draft only to wake up this morning to read about an interview with Henry Kissinger on Worldnetdaily, "The President elect is coming into office in a moment where there is upheaval in many parts of the world simultaneously...You have India, Pakistan; you have the Jihadist movement. So he can't really say there is one problem, that it's the most important one. But he can give new impetus to American foreign policy partly because the reception of him is so extraordinary around the world when, really, a new world order can be created. It's a great opportunity, it isn't just a crisis."
