Why do Politicians ignore contemporary philosophy? The clear answer is here…

Nihilism which is troubling and harmful is the cynicism. The philosophical nihilism actually calls for active revaluation to create new pathways for 18-34 year old people (a reference to a study), and, indeed, everyone who has the will and the capacity to re-thinking their situation. There are a few other philosophers who say some things about an active cynicism (ancient), but I personally think that is a very difficult translation to our current state of affairs.

Bernard Williams is a good place to start on the notion of ‘active nihilism’. It is contemporary philosophy, difficult for the novice. Philosophers who really know the art are no longer trapped in the long nineteenth century thinking (1801-1919). We have gone through the cognitive revolution of phenomenology and existentialism during the mid-century century. There is a spiral historiography here. Things change but not in historiographical forgetfulness as an alleged ‘stable state’. There are four *general* stages: 1. Widely-Believed Falsehood, 2. Accountability, 3. Falsehood Retreats, 4. Historical Forgetfulness, and then the pattern repeats.

With this general pattern, continual revaluation is required. This is meaning construction which is not trapped in either historical forgetfulness nor any established narrative of the past.

Kind regards, Neville.