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The relationship of philosophical and science fiction writing.

I have commented elsewhere about the relationship between computer programming and philosophy writing. Now I would like to draw a comparison between the need to read philosophy and the need to read science fiction.

I believe that, in the adult mind, the need for science fiction is the same as the need for Philosophy and the only difference really exists in culture. Where an American will read a science fiction story a European will typically read a philosophical treatise. However, essentially both readers are indulged in their books to fullfill a fundamental need of the intellectual mind. What is this need?

When a person indulges in reading either sort of work, I contend (as a European and an American myself),
s/he does so to explore the possibilities within society with particular interest to the relationship between man to man and man to machine. Let's call the need to explore these possiblities 'experimental thought'. In science fiction the relationship of man to machine and its affect of man to man is put under the microscope whereas in philosophy the relationship is the reverse - and I contend this has to do with the fundamental difference between Europe and America as peoples.

Both Americans and Europeans crave progress, but they both go about evolving in different ways: America seeks to expand civilization; Europe seeks to develop culture. The difference being that culture is a thing that dwells more in the mind of the society and civilization dwells more in physical reality; Yet both are forms of human societal evolution.

Simply put: Americans tend to evolve their society by innovating, Europeans by cultivating customs (Obviously these are the direct methods, indirectly both people's evolve in both ways and this is the exact relationship explored in experimental thought.) When we realize this in light of experimental thought we see that Europeans better express themselves in treatise concerning new ways of thought expressed as morality, law, and customs and Americans rather express themselves in novles concerning new fictional innovations, creations, and aparatusis.

Thus we clearly see that science fiction and philosophy both express the human need for advanced speculation, only slightly differing in that each is screened through the lens of culture. What we may find further, if an exhaustive study is carried out, is that other cultures express this same need in yet other ways that I as a European/American myself cannot fathom based merely on imagination alone.
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cthav:
I think one great method of solving problems involves imagining a future civilization where the problem has already been resolved, as if it actually exists, going there, and bringing it back. It was something I did musically and otherwise, and found out that that is was something taught in some course, though I can't remember the name of the course.

And when looking for microotnal virtual midi controllers, I aame across this by accident, and thought of you. Doesn't look all that interesting, but at least it is not that expensive, and is a step.
http://www.essentialreality.com/p5_glove.asp
Sep 23, 2004
jonc:
How's the job hunting going bud?
Sep 23, 2004

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