New Philosophy

Philosophy in the Twenty-First Century is reacting to two major forces affecting its way of life. The first, a dismantling or destructive force, comes primarily from Academia, while the second, a rebuilding or constructive force, comes mainly from the diversity of voices and media through which philosophers or thinkers can now communicate and share ideas. The last generations of academic philosophers who were situated under “Post-Modern Philosophy” are now either past their careers or are no longer with us. Theirs were philosophically powerful generations of “Post-Structuralism” and “Deconstruction”, for example, with new directions in the Philosophy of Science and other areas. However, both the newer generations of thinkers and the fiscal concerns of Universities are beginning to push philosophical thinking away from the academies.

Philosophy Deconstructed

The legions of philosophers who have been trained in the Western Universities, some to assume teaching posts within those Universities, are bringing to an end the Post-Modern period, mainly through the proliferation of “scholastic” writings which have done little to advance the genres. The budgetary constraints of Universities has also marginalized Philosophy departments, which are completely focused on obtaining grants. Academic philosophers are now at least as concerned with the future of their department, the future of their jobs, as with any pressing issues of philosophical import, and this greatly restricts what can be said or written.

But the end of academic Philosophy also arises from the development of Philosophy itself, which as seen whole areas, such as Metaphysics, ignored through Deconstruction, and Theology due to the decline in Religious Studies, while others, such as Philosophy of Science, lure the younger minds into the “hard” and “soft” scientific fields which Philosophy itself spawned, unaware they are actually doing Metaphysics. Add to this the piercing questions on the History and Method of Philosophy from late Twentieth Century thinkers such as Richard Rorty, Daniel Dennett, Michel Foucault, Jean Baudrillard, and Jacques Derrida, just to name a very few. Once Ancient, Medieval Philosophy and Modern Philosophy was destructured, desexualized, dissected and deconstructed, and once those achievements were trumpeted in the secondary literature ad nauseum, what were newer philosophers to do?

Philosophy Redirected

Out of necessity, Twenty-First Century thinkers are finding philosophical inspiration from diverse cultural sources. The most common objection new students have to learning Philosophy is to being forced to read the works of “old, dead, white men”. The newer thinkers participating in Philosophy are not all white, nor all men, nor are they all from the United States or even from the Western nations. Along with a global economy and an open Internet has also come a global Community of thinkers, with diverse, multi-cultural cross-currents of traditions.

Along with the new diversity of sources, philosophers are finding new a whole new set of media through which to communicate. From the explosion of the Internet itself there are now new media, from discs to downloads, e-books and audiobooks, and interactive websites. And beyond writing alone, there are new directions in Music, Theatre, Art, and Film. Philosophy itself is finding its way out around the long-term blockages constructed by academic excess, and finding new voices in a plurality of ways. A philosopher need no longer be limited to books printed on paper, and certainly should not be hamstrung by ideas handed down through departmental funding traditions.

The new “New Century”, as the Twentieth was often called, will need this diversity of voices and media, because the questions which are already looming large are not easy to answer, either with the standard toolkit of Western Philosophy, the faith-based interpretations of Middle Eastern Philosophy or Religion, or the cool distance of Eastern approaches. Already bioethicists are struggling with the ethical implications of international cloning, increased illness and longer life; Political thinkers are struggling with the clash of cultures on a global scale, including the more recent “War on Truth”, “Fake News”, and openly destructive politicians and officials crumbling institutions in real time; Philosophical scientists are grappling with the environmental and engineering issues of managing a polluted and crowded planet, and beyond. These thinkers and others address philosophical concerns in new ways, and may not be famous...yet.

New Philosophers

• Sherman Alexie
• Azizah Al-Hibri
• Jean-Pierre Ady Fenyo
• Wendy Kaminer
• Julia Kristeva
• Bernard-Henri Levy
• Shirley Geok-Lin Lim
• Toril Moi
• Azar Nafisi
• Susan Neiman
• Naomi Shihab Nye
• M.R.M. Parrott
• The Wachowskis

Scholarship by M.R.M. Parrott

Dynamism: Life: Volume II: Biological Chemistry and Epistemology Philosophy and Science Treatise ©2001, 2010-2011 M.R.M. Parrott First Published: Jun 2011 Published by rimric press 0-9746106-5-8 | 978-0-9746106-5-8 216 Pages, Paperback & eBook, 2025 2025 Edition Extras: Afterword, Notes on the Text and Cover Art Amazon Paperback (author) Barnes & Noble Paperback (author) Waterstones Paperback (author)

Dynamism: Force: Volume I: Quantum Physics and Ontology Philosophy and Science Treatise ©2001-2004 M.R.M. Parrott First Published: Feb 05/Jun 11 Published by rimric press 0-9746106-1-5 | 978-0-9746106-1-0 204 Pages, Paperback & eBook, 2025 2025 Edition Extras: Both Prefaces, Afterword, Notes on the Text and Cover Art Amazon Paperback (author) Barnes & Noble Paperback (author) Waterstones Paperback (author)

Synthetic A Priori: Philosophical Interviews Interviews, Discussion ©1998-1999 M.R.M. Parrott First Published: 99,00,02,08,11 Published by rimric press 0-9662635-6-1 | 978-0-9662635-6-5 232 Pages, Paperback & eBook, 2025 2025 Edition Extras: Both Prefaces, Notes on the Text and Cover Art Amazon Paperback (author) Barnes & Noble Paperback (author) Waterstones Paperback (author)

The Pure Critique of Reason: Kant and Subjectivity Philosophical Monograph ©1998-1999 M.R.M. Parrott First Published: Oct 2002 Published by rimric press 0-9662635-5-3 | 978-0-9662635-5-8 148 Pages, Paperback & eBook, 2025 2025 Edition Extras: Afterword, Notes on the Text Amazon Paperback (author) Barnes & Noble Paperback (author) Waterstones Paperback (author)

The Empiricism of Subjectivity: Deleuze and Consciousness Philosophical Monograph ©1996-1997 M.R.M. Parrott First Published: Oct 2002 Published by rimric press 0-9662635-3-7 | 978-0-9662635-3-4 128 Pages, Paperback & eBook, 2025 2025 Edition Extras: Afterword Amazon Paperback (author) Barnes & Noble Paperback (author) Waterstones Paperback (author)

The Ethos of Modernity: Foucault and Enlightenment Philosophical Monograph ©1995-1996 M.R.M. Parrott First Published: May 96/Oct 02 Published by rimric press 0-9662635-2-9 | 978-0-9662635-2-7 160 Pages, Paperback & eBook, 2025 2025 Edition Extras: Afterword Amazon Paperback (author) Barnes & Noble Paperback (author) Waterstones Paperback (author)

The Generation of 'X': Philosophical Essays 1991-1995 Academic Papers ©1991-1995 M.R.M. Parrott First Published: Oct 2002 Published by rimric press 0-9662635-0-2 | 978-0-9662635-0-3 160 Pages, Paperback & eBook, 2025 2025 Edition Extras: Afterword Amazon Paperback (author) Barnes & Noble Paperback (author) Waterstones Paperback (author)