Neo-Nihilism: The Philosophy of Power by Sjöstedt-H Peter

Author:Sjöstedt-H, Peter [Sjöstedt-H, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: philosophy
Published: 2015-04-21T16:00:00+00:00

Even if it were effectual, democracy is neither an objectively good institution. Plato argued against democracy as he considered it rule by a mob who are generally unwise and ignorant of their own interests. An aristocracy of Philosopher Kings did he prefer, thereby empowering himself – much like his student Aristotle who considered philosophising as the greatest intellectual virtue which brought Philosophers as close to human perfection as is possible. God Himself, for Aristotle, was a philosopher. Perfection is the complete attainment of something to its purpose, its if-clause – with no objective purpose, there is no perfection. Democracy is based on the principle of equality, a baseless though common idea. Western nations that criticise theocracies for not being democratic are often rebuked by the fair comment that the theocrats consider the decrees of their god to be above the decrees of their citizens: the Law of God has authority over the Law of Man.

Both theocracy and democracy, however, have hollow foundations. There is no correct resolution between the two as they are both false. One oligarchy is maintained through the illusion of religion; the other through the illusion of egalitarianism. Below the epidermis two power structures display threatening behaviour; words and arguments are the epiphenomena of the underlying struggle: force-on-force. Each side considers the other immoral, as decadent infidels or as undemocratic dogmatists. All is sophistry, language is but another evolved tool for power.

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