Is political philosophy alive today in the west? Did it survive the barrage of sociology, economics and feel-good individualism? Can the good regime and the good life still be the subject of discussion in today's democratic countries, or are we destined to wallow in "the joyless quest for joy"?
>>296622
Who is that supposed to be?
>>296628
Leo Strauss
>>296622
>Can the good regime and the good life still be the subject of discussion in today's democratic countries, or are we destined to wallow in "the joyless quest for joy"?
Sure, though we'd have to be accept that that kind of inquiry is unlikely to become especially popular. Plato and Aristotle were, after all, among the only people inquiring in that way, and it was only surface teachings of theirs that became popular subsequent to them.
What's the likelihood that the Japanese imperial line was originally Korean?
>>296612
pretty good actually, or at least was married into by
Although, define korea
>>296612
almost certain, considering the extent of the korean empire at its height
Didn't the Japanese as a whole mostly from come from Korea, or at least China, fairly recently (500 BC or so)?
Anyway, Koreans had a huge impact in early Japan but I'm pretty sure the imperial line is indigenous (at least as much as the native population is). At least there's no evidence for some kind of ancient Korean invasion or anything like that. I don't really see any reason to think the dynasty didn't develop from some native chiefdom.
Hey /his/ is there Any good books on the White Russian Movement, The Cossack's or the Russian Liberation Army? Also White Russia General
>>296523
>russians
>white
sorry, couldnt help myself
any good book about based Bloody Baron?
>>296523
I’d just like to interject for a moment. What everyone is referring to as Russia, is in fact, Mongolia, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, Lesser Mongolia. Russia is not a country unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning Mongolian Empire made useful by the Mongols, the Great Khan and the Mongolian Army comprising a full country as defined by the League of Asians.
Many countries exist as a modified part of the Mongolian empire every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the part of Mongolian empire which is widely discussed today is often called “Russia”, and many of its citizens are not aware that it is basically the part of Mongolian empire, developed by the world revolution.
There really is a Russia, and these people are living in it, but it is just a part of the country they live in. Russia is the local government: the government in the system that creates the state-specific legislation. The local government is an essential part of a country, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete country. Russia is normally thought of in combination with the Mongol empire: the whole system is basically Mongolian empire with Russia included, or Mongolian empire/Russia. All the so-called “Russia” versions are really distortions of Mongolian empire/Russia.
>>296617
yeah ok thanks, lets get back on topic of the White Russian Movement Pls
>get driven away from England by Saxons
>get driven away from Ireland
>get driven away from America by stone age natives
>lose to Inuits
>avoid France after suffering one defeat
>b-but at least they tried right?
is there anything more pathetic than vikingboos? When confronted with these facts they always resort to memes and insults or saying ''but they were cool'' as if being a failure was admirable.
Large parts of England and Ireland were conquered by the Vikings though. In fact several English kings were from Scandinavia.
>Hedeby burnt by Slavs
>muh master race
LMAO
>>296531
Hence why vikingboos even exist. They endlessly romanticize vikings despite them being little more than barbarians and at the best of times traders.
Aside from the language what other impact did the Normans have on English identity? Also what is the modern English opinion of the Normans? Do they see them as their ancestors or just medieval oppressors?
>>296520
Normans (Danes, aktschully) btfo the english when they first arrived on the islands. The english where so terribly afraid of them they gifted Rou countless shit as to appease him and avoid butcheries.
I'm not english myself but for what I've read and know they should see them more as "oppressors" of sorts.
>>296557
>Normans (Danes, aktschully)
Do you really wanna start it again?
>>296606
Start what?
Normans where originally Danes that raided england under the command of Rou
I have a question for people who live in any country with a halfway decent education system: how do we get our technocrat overloads to educate us?
I'm not really taking about the university system, even though what I mean most definitely affects it. General education requirements taught me what I should have learned at some point during my K-12 education. I could have saved two years if someone had only taught me that history didn't start with the Revolutionary War, or that we actually have explanations of how our natural world operates, or that English isn't the only language on Earth. All that shit I learned from books and documentaries--and I could have read a whole Hell of a lot more if I didn't have to hear nearly grown individuals ask what a goddamned preposition was or "what is parallel lines means (sic)?"
As a language major, it makes me bought as ornery as a billygoat when I hear freshman tell me "oh yeah I forgot most of the German I learned at my (private/charter) middle school," when I wasn't even offered but two semesters of French at my high school. One of my colleagues is from the Philippines; she claims that when she came to the United States, our education was two years behind what she had taken. To quote her "... it's strange that the schools here would be behind those of a third-world country"
Tl;dr US education sucks, how do we get the gubbament to fix it?
>>296384
>how do we fix it?
You can't, it's too late.
>>296404
>this is what some people think actualisation is
>>296404
I don't think so. Europeans used to be a bunch of ignorant serfs getting their land wrecked by nobles. Eventually they got educated so much that they realised its better to work together than to set the continent on fire every time some dipshit with a silly title dies. Something was fixed in between this time.
>historical film/show
>two rich native speakers of a nonenglish language speaking in private
>Theyre using heavily accented english instead
Stop doing this
Takes too much time and money to teach actors lines in foreign languages. Should just suspend disbelief desu
Blame Shakespeare
>>296017
Children hate subtitles with a passion.
Why were nomadic peoples even a threat when sedentary agriculture based civilizations could feed and field much larger armies?
>>295954
Mobility, hit-and-run tactics and the fact that they could come from anywhere. Take Ukraine, for example, it's got a huge border with steppes, and neither Ruthenian princes nor Lithuanian dukes could actually stop the influx of different nomads. Only after people started becoming cossacks and settling almost aggressively while taking the fight back to them had farmers prevailed.
>>296011
Perhaps a naive observation/question, but sedentary civilizations could surely support a larger mounted army and keep them just as well trained.
>>295954
In theory every male tribe member that was physically capable could fight to some degree and there were a lot of them. There is going to be a constant drive for steppe people to move out and plunder settled societies if the population grows.
Was Jesus a Zealot?
>>295920
He is the Son of God.
>>295934
Ok but was he a Zealot?
>>295920
Essene
Is there such thing as Dark Utilitarianism? An ethical framework that tries to maximize the amount of human suffering?
Such an ethical system would end up promoting economic growth (desire leads to suffering), increasing the human lifespan (people can suffer longer), and increasing the population in a sustainable manner. (more people to suffer)
Either that or they would just find one really miserable person and focus on making their life worse while ignoring everyone else.
Either way that's better than Utilitarianism, the logical conclusions of which are either voluntary human extinction (no more suffering) or simply making one individual super happy at the expense of everyone else.
Is this doable? Am I missing anything (other than the fact that some people might consider this edgy shit and be turned off)
>An ethical framework that tries to maximize the amount of human suffering
Ow the edge
>>295895
Yes but the consequences of such a system would be all the things our society considers good.
Edge only matters if you believe intent matters.
>>295884
It's called salaf
Can /his/ suggest a good, impartial book on the history of the Soviet Union? I'm looking for something that explains its government and economy system, but the October Revolution/industrialization/Cold War books are also welcome.
Picture unrelated, Chelyabinsk tractor factory.
>>295779
Collapse of an Empire, Yegor Gaidar.
Yeah, Gaidar wasn't exactly the most popular person ever but it's actually really well-written.
>>295802
He doesn't really seem without bias, given his economic policy. I could be wrong, though.
>>295779
>I'm looking for something that explains its government and economy system, but the October Revolution
Richard Pipes and Orlando Figes.
What went wrong?
Define "wrong".
btw does anyone else hate the rule that you are supposed to place punctuation inside quotation marks at the end of a sentence?
>>295649
We discovered the truth about the ayylmaos
>>295649
Americans are a big portion of the consumers.
What is nietzsches definition of the Übermensch?
Is a nihilistic anon who disregards all social norms and spends all his time improving his Osu! skill an Übermensch ?
The pure blood aryan race
>>295643
Nietzsche's definition of nihilist was the opposite of his definition of Übermensch.
Nihilist is one who believes in nothing and has no meaning in life.
Übermensch is one who has the ability to create value and meaning in his life, and enjoy life's pleasures.
>>295791
Ya that's what I meant by an anon who keeps on trying to improve his Osu! skills
Which constitution is the best?
Kawaii
>>295572
I personally enjoy Swiss and Austrian ones, and not just because I fucking had to analyze them for coursework.
Well that too, but they're actually very well worded and they feel almost impeccable judicially with everything covered.
>>295572
I'll probably be memed, but if you take the U.S. constitution it isn't so bad.
Art thread?
Art thread.
I don't understand whats going on in pic related, but it looks cool.