Philosophy in the 21st-century
The 21st-century life interfered with our ability to answer these:
- What I know to be true?. The flood of information (fake news, bad science, social media rumors, manipulative marketing, propaganda) is harder to understand if you can't trust information.
- How I know what is true?. Scandals of corruption are unveiled in every major institution. We are also more aware of irrational biases, prejudices, and wrong assumptions.
- How I should live based on what I believe?. Without knowing what is true (or how to find it), it is less clear how we should live. It creates a sense of existential anxiety.
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