Philosophy as Mind Jazz

The massive expansion of both computer processing and specialties-sub-specialties is acting link caustic acid on collective modes of thought, deteriorating both our need to think in terms of 3rd grade algebra or in terms of being confined to one domain. Although at surface value the proliferation of disciplinary specialties appears to restrict us to confined domains it in fact opens up a massive plurality of domains and why do text book work or long division when the internet is available to do all of that in a matter of seconds. In light of these changed circumstances, we must be begin to take seriously William Irwin Thompson's notion of Wissenkunstler (knowledge-artist), and Roland Barthes notion of structural semiologist as artist because most of what was once considered knowledge and 'science' is now being overtaken by computational powers and an analytic sword as fine as Boddhisatwa Manjushri sword of discrimination. Now it is up to us not to think like computers or inside of as restrictive of domains but rather, to take knowledge, in all of its forms, scientific, cultural, fashion, code etc etc (etc to your perverse desires) with others who are versed where you are not. I know philosophy (bass) you know cognitive science (guitar) she knows biology (drums) and he knows computer science (saxophone), and together one of us can drop a beat, a rhythm, a topic of interest of practical necessity and someone must jump in to build on this, to which in the end what we have is a chamber music ensemble of knowledge-disciplines. This, is where we must move with intellectual activity, otherwise extinction is what will occur under the 'machine' in a biomech meaning. Where Barthes comes in, is in the fact that this mind-jazz should not only be for dilettante bullshit mental masturbation but rather should have a subversive political flavor to it.

Some things to share:

http://opencommon.wordpress.com/

http://eyestimesthree.blogspot.com/
http://soundcloud.com/wissenkunstler