how the philosophy is spreading

"...philosophies are spread neither by dialogue nor communication, but usually by one-way evangelization."

First, I am not sure this is quite true. Surely, for example, the Critique of Pure Reason, or Being and Time are not evangelization, but more an attempt to create a dialogue with the reader, to communicate ideas and positions.

If anything, isn't what is spread by mass-media of all sorts more like propaganda than philosophy? I have not heard of a mass-meeting of desperate and enthusiastic Neo-Platonists ready to march on Paris or Washington.

Lastly, doesn't the freedom (at least so far and a few repressive nations excepted) of the Internet, while admittedly making the separation of the wheat from the chaff difficult, actually open up the possibilities of authentic communication by encouraging more philosophic communication, even from isolated souls in the hinterlands perhaps of small towns in the Bible Belt? This may seem somewhat Victorian and an imitation of J.S. Mill, but isn't a certain amount of chaos one the best ways to fertilize real thinking and new perspectives?
Cheers,
John

my intention of use "spread" was "becomes commonly accepted". And "philosophy" meant "practical philosophy system", like christianity, buddhism, communism, fascizm. Sorry for being imprecise.

Hi there,

I think there are all ways for people to communicate to experiment and play the game of life. I don't consider one way better or worse than another. Just experiments, and what comes out is something new.

Philosophy is just discussion about various topics that come under the general title of understanding life. So people can talk about philosophy in class, at home, at work, over the Internet, at a coffee house. Different people. Different thoughts. Different experiences. All part of the exploration. And everyone picks their own way. Some may not do it at all. For them baseball is enough - though George Will tries very hard to combine the both.

Rich

Philosophy is primarily a hereditary disease.

Kind of like OCD and SAD?

ROFL yeah Kinda like that, Its the Autism of Memes

"my intention of use "spread" was "becomes commonly accepted". And "philosophy" meant "practical philosophy system", like christianity, buddhism, communism, fascizm. Sorry for being imprecise."

Thanks for the clarification, which does further the discussion. The problem with using the word philosophy is that it has on the one hand a precise definition, and on the other a more casual one. It appears that, given your examples, it is the latter that is being employed to describe a "world-view" (Weltanshauung).
Regards,
John

"worse or better" means "less or more effective" when we talk about ideologies.
if small group of people talk about Platon, it's not really spreading, but rather a dialogue, contemplation or scientific discussion.

'Chaos' eh...:detective: lol