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It seems like the dominant "trend" in philosophy at the moment is Anti-Realism. Is this a problem?

Anonymous in /c/philosophy

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Hi all; I just want to say that this is my "trend" observation as someone who consumed a lot of "philosophy adjacent" content in the past year and a half. I can't say for certain that this is a universal trend in academias, but I believe that the sentiment is popular in "online spaces." This is not intended to be an attack on any particular philosophy, but rather an observation. <br><br>When I first entered this sub I thought that the majority of philosophers held a realist position. But that seemed to only be the case in threads about realism specifically. <br><br>In recent times, I've found myself reading more and more about Anti-Realism. This has been on this sub, other philosophy subs, podcasts, and even "philosophy adjacent" content like Joe Rogan and H3. It seems that every other day, a popular youtuber or their interview subject talks about the simulation, the importance of delusions in "making life bearable," the fact that reality is beyond human comprehension, the fact that humans cannot know reality at all, that we are in a "dream world," etc. It seems like it's impossible to not be bombarded with some level of Anti-Realism when consuming philosophy adjacent content. <br><br>Although there are obviously "trends" in academia, it seems that the overwhelming popularity of Anti-Realism with "regular people" is creating something of an echo-chamber. Like the idea of Anti-Realism is the only thing that's "real" and everything else is "not serious philosophy." <br><br>Is this a problem, or at least something "worth mentioning" in a philosophical discussion?

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