Where Should Philosophy Go in the Age of AI?

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— Preface to an 80-Part Series

We are living in an era where AI accelerates human intellectual activity, reshapes patterns of thought, and shakes the very foundations of meaning. Like the narrative of Moana, where an island slowly begins to wither, our world appears abundant on the surface while cracks form beneath.

There is more data than ever, yet the ocean becomes increasingly unpredictable. Our tools grow more powerful, but the human mind loses its sense of direction. The waves of technology are enormous, yet our philosophical compass remains uncalibrated.

This series begins precisely with that question:

Where should philosophy go in the age of AI?

Are analytic and continental philosophy still valid, or do we need entirely new nautical skills? How will human meaning, creativity, and narrative be reconstructed in the future?

This large-scale 80-part philosophical voyage does not remain in simple analysis or academic summary. Here, philosophy is not “the transmission of knowledge” but “the art of navigation.” Just as Moana discovers a new world by venturing into the sea, we too sail outward to expand the horizons of thought.

🔍 Why Moana?

Moana is not merely a Disney animation.

Its narrative has profound structural parallels to the crisis of the human spirit in the age of AI:

The island begins to wither → the collapse of meaning
The call of the sea → the revival of philosophical inquiry
Tefiti’s wound → damage to the human center caused by technological civilization
Maui’s power → the dual nature of technology: creation and destruction
The journey to restore the heart → the recovery of the human–world relationship

This 80-part series uses Moana’s mythic structure as an allegorical map to explore the direction of human intelligence in the world “after AI.”

⚖️ Analytic Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, and Beyond

AI can replace parts of the analytic tradition that sought clarity and precision. Meanwhile, continental philosophy—concerned with worldview, narrative, and the structures of meaning— may gain even greater importance in the age of AI.

But this series does not proclaim the victory of one over the other. Rather, it argues that both routes remain meaningful in different ways, and that true navigation happens in the space where the two intersect.

By following the flow of all 80 parts, one will see that the philosopher’s role is not to choose sides but to invent new intellectual methods of navigation.

🧭 What This Series Offers

A philosophical foundation for the age of AI
A reorganization of analytic, continental, Eastern, and posthuman philosophies
The future of human meaning, narrative, and identity
Philosophical transformations of animation, media, and cultural analysis
A practical framework known as “the philosopher’s strategic map”
An intuitive structure of understanding through the Moana metaphor

This series does not merely explain philosophy.
It proposes a way to begin philosophy anew.

📕 PART 1 — The Island’s Illness and the Signs of the Age (Parts 1–10)

The foundations of the human mind shaken by AI
Technological acceleration and the collapse of meaning
The entanglements of contemporary philosophy
The metaphor of “the island growing ill” as a lens on the AI era
Cracks in human perspective, language, and world-understanding
Why we need a new beginning for thought

📗 PART 2 — Two Routes: Analytic and Continental Philosophy (Parts 11–25)

The path of clarity vs. the path of meaning
The strengths and limits of analytic philosophy
The insights and weaknesses of continental philosophy
How both traditions operate in the age of AI
The need for “cross-navigation” rather than opposition
The potential reconfiguration of philosophical methodology

📘 PART 3 — The Wound of Te Fiti: The Collapse and Recovery of Meaning (Parts 26–40)

Moments when technology erodes human centrality
The algorithmic worldview
The reconstruction of creativity, selfhood, and emotion
What “Te Fiti → Te Kā” symbolizes in the human interior
The relational reconstruction of meaning between AI and humanity
Why we need a “philosophy that restores the heart”

📙 PART 4 — Moana’s Navigation Skills: The Philosopher’s Strategic Map (Parts 41–60)

How philosophers survive in the age of AI
Conceptual clarification (analytic philosophical role)
Creation of narrative, interpretation, and meaning structures (continental role)
The integration of philosophy of technology, Eastern philosophy, posthumanism, and AI ethics
Collaborative cognitive structures between humans and machines
The completion of “the philosopher’s strategic map”

📗 PART 5 — Other Navigators: The Future of Culture, Media, and Creation (Parts 61–75)

The expanded field of animation, media, art, and philosophy
Analytical frameworks for Disney, Pixar, and anime
Changes in human perception through media technology
The algorithmic transformation of art and narrative
New roles for creators, thinkers, and researchers
Cultural philosophy in the age of AI

📘 PART 6 — Making the Island Green Again: A New Philosophical Declaration (Parts 76–80)

The outline of a future philosophy where AI and humans coexist
The restoration of the human spirit beyond technology
Humanities 2.0 and a new worldview
A grand reintegration of analytic, continental, and Eastern traditions
A triadic balance of humans, AI, and the world
A visionary declaration of future philosophy

📜 7. Epilogue — “The Ocean Is Vast, and the Voyage Continues”

Questions that remain after the 80-part journey
Philosophy as an ongoing voyage rather than a finished discipline
The role that remains for humans in the age of AI
A message to the new generation of philosophers and thinkers

Like the final scene of Moana:
The island is restored—yet we must once again return to the sea.

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