Biography
Dragan Glavasic
Dragan
Glavasic is the most
significant contemporary philosopher and one of the greatest thinkers
ever. His main interests are in the
fields of metaphysics, ontology, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy,
philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, mathematics, language and
literature. He has written extensively
for various (scientific and/or philosophical) journals, in addition to
publishing several highly acclaimed books.
Most notably The Cosmic Tree
(2003), Space and Time (2005, in
Serbian language), Keepers of the Flame
(2006), Ascertaining the Intellectual
Horizon (2008), 50,000 Miles Within
My Brain (2009), etc.[1] He is a founder and a regular contributor to Stvarnost the journal of science,
literature and philosophy.
Mr. Glavasic was born on 19th January 1958 in
Aside from spending 13 years of his life in the United States
of America, Mr. Glavasic has extensively traveled all over Europe. He is currently working on his PhD at College
of Philosophy on Belgrade University.
His most significant ideas and contributions to philosophy and/or
science are the concepts of: the Realm, immortality argument, intellectual
revolution, the rudimentary fact, the theory of repeating patterns, the
fundamental assumption, the fundamental theory, the theory of intellect,
absolute mind, parasitic races, as well as the cognitive proof that space and
time do not exist, which is one profound and rather remarkable intellectual
achievement! And of course, one
completely new kind of mathematics. D.G.
has also translated several books. Mostly
from the fields of metaphysics, epistemology and ontology. He has also extensively explored Greek,
Roman, Celtic, Slavic and Norse (Teutonic) mythologies.
Some of the BOOKS by
Dragan Glavasic
Rudimentary exploration
and remarkable discovery of the ultimate reality!
The Cosmic Tree (2003)
Written in
2003, it is the initial philosophical quest by the author. It deals with various aspects of philosophy,
especially with ontology, ethics, philosophy of intellect, philosophy of
science, as well as with European (Teutonic, Slavic, Celtic, and Greek/Roman)
mythologies. Some of the initial
philosophical concepts are presented in a clear and easy to understand way,
such as: the theory of intellect, the self-preservation principle, the Realm,
the rudimentary fact, the fundamental assumption, the theory of repeating
patterns, the absolute mind, etc. A
genuine starting point for a more complete introduction to and comprehension of
Glavasic’s essential philosophy.
Space and Time (2005)**
This book is
a profound philosophical exploration within metaphysics. Dealing with two very important concepts,
those of space and of time.
Which is rather significant, all by itself, considering that space and
time play a key role in philosophy, physics and everyday life… As a matter of
fact, the concepts or better yet the words have become necessary or
indispensable in everyday conversation: which only demonstrates their genuine
magnitude…
Even more amazing is that for over a couple of millennia no
one has seriously examined or questioned their ontological status or in any way
tried to prove or disprove their existences… The book systematically elaborates
and shows both space and time to be cognitive mistakes within reason that were
made long “time” ago. In other words,
they are abstract entities that exist in our minds only, as ideas, thus are not
real. None of us has ever seen, heard,
felt or in any other way detected space or time… And for a good reason, indeed:
since, they are non-existent!
Ultrafilters (2005)*
Mathematical
text dealing with a little known branch of pure mathematics, which is closely
related to the set theory and the foundations of mathematics.
Keepers of the Flame (2006)
Perhaps the
greatest book so far! An amazing
compilation of 35 short philosophical stories.
Some of the fables are science fiction or mystery, some are historical
narratives, several are very much unusual and totally unexpected, most are
funny and/or overwhelming in one way or another. Incredibly, many of the tales are
interconnected or rather ingeniously woven into a bewildering bigger
picture. However, all of them are
totally original and profound in their exploration of the ultimate reality:
such as the crucial questions of the ulterior purpose for our very existence or
any existence, the question of human mortality/immortality [actually, a
literary proof for the Immortality
Argument], the all important problems of ethics, and, of course, the
awesome underlining nature of everything.
This book is not only a literary masterpiece, but, as a
matter of fact, is also a profound study within metaphysics, epistemology,
ontology, political philosophy and ethics.
Implying that this compilation is something utterly remarkable, the
beginning of an epic journey inside reality or a mind boggling revelation: a
cognitive precursor for the book that is to follow next!
Ascertaining the Intellectual Horizon (2008)*
The latest
book in philosophy by the author. A
logical outcome of the previous book… Published in 2008, it deals with various
philosophical problems and presents their intricate solutions. Not only that this book presents the Immortality Argument, thus
demonstrates—through the immense powers of philosophy and logic—that we are, in
our essence, fundamentally immortal beings: which, in its significance is the
single most important proof ever made; but in addition, it also shows that our
world is utterly insane and that most despicable lunatics and/or morbid
perverts have all the power in their deadly grasps.
Even more significantly, it is a manifesto for intellectual
revolution, when the most intelligent men should take over this doomed planet
from the corrupt and the perverted sediments, from the poor servants of the
rich crooks and even the wealthier thieves: as a way to develop Plato’s ideal
society and Nietzsche’s Overman, as a way to obey the overwhelming laws of
colossal nature and to fulfill our very reasons for being, our ulterior prime
objective, the rudimentary Cosmic decrees…
After all, we are the consciousness, the eyes and the mind of this
universe and the reality…
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The books are written
in English and translated in Serbian, unless stated otherwise:
* currently, only in
English
** currently, only in
Serbian
A Short Sampling of the
Writings by Dragan Glavasic:
1. Metaphysics [Immortality Argument]
2. Political Philosophy [Concealed Enemies]
3. Literature [NASA]
4. Philosophy [Materialism vs. Idealism]
5. Literature/Metaphysics [The Greatest Story Every Told]
IMMORTALITY ARGUMENT
Live entities have an innate
proclivity or an overwhelming instinct to stay alive, to avoid death. As a matter of fact, all that exist have a
natural tendency to remain existent… On the other hand, intelligent beings also
have a knowledge that sooner or later we must die: which is in the direct
disagreement with our inborn predisposition to live, to fear death and our
prime objective to circumvent our demise.
That
way, these two rudimentary but inconsistent forces have created a great deal of
inner strife, a tremendous mental instability, a volatile environment, an
enormous conflict within human mind: because, on one hand we are aware that
death is eminent and on the other hand there is this overwhelming desire to
live, a primordial order to stay alive…
Unfortunately, up till now, only religions have attempted to reduce or
completely alleviate this cognitive chaos, this awesome source of the ultimate
confusion and horrifying contradiction…
Within
unbounded Cosmos or inside infinite universe that contains unlimited amount of substance
or matter, which exists forever and undergoes constant or periodic changes for
all eternity and beyond: it would not be logical[2] for intelligent life to appear only once and only in one place. What’s more, within such awesome and mind
boggling structure as is Cosmos or our universe, it would be far more logical
to expect for each and every being—that is, was or will be—to periodically
reappear then disappear and to continue that everlasting process indefinitely.
In other words, all people that are currently
alive, that have already lived or will yet live: will be born and will die
countless number of times; hence, lead infinitely many identical, similar and
totally different lives. Each and every
conscious human being will have endless quantity of different lives and each
one of those countless number of different lives will be repeated infinitely
many times. That means that we are
immortal beings: since an infinite number of short lives is actually
immortality (eternal existence within the only functional framework of
immortality: immortality that is made of incalculable number of finite lives)!
Just stated is the only possible rational
conclusion since in the infinite universe, which contains incredible amount of
matter that exists forever and undergoes constant or periodic changes: it would
not be logical to expect that life would appear only once in one place or that
we would live just one short life then disappear forever thus never again exist
for all eternity. Because if our
ontological status before our birth is identical to our ontological condition
after our death then we were dead before we were born and if we were dead once
then we came to life, with death we only return to that previous state, in
which we were already and from where we entered life, hence in eternal and
infinite universe that contains endless quantity of matter: we don’t have any
other option but eternally to carry on that colossal cycle of endless births
and deaths, leading countless number of different lives, each one of them
infinitely many times.
This form of existence is also the only
pragmatic type of immortality[3] therefore the very best thing that could happen to us, which demonstrates that
reason alongside science has finally managed to uncover—a deeper and more
profound truth beyond mundane appearance—that the ultimate reality is much more
favorable toward life and intellectual entities than what we could have ever
imagined through irrational means, such as superstitions or religions.
Similar to
that, there is an additional argument: in colossal reality which is best
defined through fundamental characteristics of eternal existence and change, it
makes more sense to expect for us to live endless number of lives thus that way
to be immortal; instead of anticipating that we would never get born or to have
just one short life or a limited number of finite lives!
The previous
two arguments have demonstrated that from a materialistic position, as from an
idealistic standpoint, just as from a general philosophical approach: there are
rational reasons for us to claim to be immortal. As a matter of fact, it is far more
justifiable for us to ascertain the notion of being immortal than of being
mortal!
Death is nothing else
than man’s amazing voyage toward yet another birth, another life!
[Taken from the book Dragan Glavasic, Prostor i Vreme (Space and Time) (
CONCEALED ENEMIES
Enemies
could be from inside or from outside and those both types could be either
concealed or visible… Worst enemies are concealed ones, especially those that
clandestinely work from inside! Because,
they can bribe and corrupt, they can collaborate with traitors and/or
simpletons. That way they are in a
position to infiltrate our centers of power, our governments, control our media
(including entertainment industry) and secretly work on fulfilling their
ulterior motive of our annihilation; they can surreptitiously labor on our
genocide! It is easy to detect obvious
enemies, thus to mobilize against them and to get ready to battle them; but concealed
enemy with the secret agenda to destroy us, that has recruited countless
traitors and malcontents, that has manipulated or corrupted population, at
large, is a far greater danger… Like cancer, it will devour unsuspected
victim’s body [society or race] while the patient will not even realize that it
is sick, until it is too late, or might never realize, thus will fall in a
terminal coma and die!
It is much
easier to fight the visible threat, opposing armies that march toward us… But
it is far harder to detect and defeat concealed enemies that gradually invade
our lands under false pretenses thus use bribery and corruption to become
immensely rich and powerful, hence, to infiltrate our governments, media and
other key components of society: which enables them to castrate white men, brainwash
and force the population to turn pacifistic and masochistic, to look the other
way, to keep quiet and to collaborate as to willingly self-destruct!
[Taken from the book Dragan Glavasic, 50,000 Miles Within My Brain (
NASA
“I’m sad to announce that our attempt of putting a female
teacher in space was a horrific failure!” said NASA spokesman at the news
conference in
The man from NASA was sweating profusely
while trying to answer the barrage of questions by great many journalists. They all wanted to find out why the space
shuttle has blown up, disintegrated high up into the stratosphere, killing all
aboard and wasting billions of dollars of tax payers’ money in the process. Consequently never succeeding of bringing the
teacher in space.
Among the cacophony of voices one has somehow
managed to get through, “What was the cause of the accident?”
“It’s hard to tell. We don’t know it, precisely, at this
moment. Only one thing is for certain,
it was not a mechanical malfunction,” replied the NASA official, while wiping
sweat from his forehead.
His main concern was that the general public would become
suspicious and thus presume that there was a cover up. As if NASA or
Then next reporter wanted to know what the
teacher’s last words were.
“Her last words, just before the explosion,”
replied the NASA representative, “were: ‘What is this button for?’”
The cacophony of sounds suddenly died down…
Everything was completely still; nothing was moving or making any noise; only
one red light was constantly flickering as if it was an alarm, a dire warning
signal…
[Taken from the book Dragan Glavasic, Keepers of the Flame (
MATERIALISM VERSUS
IDEALISM
There are
several approaches to structured understanding of reality. Two of them—those of materialism and of
idealism—are rudimentary and also most credible because they create two most
ordered (and plausible) forms of reality.
Since it makes sense to presume that reality is ordered then such
implies that those two approaches have the best chances of being correct. Nevertheless, they are also opposing to each
other which additionally means that they both cannot be true or that, at most,
only one of them could be correct.
Materialism ought to be defined as a claim
that reality is made of matter [mass and energy (including various forms of
energy fields: electromagnetic, gravitational, radiation, etc)]. The sole reality is matter (and everything is
a manifestation of it or its activity).
Matter is the building block of everything. Every change (event or activity) has a
material background or cause. Such that
matter, and its activity, is eternal. Or
alternatively it could be stated that only matter in motion exists. It has always existed and it will always
exist… There is no first cause or a prime mover.
There could be some other variations on the idea but the
essence of materialism is matter.
Everything that exists is matter or a product of matter. For instance, mind if it exists is the
product of matter. Immaterial entities
(such as mind, self, consciousness, god, demon, ghost, spirit, soul, etc) do not
really exist. They are abstract concepts
that were thought (created) by matter (brain) but which are not real and as
such are not a part of reality; or at most are a product of matter in motion
and if they exist, it is only due to imagination, and as such they exist
abstractly and only for as long as matter induces them. [Thoughts, ideas, emotions and feelings are
products of a brain and exist as the creations of the cerebral mass; hence,
would not be possible without a functional brain and they exist for only as
long as the brain induces them. An idea
or a thought of a flying dragon exists inside the cranium, but flying dragon is
not a real concept for it exists only abstractly within a head as an imaginary
figure, and not outside as a material creature made of flash and blood. Each and every thought is an abstract
creation, such that it could be of something that actually exists or of
something which does not exist. Because,
we could think of an entity that is real; for instance, of a live person or the
car that we have just bought. Where the
thought exists inside our heads, the car exists in the real world but there is
no car inside our heads, hence, it could be inside our heads only abstractly as
a thought, an illusion, an image of the real car. That way, our thoughts and mental images are
only more or less poor imitations, distorted copies of what is real, what is
outside, what is reality.]
Mind and consciousness [self-awareness] would not be possible
and would not exist if there is no matter that produces them within a
functional brain. In this less rigid
approach to materialism, mind exists as an abstract entity but has no causal
abilities and is, in fact, completely dependant of the brain (matter), which
induces it and brings it into abstract existence. [Far stricter would be to say that only and
exclusively matter in motion exists!
Such that all immaterial objects or abstract entities are non-existent. On the other hand, a more lenient approach to
materialism would permit a possibility that mind, all by itself, affects
reality. Which would imply free will.]
This however does not imply that Cosmos or reality do not
have some purpose or awareness: as many promoters of materialism seem to have
believed. Quite to the contrary, it is
rather possible to incorporate the ideas of some higher purpose or direction
and that of overall intelligence or awareness as being integral parts of matter
or the universe and reality.
Materialism makes a great deal of sense if we
take under consideration empirical data.
By applying the perceived outside information we could conclude that reality
is indeed best defined through materialism[4]…
Idealism is the opposite approach to
materialism. It is the theory that
everything (universe or reality) is the product of a mind. Meaning that reality is dependant for its existence
on a mind and its activities. Without
the mind (and its activities) there would be no reality or indeed anything
else. All reality is a creation of a
mind: matter does not exist! More
correctly stated, matter does not exist of itself and for itself, but is a
cognitive (or abstract) creation of a mind, without whom it would not be at
all. Only abstract entities exist. They exist abstractly and only if the mind
thinks of them. Mind is the only truly
and really existent entity; such that it is also the creator of everything. [The only question is whether there is just
one mind or more than one. To which
there is no answer. Previous could also
imply that there might be one or more than one reality, in regard to how many
minds there are. Or alternatively there
is only one reality such that it might be a product of all minds, or by the
absolute mind which could be defined as the sum of all minds. [Materialism would also permit absolute mind
as the sum of all brains (or some other cognitive structures, like computers,
if they are intelligent), especially if they are able to communicate and
collaborate.]]
Physical world is not real and does not really exist. Or alternatively stated: the external world
is not physical. Reality could be
explained through concepts of: mind, self, soul, ego, spirit, facts of truth,
ideas, thoughts, emotions, etc.
Everything else depends on them for their existences, but they depend on
nothing for their existences. Only mind,
mind type activities and their idea-type contents actually exist. [Or as Plato would say it: the absolute
reality is the everlasting domain of ideal (best possible), independently
existent, unchanging and timeless forms (actually: ideas) and the absolute
subjects of the ultimate truth; such that perceived reality (obtained through
senses) is only a bad copy or inadequate approximation of what is actually
real.]
However, from epistemological standpoint that could imply
that nothing is known except the mind and its mental content. In the extreme sense: all that a person could
ever know is what is in his mind and nothing else. Alternatively, it actually implies that entire
knowledge is derived from the mind. No
empirical date is possible or in any way reliable. Nothing could be known about the external
world, not even if there is one. [For,
according to idealism, it is quite possible that my mind is all that exists
thus creates everything else, a perception or illusion of the outside world.] Knowledge about everything has to be derived
from within one’s mind (since our senses are useless). And such is a dead end, the unavoidable
demise of philosophy: which ought to discredit idealism altogether! Because, in a more pragmatic sense, such
approach might be counterproductive in dealing with the rigors of everyday life
thus is not beneficial in our attempts to make sense of reality and to improve
our standard of living. Not only that it
would force us to live in a state of constant denial and under a reign of
dormant lethargy, but also would undermine our prime objective of being the
eyes and brains of this universe, of becoming the essential cognitive parts
within the absolute mind of the ultimate reality.
Even though
idealism creates most elegant design of reality, still it is not very
practical; while materialism depicts the most functional and also more probable
one. In other words, according to our
senses and overall perceptions and understandings of reality[5]:
materialism is credible and most likely to be the accurate description of what
is really out there… And under no circumstances should human immortality be
exclusively associated with the notion of idealism, as it will be demonstrated
presently.
But first, let’s examine the very foundations of the ultimate
reality…
[Taken from the book Dragan Glavasic, Ascertaining the Intellectual Horizon (
THE GREATEST STORY EVER
TOLD
(or The Amazing Voyage
[Within the Infinite
Grand Cycle])
~ Dedicated to all my
ancestors and my progeny, especially to my sons. ~
Igor Sokolov
was in his late eighties when one day he fell and could not get up. His eldest son helped him to bed and
immediately called a physician. But
there was nothing that the medical doctor could do. The old age has finally caught up with Mr.
Sokolov. So Igor’s daughters and his
youngest son came. They brought their
families with them just in time to see the dear old man for the very last time.
The women quietly sobbed and left the room together with his
great-grandchildren. They were gathered
in the adjacent living room. Igor
Sokolov was on his deathbed, surrounded with his immediate offspring; realizing
that his life has passed in an instant, that seemingly not long ago he was but
a little boy playing in the snow of his youth.
He opened his eyes for the last time and looked at them with pride and
joy just before he died! His life-energy
slowly seeped out of him, his tired eyes closed and total darkness inundated
his very being… Everything transcended into a complete silence, turned black
and disappeared into oblivion as if he has entered a dark tunnel (of death)…
The years
went by. His children and grandchildren
expired as well. New snows fell and
melted, seasons changed and all life disappeared from the planet. Eventually the sun exploded and swallowed the
Earth. In due time, it burned out,
dimmed and stopped shining altogether… But other stars, in fact, countless
numbers of them, appeared—within distant nebulas—and they, in turn, kept on
shining for ions.
Around one such star, inside this infinite universe, in a
completely different galaxy, far away from the Milky Way: there was a planet
very much similar to what Earth once was, on which emerged life very similar to
life that once flourished in the Solar System… Then people appeared and
civilizations followed… Finally, one day, there was a family just like the
Sokolovs and their surname was, in fact, Sokolov and they had a baby boy, whose
name was none other then Igor, who was in every conceivable respect totally and
undeniably identical to Igor Sokolov that once lived and died long time ago on
the other planet…
His birth did not take long, and when the doctor took the
newborn and cut his umbilical cord, Igor blinked his sensitive eyes blinded by
the light and overwhelming surge of existence permeated his very being, as if
he has just left a long tunnel of death, entering the immense field of
life. The boy took his first breath,
signifying that he has finally arrived, or perhaps, returned among the living
once again, after a prolonged and justifiable absence!
It was a festive occasion indeed and entire family gathered
together. The grandparents arrived
bearing gifts. Uncles and ants, various
cousins, well-wishers and friends came from far… The proud father and his
pretty, young wife were rather happy, as if they somehow instinctively knew
that life is but a journey between two deaths just as death is only an amazing,
ultimate voyage between two consecutive lives: assuring that the grand eternal
cycle within the infinite circle will never be broken, never cease, never
end! That ultimate reality is made of
the endless existence and the inexhaustible change.
[Taken from the book Dragan Glavasic, Keepers of the Flame (
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[1] Stvarnost Journal No.21-25, Glavasic (
[2] Logical: that which is in compliance with logic. Logic: a set of specific fundamental rules that seem to be built in within the essential structure of reality and this universe.
[3] No rational human being could spend eternity cooped up in one specific place without going insane from utter boredom and despair, regardless how nice or desirable that place might appear to be. On the other hand, notions that—through reincarnation—humans could become primitive creatures (like: mindless slugs or bugs) in the next life or somehow enter some form of comatose bliss is too ridiculous to be taken seriously. This effectively eliminates all currently dominant religions of the world. In addition, religions ought not to be taken seriously since each and every religion is a primitive nonsense, based on irrationality and a blind belief.
[4] Somewhat related concept—though less valid—is that of atomism. Keeping in mind that those early atomists Leucippus, Democritus, Epicurus, Lucretius were also the founders of materialism.
[5] Made possible through the Fundamental
Assumption. Dragan Glavasic The
Cosmic Tree (