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I've trouble to figure out what are the actual philosophical foundations of our society? any ideas?

This is a confusing issue because our societies "officially" have quite good philosophical foundations, see the constitution of the U.S. but in practise due to media propaganda and the education system it reduces down to simple competitiveness and consumption. It is difficult to ignore the issue of power here, in that those who are powerful will attempt to instill in the populace a philosophy which reinforces their power.

Overall, the philosophy of our society (btw., what does "our society" mean?) would be almost identical with the ideas promoted by the "Chicago school" of economics. The values of a competitive, consumption-focussed market system have replaced civic values to do with being a good citizen, etc. Also check out the work by Clare graves on w:spiral dynamics to compare the various levels of development in society, since society is not a uniform block which has the same values, rather there are different levels, which are generally structured from egotistical and impulsive to more holistic and inclusive.--Milan 13:21, 16 Nov 2006 (NZDT)