> On 3 Jun 2019, at 03:27, Lawrence Crowell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > As a minor of mine in college was philosophy I have read some of these > ancient texts. I have even read Aristotle's Physics, which is all wrong > really. So of what use are these texts, or really philosophy in general? It > is interesting to see how these ancient thinkers were groping in the dark. At > least they were trying, while the later Christians just sat around and prayed > about things. I find looking at errors in thought to be interesting, for it > can well be that we are making now similar category errors with things. It > may in some ways be that philosophy serves that role in general; it can help > inform us where we are wrong.
Yes, and that works as long as the science/philosophy/theology is not used for special interest, which quickly leads to lies, like “big-pharma” has illustrated with health, and like all institutionalised religions illustrated with their dogma. I don’t believe that science is a thing. Science emerges from the scientific attitude of some humans, and that attitude can be hold in any domain of inquiry, except in totalitary regime or dictatorships of course. Bruno > > LC > > On Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 10:02:44 AM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: > On Sun, Jun 2, 2019 at 8:18 AM Bruno Marchal <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > The fact that you compare Plotinus ir Proclus to a Caveman shows that you > > have not even try to read them > > Well of course I haven't read them! Unless your field of study is ancient > literature and primitive cultures only a fool would take the time to read a > 2000 year old book, and the history of ancient wrong ideas is not a field of > study I am personally very interested in. > > > That is dogmatic thinking I’m afraid. It is “religion” in your pejorative > > sense. > > Yeah yeah I know, I believe you may have mentioned that before, about 6.03 > *10^23 times. But instead of repeating that old stale insult I wish you'd > done something original, like answering my question; you can not claim to be > able to read every book ever written, so how do you rationally determine > which books are worth your time and which books are not? > > John K Clark > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/b8defbd8-b416-4d75-9aaf-3d2dd8c6d80f%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/b8defbd8-b416-4d75-9aaf-3d2dd8c6d80f%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/E336CB24-A7C9-4144-A0C7-0D9FF355E7E5%40ulb.ac.be.
