Without meaning to take an apparently opposing view, I would agree that philosophy will need to be brought ‘up to date’ when/if humans learn the true nature of everything and/or how to not die.
On Jan 3, 11:49 am, chazwin <[email protected]> wrote: > Well as for literature, Homer may have been the greatest for hundreds > of years but he was surpassed. Shakespeare is damn hard to beat and I > don't think either Doyle or Dickens have managed to do it. Doyle, in > particular is populist by comparison. The point is that Shakey, as a > contemporary did do better than Homer as a person of the past, so it > is possible that history may well find a new literary genius. > > As for philosophy there is a thread of progress (ugh! I hear you say). > Really, Plato's time is over and although we may still rely on him for > things he was the first to say, most of his work is no longer useful > or relevant. None of the philosophers "outclass" contemporary > philosophers as they no longer have the power to respond to up to date > issues. > > On Dec 31 2008, 4:06 am, Archetypal Columnist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > The prolific writers Charles Dickens,Sir Conan Doyle,Shakespeare and > > whatnot is exquisitely intellectual in their enterprise,which,we,the > > contemporary humanity is revering them of their optimal repertoire. > > > Confucius,Lao Tzu,Homer,the philosophers,had outclass us in light of > > ethics and morals which we hitherto assimilate them.I perceive I am > > marginally inferior,like having penury and being destitue. > > Vying with the past is apparently downright inimitable.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
