In the context of "All Things" in the Universe, perhaps. However, concerning the atomic bomb, humans are Beings and the atomic bomb is a Thing. I'm sure Thoreau was not alluding to inanimate objects or monstrous creations of human ingenuity but more so to the natural order of ecological life and the impact of a changing environment.
On Jan 4, 1:43 pm, chazwin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 4, 5:44 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > People changed to create the atomic bomb. > > People are things too > > > > > On Jan 4, 11:30 am, chazwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The atomic bomb is an example of things changing. > > > > On Jan 4, 4:12 pm, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > I agree with Thoreau: "Things don't change, we change." > > > > > On Jan 4, 8:44 am, chazwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On Jan 4, 4:36 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > Surely philosophy is the means by which humans continually re-invent > > > > > the nature of (every)things, which is ever changing and modernising. > > > > > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
