Prompted by the Hildebrand / Dewey thread I came up with this meandering thought.
Hildebrand said ..."Dewey's entreaties — that philosophy start from lived experience (practically), motivated by moral ends (meliorism) — are prescriptive but necessarily vague. They pose a challenge to professionalized philosophers, who tend to respond by demanding specifics ... [but, rather than to look for absolute value or reality per se, should instead] ... ... have the courage and emotional intelligence to trade certain answers for questions which aim to make life better." I can't argue with that - "trading answers for questions". So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain. Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell? And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts? Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze? Cold comfort for change? And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? How I wish how I wish you were here. We're just two lost souls Swimming in a fish bowl, Year after year, Running over the same old ground. What have we found ? The same old fears. Wish you were here. (Waters / Gilmour) Did you exchange ? Ever wish you were here ? Did Wittgenstein, Dewey, Pirsig or Rorty show you the way out of that fly-bottle, or are you a lost soul still running over that same old ground ? Regards Ian Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
