Greetings Will,
How many times can the pattern of reaching for quality be repeated
before it becomes embedded in the social consciousness? Not another
system!!! Exchanged through dialogue??? Not another system with
this or that puny little dictator wanting to scurry to the top to
define the choices. How about adopted through insight?
Marsha
At 01:11 AM 5/8/2009, you wrote:
Returning to the old way of thinking, the Upanishads, We can easily
get into a semantic
debate here. What is the difference between philosophy and so
called "mystical thought".
I believe that there is an agreed upon difference. Metaphysics can
easily become
ones own perception only, are we just a brain in a vat?
The trouble with that for me, is, it becomes entirely personalized
and of no use
to social consciousness. What is good? Need anyone tell us? My
interpretation
of the metaphysical endeavor is to try to put together a system which can be
exchanged through dialogue. A group awareness, if you will, that is separate
from the personal awareness. I believe such a thing exists.
Are there laws outside of our experience? Do we simply create the
world around us?
Which is a more useful way of thinking from a sociological point of view?
I don't think these are new ideas, but perhaps worth another round.
Cheers,
Willblake2
On May 7, 2009, at 4:48:12 PM, "Steve Peterson"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> the end of purely abstract philosophy at least.
> but yes in a way most academic philosophy is becoming redundant as the
> existential takes precedence over the 'essential' (by which i mean the
> illogical idea of immutable 'real' laws, facts etc that are
> ontologically prior to experience).
>
> the existential is direct, dynamic, integrated,
> mythopoetic...philosophy now moves toward direct engagement:
> facilition over inculcation.
>
> philosophy become playful, creative, personal.
>
Would you also say, "Pirsigian"? Or was Pirsig hopping on board an
existing trend in philosophy?
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