tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18495514.post7191005975935814925..comments2023-10-20T09:23:44.918-07:00Comments on Surviving Within Civilization: Philosophy: A Frozen Form of MythologyCurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18371882930427656081noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18495514.post-43937111216210311552013-02-21T08:18:50.369-08:002013-02-21T08:18:50.369-08:00airth10,
I'm with Aristotle when he says, &qu...airth10,<br /><br />I'm with Aristotle when he says, "Poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are of the nature of universals, whereas those of history are singulars." <br /><br />I'm coming more from a depth psychology perspective than a historical one.<br /><br />You wrote: "There are three stages in becoming a functional, operational world - theory, philosophy and practice. Philosophy facilitates a theory so that in may become a practice and reality. That is not something mythology can do."<br /><br />Me: That's all well and good but trying telling the gods that. <br />Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18371882930427656081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18495514.post-50738122515462275052013-02-20T07:06:59.855-08:002013-02-20T07:06:59.855-08:00You may have something particular in mind when you...You may have something particular in mind when you say "every philosophical idea is associated with a myth" What you may be thinking of is the philosophical idea that "all men are created equal". You may be thinking that idea is a myth just like you might be thinking it is bullshit.<br /><br />Nevertheless, the idea has gone beyond a myth. It is a workable idea, whereas a myth isn't. It is the foundation of American law. It is a theory that can and has been put into practise. Its transcendental idealism helped end segregation and has been drawn on in the struggle for equality for minorities and women. Without first that idea being put forward there would be no hope for the establishing of human rights. It is also the basis for human empathy.airth10https://www.blogger.com/profile/14169039975338089997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18495514.post-89779838638021309332013-02-20T06:08:08.947-08:002013-02-20T06:08:08.947-08:00If you are going to say philosophy is frozen and s...If you are going to say philosophy is frozen and stiff why don't you back it up with evidence. <br /><br />Philosophy has more to do with where we are today than mythology. Mythology has no means of addressing reality. Philosophy does. Unlike philosophy, mythology is devoid of logic and reason.<br /><br />There are three stages in becoming a functional, operational world - theory, philosophy and practice. Philosophy facilitates a theory so that in may become a practice and reality. That is not something mythology can do.airth10https://www.blogger.com/profile/14169039975338089997noreply@blogger.com