What credentials did Socrates have? Of course you are a philosopher, and a brilliant one. Cathedral or Compass!! Perfect. Whether I agree or disagree, reading you is always an education and a pleasure.
I confess I lacked the rigor to read this as carefully as it deserves but wanted to comment on the same thing that Cindy did....the issues of credentials. While they may indicate the capacity to pass a multiple-choice exam or to regurgitate the favorite material of one professor or other, this piece is your credential as a scholar seeking a solid foundation for the slipperiest of topics. It is a demonstration of love of learning. Clearly you ARE a philosopher and thank you for this piece.
Jesus may have been a radical Jew. Institutional Christianity in its many forms is most often something else. Your description of classical lberalism reminds me of Judaism.
Ayn Rand had said that Kant undermined philosophy by divorcing value and judgment from experience. Of course, I know what everyone thinks of Rand. My objection to Kant is that his primary tool of judgment, the categorical imperative, is an attempt to avoid "consequentialism" or ulterior motive by judging all actions in terms of a universal morality - but in order to do so, one is supposed to act as though one's actions had consequence. “Although in telling a certain lie, I do not actually do anyone a wrong, I formally but not materially violate the principle of right with respect to all unavoidably necessary utterances. And this is much worse than to do injustice to any particular person, because such a deed against an individual does not always presuppose the existence of a principle in the subject which produces such an act.” That is, the abstract consequence of violating philosophy is used to dismiss the practical consequence of making the maxim a universal.
You’re on fire Mike. The sabbath was built for man, not man for the sabbath. Like the tools of philosophy and contemplation. These are tools, not gods. Don’t let the institutions prevent you from assessing they’re usefulness in orienting you toward reality.
As someone who has that philosophy degree from a fancy institution, I can tell you with surety to continue to ignore the bristling: You’ve got it exactly right, Mike.
Okay, I read the whole thing. Is it too much of a shortcut to move straight into contemplative prayer?
Seriously, wow.
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What credentials did Socrates have? Of course you are a philosopher, and a brilliant one. Cathedral or Compass!! Perfect. Whether I agree or disagree, reading you is always an education and a pleasure.
I confess I lacked the rigor to read this as carefully as it deserves but wanted to comment on the same thing that Cindy did....the issues of credentials. While they may indicate the capacity to pass a multiple-choice exam or to regurgitate the favorite material of one professor or other, this piece is your credential as a scholar seeking a solid foundation for the slipperiest of topics. It is a demonstration of love of learning. Clearly you ARE a philosopher and thank you for this piece.
Jesus may have been a radical Jew. Institutional Christianity in its many forms is most often something else. Your description of classical lberalism reminds me of Judaism.
Thank you. For myself, I find Godel's Theorem a great comfort.
Ayn Rand had said that Kant undermined philosophy by divorcing value and judgment from experience. Of course, I know what everyone thinks of Rand. My objection to Kant is that his primary tool of judgment, the categorical imperative, is an attempt to avoid "consequentialism" or ulterior motive by judging all actions in terms of a universal morality - but in order to do so, one is supposed to act as though one's actions had consequence. “Although in telling a certain lie, I do not actually do anyone a wrong, I formally but not materially violate the principle of right with respect to all unavoidably necessary utterances. And this is much worse than to do injustice to any particular person, because such a deed against an individual does not always presuppose the existence of a principle in the subject which produces such an act.” That is, the abstract consequence of violating philosophy is used to dismiss the practical consequence of making the maxim a universal.
You’re on fire Mike. The sabbath was built for man, not man for the sabbath. Like the tools of philosophy and contemplation. These are tools, not gods. Don’t let the institutions prevent you from assessing they’re usefulness in orienting you toward reality.
As someone who has that philosophy degree from a fancy institution, I can tell you with surety to continue to ignore the bristling: You’ve got it exactly right, Mike.
Thanks. And yes, you needn’t worry about credentials.