From: David Buchanan (DBuchanan@ClassicalRadio.org)
Date: Sat Sep 27 2003 - 22:30:36 BST
-----Original Message-----
David MOREY said to Matt:
a reasonable point about the poets and writers Rorty
discusses, but I think the talk about solidarity is doomed
in our disenchanted world, I can't help thinking we
need to connect human existence more closely
to cosmic significance. We somehow need a more
impressive and broader story than stories about our fellow
men, however much I value literature. Essentially (yes I'm doing ironic
metaphysics again) I think we need to associate DQ with something
divine, and SQ as the achievement of DQ. A cosmic achievement.
dmb says:
Right. Even in practical and historical terms I think its easy to see that
this is related to most of the major events in the world. The "death of God"
has led to the rise of fundamentalism, fascism and other reactionary
movements on the one hand and on the other there is the "terrible secret
loneliness" and existential angst that comes from living in a "ruthless and
hostile" universe. Both are symptoms of the metaphysics of substance, of
scientific materialism. That's why the jury still seems to be out in the
Scopes Monkey trial and all that. I think SOM's lack of spirituality is at
the heart of all that and more.
Only one hundred and twenty eight posts left to read... Whew!
dmb
MOQ.ORG - http://www.moq.org
Mail Archives:
Aug '98 - Oct '02 - http://alt.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/
Nov '02 Onward - http://www.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/summary.html
MD Queries - horse@darkstar.uk.net
To unsubscribe from moq_discuss follow the instructions at:
http://www.moq.org/md/subscribe.html
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Sat Sep 27 2003 - 22:29:12 BST