How does one know we aren't living in some sort of simulated reality, as if this world were some simulacra? Does the movie "The Matrix" come to mind. This question is by no means a new question. However, my reason for writing this is simply to consider how we know things in the first place.
More to come later...
Showing posts with label Philosophy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philosophy. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
What Is Beauty [PART 1]?
I have recently been asking the question "What is beauty?" I posed the question to a friend of mine. We had a very stimulating conversation over the subject then let me borrow a book called Philosophies of Art and Beauty: Selected Readings in Aesthetics from Plato to Heidegger. I opened the book and noticed a section with readings from Augustine. I jumped to his section.
I am not done with his section of the book. What I find interesting is Augustine makes a distinction between the delight of the senses and something using your senses as a conduit to delight the mind. He would call the latter "reasonable."
My initial reaction is that I agree that the senses are indeed a conduit. However, I think he falls short by limiting the delight of the inner parts of us to the mind. I think it is much more than that. Please stay tuned as I continue to read and blog.
Much Love ~ A to the K
I am not done with his section of the book. What I find interesting is Augustine makes a distinction between the delight of the senses and something using your senses as a conduit to delight the mind. He would call the latter "reasonable."
My initial reaction is that I agree that the senses are indeed a conduit. However, I think he falls short by limiting the delight of the inner parts of us to the mind. I think it is much more than that. Please stay tuned as I continue to read and blog.
Much Love ~ A to the K
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