[lit-ideas] Re: Auerbach on Mimesis
- From: "John McCreery" <john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:58:33 +0900
On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 12:07 PM, Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Philosophy is an activity, not a body of knowledge
Yes, oh yes, indeed.
Professor Paul continues,
Philosophy deals with
difficult problems that cannot be answered by performing an experiment
or solving an equation. It must do so however, without denying the
findings of the physical scientists or the findings of mathematicians.
This formula draws a fine line between philosophy, the physical sciences and
mathematics. But what distinguishes philosophy from other activities that
also deal with difficult problems outside the scope of physical science or
mathematics? History has been mentioned. What of literary criticism,
anthropology, politics, marketing, haute cuisine, therapy, jazz or art, for
example? Life appears to be full of difficult problems that do not lend
themselves to performing experiments or solving equations. Does philosophy
encompass them all?
John
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