You can't use the reason to grasp the irrational: at best it can merely point the way!
I've been reading Journey in Truth and Pathways of Philosophy by Manly P. Hall, and one of his essential points is the distinction between Plato (idealism) and Aristotle (realism). He is careful to say that neither is wrong, but they do have their respective domains, and he repeatedly discusses the sorts of disasters that can occur is one applies Aristotelian methods, like scientific inquiry, in domains for which it is not suited, like heaven.
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Date: 2023-04-08 10:07 am (UTC)You can't use the reason to grasp the irrational: at best it can merely point the way!
I've been reading Journey in Truth and Pathways of Philosophy by Manly P. Hall, and one of his essential points is the distinction between Plato (idealism) and Aristotle (realism). He is careful to say that neither is wrong, but they do have their respective domains, and he repeatedly discusses the sorts of disasters that can occur is one applies Aristotelian methods, like scientific inquiry, in domains for which it is not suited, like heaven.