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Forwarded from Alethia
On Philosophy:
The love of wisdom, as conceived by the Greeks, can, in short, be defined thus: the science of the general principles and causes of reality.
Borrowing from Aristotle (and one that, in most cases, never fails), this elucidates that, far from being the detached, sophisticated, and mystical conception made by showmen today—a kinship shared with many ancient saboteurs—it is but the general science of particulars.
Generalizability is by its very idea blurry and vague; but as vagueness is no substitute (salva veritate) for falsehood, so too must it be concluded that the truths of Philosophy (theoretical or practical) are just as rectified as those of the science of necessity—that is, mathematics. For as Aristotle made clear in the Nicomachean Ethics: to hold a jurist to the same demonstrability of the geometer not only blinds his reasonableness but also divorces his role from civilizational duties.
So whilst the methods, credibility, and certainty of philosophy are all the more challenging to confirm than that of mathematics, one must seemingly remember that far from unsolvability, the science is but full of epistemic noise—noise cleared only by a thorough rejection of false idols, rationality, observation, and meticulousness.
And that, by a reciprocity of confirmation, the findings (or pronouncements of the epistemologist) are of crucial impact on that of the physicist; but the immediate impact of the latter's discoveries embellishes the former to revise and refigure his concepts. A continual optimization between the general and particular; a giving of conceptual ground to the experimentalist, and fallible reassessment to the theorist. Forever in an adjustment and evolutionary development, whose logic one must understand if only to curtail an instrumental sophist from debouncing the practice of contemplation qua contemplation, or by deaggrandizing the arrogance of the incessant idealist who shuns a man of practice.
For, in common with Leibniz, fortune dictates that theory and practice are both in union for the pursuit of truth. And so, general and particular both serve the enlargement of its structure and development.
Philosophy is thus neither the plaything of armchair mediators without care, command, or sensibility for revision; nor is it the subject of ridicule by slavish men of appearances who care only about the immediate and "useful," possessing neither time nor care for the pursuit of truth as just, and the denouncement of falsehood as virtuous. Philosophy is the architecture of truth, its procedures as scientific as those of any specialized subject—albeit with the burden of even more challenge and imagination. A burden demanding the most faithful advertisement of the labors of man: for without truth, life serves no purpose and, indeed, is of no being itself.
The love of wisdom, as conceived by the Greeks, can, in short, be defined thus: the science of the general principles and causes of reality.
Borrowing from Aristotle (and one that, in most cases, never fails), this elucidates that, far from being the detached, sophisticated, and mystical conception made by showmen today—a kinship shared with many ancient saboteurs—it is but the general science of particulars.
Generalizability is by its very idea blurry and vague; but as vagueness is no substitute (salva veritate) for falsehood, so too must it be concluded that the truths of Philosophy (theoretical or practical) are just as rectified as those of the science of necessity—that is, mathematics. For as Aristotle made clear in the Nicomachean Ethics: to hold a jurist to the same demonstrability of the geometer not only blinds his reasonableness but also divorces his role from civilizational duties.
So whilst the methods, credibility, and certainty of philosophy are all the more challenging to confirm than that of mathematics, one must seemingly remember that far from unsolvability, the science is but full of epistemic noise—noise cleared only by a thorough rejection of false idols, rationality, observation, and meticulousness.
And that, by a reciprocity of confirmation, the findings (or pronouncements of the epistemologist) are of crucial impact on that of the physicist; but the immediate impact of the latter's discoveries embellishes the former to revise and refigure his concepts. A continual optimization between the general and particular; a giving of conceptual ground to the experimentalist, and fallible reassessment to the theorist. Forever in an adjustment and evolutionary development, whose logic one must understand if only to curtail an instrumental sophist from debouncing the practice of contemplation qua contemplation, or by deaggrandizing the arrogance of the incessant idealist who shuns a man of practice.
For, in common with Leibniz, fortune dictates that theory and practice are both in union for the pursuit of truth. And so, general and particular both serve the enlargement of its structure and development.
Philosophy is thus neither the plaything of armchair mediators without care, command, or sensibility for revision; nor is it the subject of ridicule by slavish men of appearances who care only about the immediate and "useful," possessing neither time nor care for the pursuit of truth as just, and the denouncement of falsehood as virtuous. Philosophy is the architecture of truth, its procedures as scientific as those of any specialized subject—albeit with the burden of even more challenge and imagination. A burden demanding the most faithful advertisement of the labors of man: for without truth, life serves no purpose and, indeed, is of no being itself.
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If we do not actively build an appreciation and a love for that which came before us, then it will be no surprise when we are forsaken and forgotten by that which comes after us.
#Rochester, #Kent, #England
#Rochester, #Kent, #England
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London fish traders reacting the new #Billingsgate fish market which opened off Trafalgar Way in #Poplar, east London (at the eastern end of the North Dock of the West India Docks) after having served since the 1700s from 1 Old Billingsgate Walk, #London #EC3R (Or on the opposite end of the market) 16 Lower Thames Street. Like covent garden and what's supposed to be happening to Smithfield, the bustling market trade was shipped away from the beating heart of London. My lifetime has always known #Billingsgate to be in east London. But that doesn't mean I'd not rather see it back home where it belongs. The old building is now a function hall and little else. Before, it was a bustling domain of life and character. Now, it's a lifeless spot in which tourists barely notice. #RIP
London fish traders reacting the new #Billingsgate fish market which opened off Trafalgar Way in #Poplar, east London (at the eastern end of the North Dock of the West India Docks) after having served since the 1700s from 1 Old Billingsgate Walk, #London #EC3R (Or on the opposite end of the market) 16 Lower Thames Street. Like covent garden and what's supposed to be happening to Smithfield, the bustling market trade was shipped away from the beating heart of London. My lifetime has always known #Billingsgate to be in east London. But that doesn't mean I'd not rather see it back home where it belongs. The old building is now a function hall and little else. Before, it was a bustling domain of life and character. Now, it's a lifeless spot in which tourists barely notice. #RIP
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A respite from an arduous day. Mr Cannon, (right), was a 'wall worker' who displayed cheap advertising boards on walls or fences c.1877. He would have to remove the boards each night. Mr Cannon had previously been a prosperous shoe maker whose business was ruined by the Crimean War, after which he fell into poverty. Britians lost and living pubs have, and always will be a much needed source of hope, inspiration, and recuperation. @BritainsPubs
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There is no need to try and improve that which was perfect long before you were born.
The Dove, #Hammersmith, 19 Upper Mall, #Hammersmith, #London, #W6 - @BritainsPubs
The Dove, #Hammersmith, 19 Upper Mall, #Hammersmith, #London, #W6 - @BritainsPubs
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You have never seen a real world leader. Never mind voted for one.
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Forwarded from Dark & Fascinating Art (Vin's Favourite Artwork Archive)
French enameled watch, Paris, 1600-1701
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