It is amusing to observe that, in some philosophers, we can witness the emptying of the meaning of words as we read them, or rather, the words, as they turn the pages, cease to mean what the dictionary defines them to fulfill the function of subjective concepts, which are worked on as if they were toys in an imaginary playground. There comes a moment in which we witness constructions that would be impossible if the words were used as they are, and then we realize, first, that the philosopher has distorted them, and second, that his philosophy has nothing to teach us about the real world.
Tag: philosophy
Ecclesiastes Is Eternal
Ecclesiastes is eternal because it has verified that there are no new vices, nor new hopes, that what has been done will be done again, and there will never be anything that has not already been done: in short, circumstances are different, but man is always the same, and always falls into the weaknesses of the past. The impression of change with time is illusory, since it is limited to external aspects of a permanent reality. Man is always man, and we can only expect him to be what he is.
The Philosopher Who Cannot Teach…
The philosopher who cannot teach something valuable in a simple way to an ordinary man should retire. Perhaps in no other field is clarity a more necessary quality, and a more evident manifestation of mastery over the subject matter. There are many forgivable sins, and many defects that even scratch the thought of a philosopher; but from the moment that discourse, through him, makes the subject more confusing, the best he would do is to return quietly to his studies, if not abandon them forever and seek a new occupation.
It Is Possible to Draw Parallels…
It is possible to draw parallels between coetaneous lives and identify, in the vast majority of cases, decisive periods that occurred at very close ages in which similar themes emerged. It is necessary to see and compare them over and over again. This evident and verifiable fact is perhaps the strongest argument of those who assert that there is a correlation between time and individual existences, especially since it is noted that many of the themes which stand out do not occur as a result of convention or something induced by the environment: one notices, over and over again, periods when genius seems to manifest, and periods when luck seems to decide. From the moment one acquires enough courage to assume it, one can no longer bear the absence of the why…