[MD] Philosophers playing catch up

[John Carl]

It does sound very interesting Platt.  Perhaps a new amazon acquisition is
in order since I got some more gift certificates for xmas.

And I really think in the coming year, you and I need to thoroughly hash out
the distinction between collectives and communities.

Yours,

John

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 8:36 AM, Platt Holden <plattholden at gmail.com> wrote:

> All:
>
> In new book by a couple of academic philosophers has suddenly made a splash
> in the press. Both the New York Times and the Wall St. Journal contain
> articles today about “All Things Shining,” a book by professional
> philosophers Hubert Dreyfus at Berkeley and Sean Dorrance Kelly at Harvard.
> The following quotes from the WSJ article immediately provoke the question
> from MOQites, “Where have you guys been?
>
> “He (the Homeric hero) aspires to what in Greek is termed 'arete,' not
> 'virtue,' as it is usually translated , but that peculiar 'excellence' that
> comes from acting in accord with the divine presence, however it may
> manifest itself.”
>
> “Their greatness lies not solely in their skill, the authors argue, but in
> their ability to let some outside force course through them, just as heroes
> of old where exquisitely attuned to the power of a god working through
> their
> bodies.”
>
> “What makes their (the author's) case finally compelling is their
> insistence
> on the importance of openness, to the given moment, on what they call 'a
> full embodied, this-worldly kind of sacred.' ”
>
> And this from David Brooks in the NY Times:
>
> “We should live perceptively at the surface, receptive to the moments of
> transcendent wooshes that we can feel, in say, a concert crowd, or while
> engaging in a meaningful activity, like making a perfect cup of coffee with
> a well-crafted pot and cup.”
>
> Of course, being members in good standing of academia, the authors are
> dedicated collectivists, buying into the leftist creed that “our most
> vibrant institutions are collective, not individual or religious.” But, if
> you can stomach such balderdash, their Johnny-come-lately acknowledgment of
> Dynamic Quality holds hope for wider acceptance of the MOQ.
>
> Regards,
>
> Platt
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