[MD] How To Be A Philosopher

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Yes, Socrates was a big fan of the Oracles.  He had reason to be, they could foretell.  However, before long Western Truth took over, and everything became a matter of measurement.  We lost a great deal with our "advances".  Of course in this day and age, the oracles cannot exist, not because they could not foretell, but because such foretelling requires a different approach to reality.  We gained something but lost something.  We have new rules, but they are not better than those of old, just different.  I suppose that our reality is relative (heh, heh).  Of course Socrates was much smarter than any of us, so I would take his opinion over some current thinker.

Sent laboriously from an iPhone,
Mark

On Dec 28, 2011, at 3:32 AM, MarshaV <valkyr at att.net> wrote:

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> Hi Ian,
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> This, I think, is from the same issue of PHILOSOPHY NOW, with issue number 5. given:
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> http://www.philosophynow.org/issue81/How_To_Be_A_Philosopher?ref=list 
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> How To Be A Philosopher
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> Ian Ravenscroft philosophizes about philosophizing.
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> 5. What to Think About
> ... According to one story, Socrates accepted the Delphic Oracle’s pronouncement that he was the wisest of men only after he realized that his wisdom consisted in appreciating the depth of his ignorance. 
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