[εις επαινον δοξης αυτου] New comment on Ideas Have Consequences, citation #1.

lilrabbi has left a new comment on your post "Ideas Have Consequences, citation #1":

As far as the 'ideal' - we may be thinking too much in terms of the intellect here. What is my ideal? What do I value, love and hate? Culture is formative. That is where my sensibilities and tastes and loves are formed.

I've heard tell of the "Metaphysical Dream". Have you gotten to that yet? I really like that idea. Our imaginations are important. It is by the imagination that we learn to value things as we do. All art is imaginitive and thus formative of our sensibilities and even our affections.

That is why music is a big deal. I don't think fundamentalists have it right. I don't think the YFs or New Evangelicals or conservative Evangelicals have it either. Its not about being emotive or not emotive. It is about the righ kind and the right strength of emotion we have in response to an object.

A little wide ranging there....Perhaps some of that should go into the thread on your fundism meeting from thursday (i've heard some reports about it, and am looking forward to reading your take).



Posted by lilrabbi to εις επαινον δοξης αυτου at 6:55 PM