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The Metaphoric Evolution of the Mind
First, early philosophers created "good" and "human value" based on nature - as metaphor to the events that are. "The good is like the Sun." Etc.
Then Nietzsche came and recognized that this meant nothing. Platonism was the object of "leisurely intellectual speculation," as stated by Harry Neumann, mentor of a philosophy instructor I've been studying under. The lack of meaning and value to reality opens doors to human creativity at its full potential, rather than interpretations of interpretations (the way history has always unsatisfactorily proceeded).
This is metaphoric in that the universe has been thought of as a series of timeless, cyclical happenings. Truth comes from untruth, like the universe comes from nothingness. Infinity is the limit of the mind. Our minds have historically been evolving towards an understanding of nothingness, like the universe's timelessness, and boundless possibilities.
It's difficult to verbalize the metaphoric connection of the mind to the extent of our knowledge of the physical. After all, language is a hindrance, no? But this inclines me to promote the study in physics, rather than philosophy, since metaphysics, like ethics and other fields of philosophy, continually seems to serve no purpose other than that in government power, and speculation on present science. I mean, if I wanted to be the next dictator, I'd study under Neumann and join the military (considering there was no need for family connections, or ties with secret clans/cults, if you wanna believe in that). But my objective is knowledge, and philosophy provides an ability to grasp our mental evolution, but perhaps it's limited to the extent of our knowledge.
Then Nietzsche came and recognized that this meant nothing. Platonism was the object of "leisurely intellectual speculation," as stated by Harry Neumann, mentor of a philosophy instructor I've been studying under. The lack of meaning and value to reality opens doors to human creativity at its full potential, rather than interpretations of interpretations (the way history has always unsatisfactorily proceeded).
This is metaphoric in that the universe has been thought of as a series of timeless, cyclical happenings. Truth comes from untruth, like the universe comes from nothingness. Infinity is the limit of the mind. Our minds have historically been evolving towards an understanding of nothingness, like the universe's timelessness, and boundless possibilities.
It's difficult to verbalize the metaphoric connection of the mind to the extent of our knowledge of the physical. After all, language is a hindrance, no? But this inclines me to promote the study in physics, rather than philosophy, since metaphysics, like ethics and other fields of philosophy, continually seems to serve no purpose other than that in government power, and speculation on present science. I mean, if I wanted to be the next dictator, I'd study under Neumann and join the military (considering there was no need for family connections, or ties with secret clans/cults, if you wanna believe in that). But my objective is knowledge, and philosophy provides an ability to grasp our mental evolution, but perhaps it's limited to the extent of our knowledge.
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