Alf wrote:The metaphysical soul we are talking about here has nothing to do with theism.
This thread should not be about the question where the soul comes from; and if it came from nature, it would have a non-metaphysical origin, if it came from god/s, it would have a metaphysical origin, if it came from nature as god/s, it would have both a non-metaphysical and a metaphysical origin (see: pantheism).
But this thread is about the question where art comes from.
So let's have a talk without mentioning the origin of the soul.
Or is that question that important to you?
surreptitious75 wrote:I only mentioned the soul in passing because clarification was required
So have no desire to derail the thread by talking about something else
surreptitious75 wrote:I only mentioned the soul in passing because clarification was required
So have no desire to derail the thread by talking about something else
Kathrina wrote:The soul isn't physical; the soul is metaphysical. Exclusively.
Kathrina wrote:Kathrina wrote:The soul isn't physical; the soul is metaphysical. Exclusively.
Arminius wrote:The soul is similar to Kant’s „Ding an sich“ ("thing at itself" / "thing as such"), Schopenhauer’s „Wille“ ("will") ....
Arminius wrote:Those terms do not have the function to avoid science, objectivity, knowledge, recognition, insight ... and so on and so forth. The opposite is true. With those terms we are more capable of getting more information about the other things than without those terms. They are and work like scientific and mathematical constants and variables.
Humans (especially the Faustian humans) want to understand and to explain everything. And if they did not use such terms, they would be less able to understand and to explain most things.
These terms do not forbid anything. They are just epistemological constants and variables. As if they were saying: "As long as you are not able to find a solution use us as constants or variables". And they are not only epistemologically important.
The speed of light is a natural constant. Who says that the speed of light explains "most things away"? - In spite of the fact that natural constants are not like social or spiritual constants, I would say that they all work very similarly.
Arminius wrote:Spiritual constants, at least mathematic constants are even less random than natural constants. Think of mathematic constants like "pi" or "root two". They work! They function!
The translation is not seldom difficult; so the word "spiritual" may confuse some people here; but what I mean by it is a superordinate of - for example - logic, mathematics, philosophy, law ....
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