Mark wrote:
But miker, are our thoughts abstract?
************** In my case, not a whole hell of a lot. What is
abstract? In reading, I'd say the interpretation of metaphor
and allegory leans towards abstract. I'd say most
philosophical meandering is abstract, even the basic stuff
like Plato's ideal apple being more real than a flesh and
blood apple.
Jumping sideways, perhaps, my feeling is that a lot of noir
embraced the naturalistic lean towards pessimistic
determinism. (I'm not sure if that's philosophy or science.
Over my head, but still fun.) However, I've developed an
uncomfortable feeling about some contemporary noir I've read.
I get the feeling that it somehow transcends the philosophic
to say absolutely nothing. Just a gut-level fuzzy that's too
elusive for me to ennoble with the rationale of
criticism.
miker
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