Mike R. wrote
> I think the detective's reasoning is a
significant
> element in the stories. Stansberry finds his logic
to
> be a "manifestation of the supernatural." I
link
> these two premises and come up with the
supernatural
> as a significant part of the stories.
Perhaps what is meant is that logic and reasoning are
functions of creatures with souls. God is able to perform
logic and be rational, and we are made in His image, and God
is decidedly supernatural. So logic and reasoning are not
functions you would expect in animals as they do not have
souls (at least in Christian circles) and are not touched
with the supernatural light.
Just a thought.
-- Clendon
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Michael Robison <miker_zspider@yahoo.com> > Tribe wrote: > > I don't think that Stansberry sees "the supernatural > as a significant element" in Poe's detective fiction. > The way I interpret it is that Poe sees the rational > method of crime-solving as just another manifestation > of the supernatural, according to Stansberry "process > and logic-indeed the act of analysis itself-are > ultimately viewed as further manifestations of the > supernatural." > > *************** > I think the detective's reasoning is a significant > element in the stories. Stansberry finds his logic to > be a "manifestation of the supernatural." I link > these two premises and come up with the supernatural > as a significant part of the stories. > > I didn't see any "manifestation of the supernatural" > in "Murder in the Rue Morgue" or "The Death of Marie > Roget". > > His comment about rational thinking being close to the > supernatural is conceivable, since rational thinking > accepts truth outside experience, but if we're playing > word games and leaning towards that definition, then > the detective's logic is empirical, not rational, and > I see nothing supernatural about that. > > The essay employs sleight of hand more than once. > > miker > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. > http://farechase.yahoo.com > > > > RARA-AVIS home page: http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >
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