An ancient Philosopher once said:
"He who has not even a knowledge of
common things is a brute among men.
He who has an accurate knowledge of human concerns
alone is a man among brutes.
But he that knows all that can be known by
Intellectual Energy is a God among Men".
Man's status in the Natural World
"He who has not even a knowledge of
common things is a brute among men.
He who has an accurate knowledge of human concerns
alone is a man among brutes.
But he that knows all that can be known by
Intellectual Energy is a God among Men".
Man's status in the Natural World
is determined, therefore by the "Quality" of his thinking.
He whose mind is enslaved to his bestial instincts is
He whose mind is enslaved to his bestial instincts is
philosophically not superior to the Brute;
He whose rational faculties ponder Human Affairs is a man;
And he whose mind is elevated to the consideration of Divine
Realities is already a demi-God, for his being partakes in the energy
his reason has brought him into close proximity with.
The ideal function of Philosophy is to serve as
And he whose mind is elevated to the consideration of Divine
Realities is already a demi-God, for his being partakes in the energy
his reason has brought him into close proximity with.
The ideal function of Philosophy is to serve as
the stabilizing influence in Human thought.
By virtue of it's intrinsic nature it should prevent man from ever
establishing unreasonable codes of life.
By virtue of it's intrinsic nature it should prevent man from ever
establishing unreasonable codes of life.
~Mervyn
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