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\"180px-Euclid\"<\/p>\n

Clayton Chrusch makes some very acute observations, reminding me of<\/em> the closing <\/em>pages of the <\/em>Anatomy where Frye draws the analogy between the language of mathematics and the language of literature: “The mathematical and the verbal universes are doubtless different ways of conceiving of the same universe”\u00a0 (<\/em>Anatomy, <\/strong>354, Princeton edition). Here are Clayton’s comments:<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Skimming through the essay [“The Dialectic of Belief and Vision”<\/a>], I came across this sentence which seems like a justification or at least a motivation of the totality of Frye\u2019s work:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is only mythology, I feel, that can really express the vision of hope, the hope that is focused on a more abundant life for us all, not the hope of finally refuting the arguments of Moslems or Marxists.\u201d<\/p>\n

I think this is likely the sentiment Joe had in mind<\/a> when he expressed frustration with my interest in logic and truth claims.<\/p>\n

I think we can all agree that we need to express visions of hope, and we also have to refute bad arguments. (If you disagree with me, I have some arguments you will have a hard time refuting.)<\/p>\n

One more note on logic, from the perspective of a former computer science student. Logic is not just about making and refuting arguments, but it is a branch of mathematics that is beautiful and awe-inspiring and full of untapped possibilities. The logicians I have encountered in my computer science education are brilliant and exuberantly imaginative people. Knowing these people, I know that logic can do more for us than it is doing now because it has not nearly been exhausted.<\/p>\n

The fact that people openly despise myth and happily worship reason doesn\u2019t mean that people are any more rational than they are imaginative. The war goes on on both fronts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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