The colonial period of U.S. history contains a variety of interesting lessons. One of these pertains to the concept of a "virtuoso." The virtuoso was primarily characterized by curiosity. Rather than being overly specialized, the virtuoso explored a wide range of interests. The study of nature, art, literature, and theology all would have been pursuits common to this stereotype. This blog aspires to take this early category and use it as a point of departure for exploration and reflection.
Monday, March 14, 2016
The Late Schiller on Historical Existence and Alienation
"The world, as a historical object, is basically nothing else than the conflict of the powers of nature with one another and with the freedom of man, and history tells the result of this struggle. [...] If one approaches history with great hopes of light and knowledge - how much one finds oneself disappointed! All well-intentioned efforts of philosophy to bring what the moral world demands into agreement with what the real world permits are refuted by the testimonies of experiences." Essays 81; FA 8, 835.
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